One of the interesting things about the previous post (a reference I received from my city Church) was that, when I started, I was effectively put in charge of all aspects of administration. Which is not to say that I didn't have a lot of help. Also, as was customary in the Church, I had no direct control over the finances. But I was put in charge because I knew what was needed to jump-start the Church. This was "acknowledged to be beyond his [my] call of duty", so that through time, I relinquished these responsibilities one by one: finance, property, insurance, administration, and so on. In fact, if a minister has any of these portfolios in addition to ministry, it is too much. OBSERVATION: Through time, my authority diminished as I handed over portfolios. However, there was an unhealthy side-effect. Some people brought hubris to their portfolios (and I think that was partly my doing).
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