Human Resources for the Church

Applying Corporate Practices in a Spiritual Setting

The management side of the recruitment, care, and development of church staff is not part of pastoral curriculum in most seminaries. Business leaders moving into church management as executive pastors are often lacking experience in dealing with Christian employees in a fully Christian setting. Human Resources for the Church  fills in the blanks for both pastors and layleaders, covering just about every aspect of managing people for the Kingdom. It provides local administrators—senior pastors, executive pastors, directors, and others who have supervisory responsibilities in the church—with practical advice on a complete spectrum of employee management.  The author uses his extensive senior Human Resources experience in industry and government, his years of senior involvement in church management, as well as his love for, and belief in, the local church to address the employer-employee relationship between a church and its varied staff.  He systematically deals with issues arising from the time a decision is made to pursue additional staff resources right through to when an employment relationship ends.  This is a must-read book for anyone managing people in the Lord’s work.

“I enjoy your material very much... extremely helpful for us as our parish continues to grow and evolve.” ~ C.F., Trustee, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School, East Northport, New York 
“I have visited the ChurchBusiness website and have read your articles. They were fantastic! HR is so important in every organization, and it is too bad that it gets overlooked so often by churches.” ~ E.A., church worker, St. Catharines, Ontario 
“I'm an attorney. Our firm does management-side labor and employment law... I would like to use your material... I think you've done an excellent job of addressing the issue.” ~ D.S.C., P.C., Omaha, Nebraska 
“I came across your material... I was impressed with the thoroughness...” ~ R.G., church deacon, Baltimore, Maryland
 “I really enjoy your material.  Thank you for sharing your insight.” – J.T., Bus. Admin., Baptist Church, Sherman, Texas   

Ken B. Godevenos, CHRP, CCP, is President of Accord Resolution Services Inc., a management consulting firm headquartered in Toronto. He has a B.A., B.Ed., and MBA from the University of Toronto. 
Following careers in the public and private sectors with large utility, government and communications corporations, undertaking various senior roles in Human Resources management, Godevenos currently consults clients, including church and charitable organizations, in all aspects of Human Resources and Strategic Planning. 
He has served as president, executive member, and/or board member of organizations and local churches.  An active church layleader, Godevenos is also: Executive Director of SCA International ministering to isolated peoples in Canada, senior faculty member of WorldatWork, columnist and blogger for ChurchSolutions magazine and his own blog at www.epistoli.blogspot.com, and regular conference speaker.