{"id":1822,"date":"2023-02-28T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mlc-wels.edu\/wels-educator\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:55:33","slug":"foundations-for-a-strong-staff-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mlc-wels.edu\/wels-educator\/2023\/02\/28\/foundations-for-a-strong-staff-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations for a Strong Staff Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Charles Galecki<\/em><\/p>\n

A positive, strong staff culture requires ongoing meaningful investment from school leaders and staff members.<\/p>\n

The devil works tremendously hard to create and tear open cracks in our schools that distract us from our mission. We need hard work and God\u2019s blessings to keep our strong foundation. The goal of this blog is to equip the reader with practical tools to invest in their staff culture to better serve the Kingdom. Staff culture is divided into three areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Spiritual Foundation<\/li>\n
  2. Fellowship Foundation<\/li>\n
  3. Professional Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Spiritual Foundation
    \n<\/strong>\u201cNo, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d Romans 8:37-39<\/p>\n

    Body of Christ
    \n<\/em>Every year I start out with a devotion on the Body of Christ<\/a>. This is a wonderful reminder of how the Lord has blessed our ministries with diverse gifts and talents. Each and every member has been placed in our ministry and has a purpose. Each person is to be honored. Strengthsfinder <\/a>fits in great with this theme as well!<\/p>\n

    Intentional Devotions
    \n<\/em>I would guess every ministry has weekly, if not daily, devotions. Do we crack open a book and go through the motions to check another thing off our daily to-do list? Certainly, all Scripture is useful and beneficial, but I would challenge all to look hard at our staff devotions and see them as the blessing they are. I know too often I am guilty of not putting my best foot forward when it comes to planning intentional staff devotions. My challenge to you is, once a week, plan a timely, focused devotion with direct applications to your staff\u2019s needs and ministry.<\/p>\n

    Pray for One Another
    \n<\/em>It is so hard to be frustrated with someone who just prayed for you. Don\u2019t just have the leaders pray\u2014get everyone involved! Pray out loud. The school I serve has themes each day.<\/p>\n