Week 5: People Essay Thursday Melissa

Week 5: People Essay
Despite there being all kinds of “church administration” duties for ministries it is still possible to do church administration in a way that still focuses on people. First, I think it’s all in your mindset. As a minister you have to continuously keep in mind the people that you are doing the administrative work for. Without those people in mind you just become task-oriented. Take into account that the administrative work that you are doing is enabling ministry to be done. Second, it is also important to realize that when you are doing administrative task many times they do involve people, such is the case when thinking of meetings. During these opportunities take the chance to ask people how they are genuinely doing before or after the meeting. That action might help you feel more like a “minister” in the office. Perhaps even try to not separate “administration” from “people” because you have to have an element of both while working within the church. It isn’t fair to tease yourself that you could “be out with the people”, there is a time and a place for that.