Working With the senior pastor or administrator

Questions About serving under a senior pastor or administrator 

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“I serve under a senior pastor or administrator who…”

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Doubts Children’s Salvation

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who doubts children’s salvation?

Discounts children

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who discounts children’s ministry (CM)?

Refers to cm as “childcare”

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who refers to the children’s ministry (CM) as “childcare” or “babysitting”?

Expects cm for every event

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who expects to have children’s ministry (CM) for every church event?

Doesn’t speak about the cm

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who doesn’t speak about children or the children’s ministry (CM)?

restricts access to the platform

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who restricts access to the platform/stage during church services?

Values Youth Min over The CM

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who values youth ministry over the children’s ministry (CM)?

Seldom visits CM

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who seldom visits the CM events?

Doesn’t support paid cm staff

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who doesn’t support a paid CM staff?

Is Not Safe

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who is not safe?

won’t allow limits

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who won’t allow limits to the number of children in a room?

micromanages

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who micromanages me?

doesn’t like me

How do I work with a senior pastor or administrator who doesn’t like me

Working With The Senior Pastor or Administrator – APPENDIX

Two documents that might be helpful in understanding your senior pastor or administrator.

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