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How to Downsize Your Church Staff with Dignity

Many churches are evaluating staff and restructuring.

COVID-19 is forcing churches to adapt, restructure, and even make painful staffing decisions as they plan and prepare for 2021. The question now for many church leaders:

  • Can we restructure our staff?
  • Can we avoid letting staff go?
  • How can we transition pastors and staff with dignity, wisdom, and compassion while minimizing damage to our church and ministry?

Matt Steen, Co-founder of ChemistryStaffing, sits down with host, Aaron Hill (Content Editor at ChurchSalary) for this free webinar to discuss concrete ways that church leaders can:

  • Reallocate staff and restructure their ministry;
  • Pull back on programs, events, and expenses to retain church staff;
  • Wisely and compassionately let staff go if necessary;
  • And offer generous but realistic severance packages.
Related Resources (mentioned during the webinar)
Lilly Endowment

ChurchSalary is made possible through funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. As part of Lilly's "National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders," ChurchSalary—and our parent, Church Law & Tax—is committed to helping church leaders and pastors develop an atmosphere of healthy financial stewardship, especially in the area of church staff compensation.

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