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How do we maintain healthy church leadership in turbulent times? Here are seven suggestions for developing a healthy culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Ron Edmondson<\/em> <\/p>\n

According to Lifeway Research\u2019s  Greatest Needs of Pastors study, 75% of pastors indicated apathy or a lack of commitment from church members was top of their concerns when it comes to people dynamics in ministry. The other statistics listed in the research were equally disturbing. People\u2019s strong opinions, resistance to change, and divisive political views make leading healthy teams harder today than ever in my career.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, these challenges are true to my own experience. Sadly, the report was like a window into my soul, as a pastor leading through a pandemic and in today\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n

Surely it\u2019s more difficult to maintain a healthy church leadership environment amid the current culture than ever in my more than thirty-five years as a senior leader. How do we maintain the health of our staff and volunteers in such turbulent times? Here are seven suggestions for developing a healthy church leadership culture:<\/p>\n

1. Stay true to your vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve seen too many pastors run from one vision to another during times of stress or chaos. Some apparently feel trying a thousand different things might land them on the one \u201cthing\u201d that turns things or causes new momentum.<\/p>\n

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Even in difficult times, the vision should remain constant and be the driving force of energy and momentum-building. \u2014 @RonEdmondson Click To Tweet <\/p>\n

Yet, the vision should remain constant and be the driving force of energy and momentum-building. This is especially clear for faith leaders, since what we\u2019ve been called to do is spelled out for us in Scripture. On the most stressful days, I find it\u2019s important to remind myself and our team why we\u2019re called to this and what purpose the Lord has for us.<\/p>\n

2. Shorter-term planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While we maintain our long-term objectives as a church\u2014which is ultimately to make disciples\u2014we should hold our plans with a looser grip than we\u2019ve held them in the past.<\/p>\n

In seasons of fast change and confusion in our culture, it\u2019s difficult to make five or ten-year plans and think we\u2019ll be able to implement them as we have in years past.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m leading my teams to plan for the next quarter to six months and review our plans more frequently than we might have done in the past. Flexibility is the name of the game today. Embracing this reality will cut down on frustration when plans have to change suddenly or don\u2019t turn out as we hoped they would.<\/p>\n

3. Embrace every role on the team<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One thing COVID made abundantly clear to me as a pastor is that there are team members I probably took for granted\u2014until the church couldn\u2019t function well without them. These include: <\/p>\n