Tag: Fired

  • I’m not a commodity and neither are you

    In the past 3+ years I’ve known countless friends who have lost their jobs in ministry.  One day they are a centerpiece of the churches living room. The next, like a couch, they find themselves on the curb. Alone. Broken-hearted. Trying to figure out what’s next or if there is even a next. Their hope…

  • When your leader won’t leave…

    The impeachment of Rod Blagojevich is an interesting case for church leaders. What do you do if a former leader refuses to leave? In Rod’s case, the facts of the matter don’t matter nearly as much as the soundbyte. Whether or not he was really selling Obama’s senate spot is unclear. But what was clear…