In a 21st century society that is characterized by smart phones, internet and other recent technological developments like social media, church is no longer only for sermon and fellowship.
The church environment has changed over time and has become complex with availability of social media services, DVDs recordings and Audio CD’s, Meetings, Supplier and stakeholder engagements, travelling arrangements etc. it is necessary to have someone who has the ability to facilitate smooth running of a wide variety of activities. A Pastor can no longer do all this alone and again conduct a sermon; counselling and missions successfully unless he is on a suicide mission. This necessitates assistance by an Administrator who will be the representative of the church to others. So what does it take to play this role, and what are the basic skills required: below are some of them:
– Be born again and spiritually mature by having a close fellowship with God through prayer; studying and meditating on the word of God
– Be people oriented; in church you work with people of different backgrounds and temperament so you need to be approachable and able to communicate with all types of people
– Fruit of the Spirit must be evident in your life (love; joy; peace; long-suffering; kindness; goodness; faithfulness; gentleness; self-control)
– Be a tither and giver in the kingdom of God; you need to be exemplary when it comes to principles and commandments of God
– Willingness to serve God; even though you are working in a church you are serving God
– Ability to work with confidential information; because of your role, you will be exposed to all kinds of confidential information about the church, leadership or members, so you need to keep confidential things confidential; avoid gossip
– Good Time management skills are required because you will have to ensure the church runs smooth and if programs are behind schedule it’s not a good impression of the work of God. You also need to have the ability to meet deadlines
– Good communication skills
– Good listening skills
– Good writing skills
– Good organising and skills including Events management
– Loyalty
– Ability to multi task
– Dependability
– Ability to work under pressure
– Good computer and presentation skills
– Be well groomed and neat
– Willingness to learn new things
– Willingness to travel
– Ability to work in a team
– Integrity
– Good Record keeping
You will agree that based on this list, you might have to develop yourself on some of the skills to ensure you are able to do that all important presentation to the leaders when called to do so in future. Don’t wait till it’s required, equip yourself now. The list is not exhaustive but if these are applied they will help you become a good church Administrator. Let us endeavour to display excellence in the work of God, we serve an excellent God. You are welcome to add on this list. Be blessed.
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