I’m an administrator. Part of my job is to oversee all of the ministries and the business end of running a church. Of all my duties, I see this as the greatest challenge to my particular skill set. Knowing that to be the case, I’ve done two things to help myself in this area: (1) I’ve tried to glean good administrative practices from others who are gifted in management & (2) I lean heavily on people within the church who have demonstrated a proclivity for organization. Thankfully, we have many hard-working, good-tempered, patient, experienced members who can plan, organize, administrate, & oversee programs, budgets, calendars, & others in Christ honoring ways.
My management style is to find good people to coordinate the various ministries or clerical duties then give them the freedom to do their job. If a problem arises I do my best to help them help us. Openly admitting my lack of organizational skill has been met by much grace from others that are usually more than happy to help. I’m particularly thankful for the good people that sit around the board room table with me. Also, Pastor LeRoy & Wanda Bunker have been of tremendous help to me in this area.
I’d appreciate your prayers for me on this. Maybe there’s a part of your job or life you need to quit pretending you’re competent in & ask for some help. Chances are, you’re not hiding your weaknesses as well as you think you are. Coworkers & family members appreciate an honest assessment of one’s self much more than puffery, smoke screens, excuses, & worst of all — deflecting blame. You probably don’t want to list your weaknesses on your résumé but owning them with the people you’re close to will actually improve your relationships as well as your productivity.