I’ve got a wicked cold and am trying to sleep more, so after Boundary Training yesterday, this is all I want to share – as a gentle reminder, Church Folk:
- In a healthy church, the treasurer doesn’t keep records at home.
- In a healthy church, leaders faithfully take their Sabbath time.
- In a healthy church, former pastors stay away unless invited by the current pastor.
- In a healthy church, former pastors stay away unless invited by the current pastor. (Yes, I wrote that twice.)
What would you add?
A Church for Starving Artists 
In a healthy church current staff members don’t vacation with the former pastor every year nor does the former pastor visit whenever he wants in Sunday worship (yes, I know that is the third time)
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In a healthy church, elders don’t say one thing (or nothing) in the Session meeting and something different (even opposite) in the parking lot…
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In a healthy church every leader takes responsibility for their ministry and doesn’t expect paid staff to do it for them.
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In a healthy church, the church Secretary doesn’t keep secrets until the bulletin is available on Sunday morning or keep church information at home because she doesn’t like the office computer.
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In a healthy church, lay leaders aren’t angry/resentful/belligerent when their term on the board/committee is “up.”
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In a healthy church, it isn’t about criticizing what people do but about loving God above all else and your neighbor as yourself, which is the Word.
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