The multiple staff and the larger church /Lyle E. Schaller.
- Nashville : Abingdon, (c)1980.
- 142 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Large Church What Are the Differences? What Is a Large Church? Who Greets the Strangers? Clan, Tribe, or Nation? What Are the Advantages? What Are the Points of Vulnerability? Staffing the Large Church Why More Staff? Growth, Plateau or Decline? What Is Not Getting Done? How Many Staff Members Are Needed? Ordained or Lay? Members or Non-Members? Part-Time or Full-Time? Generalists or Specialists? Should We Employ an Intern? Why Can't We Use More Volunteers? What About the Pastor's Secretary? How Many Secretaries Do We Need? What Other Staff Are Needed? How Much Will All This Cost? Models of Staff Relationships Which Perspective? What Are Models? Contract or Convenant? What Is My Role? What Are the Expectations? What Is the Influence of Birth Order? Who Does the Getting Along? What Are the Seven C's? The Senior Minister Who Is the Tribal Chief? What Does the Tribal Chief Do? What Does the Number One Medicine Man Do? What Does the Chief Administrative Officer Do? What Does This Mean? How Do We Choose and Supervise Staff? How Do We Manage Our Time? The Associate Minister Why Is the Associate a Second Class Citizen? What Does Our Associate Do? What Are the Safe Assumptions? What About Productivity and Compensation?