Address the personal lives of your staff
12/09/08 08:34 Filed in: Staff
God has provided you with staff. You
know your staff members are more than employees. They
are God’s people who seek to pursue God’s calling
through their personal and professional lives. You
care about your staff and want to be a good steward
of them.
To exercise staff stewardship, be sure to address staff personal life. Here are some options:
To exercise staff stewardship, be sure to address staff personal life. Here are some options:
- Do daily devotions. Have a set time each day for staff to gather together to read the Bible, sing, share what’s on their hearts, and pray.
- Have fun together. Celebrate birthdays, weddings, and babies. Go on sightseeing trips and to banquets.
- Provide special activities, like making pottery and designing a fitness plan.
- Give time off for weddings, funerals, and maternity/paternity leave.
- If you’re in a foreign country, be sure to help staff with language instruction and with finding doctors/dentists.
- Give staff the option to get coaching on things related to their personal lives—balancing work/home, improving relationships, achieving financial goals, and maintaining health.
- What are some other options?
- What will you do to address staff personal life?
- How will you show your staff you care and want to be a good steward?