Mistakes Ministers Make - Anton Folz

Mistakes Ministers Make – Anton Folz March 30th, 09

I interviewed Mr. Daton at 12:20 pm Sunday March 29th 09

Mistakes that he identified;
1) Coming in thinking that you have all the answers as a new staffer. This is basically an attitude problem, where the new guy or gal thinks that they have all the answers to all of the problems that the church has. They do not maintain a humble attitude, and do not listen to what others have to say about how things should be run.
2) They come into the ministry position thinking that everyone else will do all the work. They are taking a leadership role, and with it comes many responsibilities, and they must be ready and willing to pick up the tasks that they are being paid to do. This occurs when they allow all the supporting staff or lay people in the church do all the work.
3) Not allowing anyone else to help. Some new staffers come in with this idea that they are the ones that have to do everything. They push in and take over everything, and often times people that have been volunteering for many years will get burnt. The other problem with this is, that the new staffer burns themselves out in the process.