{"id":4048,"date":"2017-02-27T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=4048"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:52:51","slug":"expect-alignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/expect-alignment.htm","title":{"rendered":"Church Staff: Expect Alignment with Church Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4708 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/staff-expectations-1.jpg\" alt=\"Expect Staff Alignment with God's Purposes\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>When our <a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/church-purpose.htm\">church purpose<\/a> lines up with what God most expects of us, then it&#8217;s reasonable and right to pass on that expectation to staff, whether paid or volunteer. For example, Jesus identified love for God and people as the greatest commandments (Matt. 22:36-40). He said, &#8220;All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments&#8221; (v. 40).<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both; padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 25px;\">Certainly, then, any expectations we might place on people who serve in the Church should line up under these commandments.<\/p>\n<h2>Expect Alignment with What God Views as Top\u00a0Priority<\/h2>\n<p>Our church purpose forms the top priorities in ministry. People need to know that they are expected to work toward the accomplishment of these priorities.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>All they do should be brought under the umbrella of your church purpose so you function as a coordinated whole.<\/li>\n<li>Anything that does not fit under these priorities should be brought into question.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to what you read above, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/steering-church-toward-gods-purposes-leadership-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Steering the Church Toward God&#8217;s Purposes Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> provides some suggestions of how you can communicate the expectation for both volunteer and paid staff to align with your church purpose, beginning early on with job descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>For More on these topics:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.org\/church-ministry-staffing-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church Ministry Staffing Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300;\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.org\/church-purpose-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church Purpose Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>All Posts about Staffing:<\/h3><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-staff-expectations.htm\">Church Staff Expectations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/communicating-expectations.htm\">Communicating Expectations to Church Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/expect-alignment.htm\">Church Staff: Expect Alignment with Church Purpose<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/adherence-to-body-life.htm\">Church Staff: Expect Adherence to Body Life Principles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/expect-pursuit-mission.htm\">Church Staff: Expect Pursuit of God&#8217;s Mission<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/christ-like-character-integrity.htm\">Church Staff: Expect Christ-like Character &#038; Integrity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/expect-reliance-on-gods-power.htm\">Church Staff: Expect Reliance on God&#8217;s Power<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/partnership-mentality-gospel.htm\">Church Staff: Expect a Partnership Mentality<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/staff-to-grow-in-grace.htm\">Encourage Church Staff to Grow in Grace<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-staff-to-walk-by-the-spirit.htm\">Encourage Church Staff to Walk by the Spirit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/encourage-staff-to-use-spiritual-gifts.htm\">Encourage Church Staff to Use Their Spiritual Gifts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/spiritual-gifts-best-suited-staffing.htm\">Spiritual Gifts Best Suited for Staffing Ministry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/encourage-staff-pray-without-ceasing.htm\">Encourage Church Staff to Pray Without Ceasing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-staff-regularly-feast-gods-word.htm\">Encourage Church Staff to Regularly Feast on God&#8217;s Word<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/lead-staff-by-shepherding.htm\">Lead Staff by Shepherding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/staff-to-be-strong-in-the-lord.htm\">Encourage Church Staff to Be Strong in the Lord<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/staff-do-everything-in-his-name.htm\">Encourage Staff to Do Everything in His Name<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/encourage-staff-set-hearts-minds-on-things-above.htm\">Encourage Staff to Set Their Hearts &#038; Minds on Things Above<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When our church purpose lines up with what God most expects of us, then it&#8217;s reasonable and right to pass on that expectation to staff, whether paid or volunteer.  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