The Multiple Staff and the Larger Church

by Schaller, Lyle E.

• ISBN13: 9780687272976
• ISBN10: 0687272971
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1980-06-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Expert Lyle Schaller helps the leaders of larger churches understand the special characteristics of these churches, and helps members of multiple staffs see their role and the context of that role more clearly.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
The Large Church	p. 15
What Are the Differences?	p. 17
What Is a Large Church?	p. 27
Who Greets the Strangers?	p. 35
Clan, Tribe, or Nation?	p. 39
What Are the Advantages?	p. 43
What Are the Points of Vulnerability?	p. 45
Staffing the Large Church	p. 51
Why More Staff?	p. 53
Growth, Plateau or Decline?	p. 56
What Is Not Getting Done?	p. 58
How Many Staff Members Are Needed?	p. 59
Ordained or Lay?	p. 61
Members or Non-Members?	p. 64
Part-Time or Full-Time?	p. 67
Generalists or Specialists?	p. 71
Should We Employ an Intern?	p. 73
Why Can't We Use More Volunteers?	p. 76
What About the Pastor's Secretary?	p. 77
How Many Secretaries Do We Need?	p. 79
What Other Staff Are Needed?	p. 81
How Much Will All This Cost?	p. 83
Models of Staff Relationships	p. 85
Which Perspective?	p. 88
What Are Models?	p. 91
Contract or Convenant?	p. 97
What Is My Role?	p. 99
What Are the Expectations?	p. 99
What Is the Influence of Birth Order?	p. 101
Who Does the Getting Along?	p. 102
What Are the Seven C's?	p. 103
The Senior Minister	p. 105
Who Is the Tribal Chief?	p. 106
What Does the Tribal Chief Do?	p. 108
What Does the Number One Medicine Man Do?	p. 110
What Does the Chief Administrative Officer Do?	p. 111
What Does This Mean?	p. 116
How Do We Choose and Supervise Staff?	p. 117
How Do We Manage Our Time?	p. 120
The Associate Minister	p. 122
Why Is the Associate a Second Class Citizen?	p. 125
What Does Our Associate Do?	p. 134
What Are the Safe Assumptions?	p. 136
What About Productivity and Compensation?	p. 138
Notes	p. 140
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