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Recognizing it and Stopping It
A Travel Free Learning Article
By Eddie Hammett, Ministry Colleague with The Columbia Partnership
Voice: 828.458.8954, E-mail: EHammett@TheColumbiaPartnership.org, Website: www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
Download Hammett, Bullying in the Church, 5.29.12 Edition
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TFL Dialogue, Eddie Hammett on Bullying in the Church
Bullying is a growing issue in our culture—schools, businesses, organizations, families, and communities. There is also a major problem of bullying in churches and other religious organizations. It often hides in the shadows of being right, politically right, getting control/power, or this is the way I/we like it done.
Church bullies are growing across the country as churches struggle with decline in numbers—attendance, membership, participation, impact, finances and loyalty issues. So often church bullies surface and target the pastor and staff, blaming and often falsely accusing their leaders for the decline in their church’s metrics or status. While certainly leaders do bear some of the responsibility. More often than not these diminishing numbers and impact is a pulpit, pew and cultural issue.
A Travel Free Learning Article
By Dick Hamm, Ministry Colleague with The Columbia Partnership
Voice: 317.490.1968, E-mail: DHamm@TheColumiaPartnership.org, Web Site: www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
Download Hamm, Ten Principles in Salary and Benefit Considerations, 2.28.12
TFL Dialogue, Dick Hamm on Principles for Salary and Benefits
Recently I was asked if I had any guidelines regarding how much congregations should pay their pastors. There are many factors, of course, including what part of the country is involved, experience, etc. But there are more subtle factors that should also be considered as well. The following are some principles I have developed over the years.
1. There cannot be too big a difference between what pastors are earning and the average compensation of congregational members, or there will be resentment. Members may feel their pastor is paid way beyond their own incomes. Pastors may be resentful if their income is far below the average member.
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