was a divine wind to my spirit. I knew God was indicating, do not have “You to work with men lacking integrity.” That’s how I up in another organization. We treat each other with the courtesy and respect due our dignity as images of God and as fellow ministers. A genuine oasis. In short, understand your rights in Christ. No one has a moral right to disregard your God-given dignity or abuse you. Correction for mistakes is another matter. Your rights 1. To be addressed with the respect and courtesy due any human being. 2. To be happy. Christ purchased that for you. Do not let anyone steal it. 3. To be free of unsubstantiated accusations or blame shifting. 4. You have a to a mediator and to present your problems to your spiritual authority, such as your husband and the leadership of your church. This is not gossip. This is accountability, both for you and the organization. You have no obligation to suffer in silence. Rights your leader does not have: 1. He has no right to treat you with disdain. 2. He has no to shift blame for his mistakes. 3. He has no right to claim spiritual authority over you or to be your spiritual adviser. That is a function of your husband first, then your church leaders. Your supervisor has administrative rights only. The organisational status as a Christian organization is irrelevant. Some tips: Clarify to your leader that you need directives in writing to avoid misunderstandings. Keep a paper trail as a record of incidents. If the time you must defend yourself against him before the higher ups, you will have a portfolio of facts. You will not need to accuse him before his superiors. The papers will show the truth and the superiors will draw their own conclusions about his competency. You said, I have let anyone know that he does this. Why not? You have the right to a personal advisory group to counsel you about this problem. That is not gossip. Your husband, and maybe a couple of mature believers could agree to be your personal advisory committee to help you. If you find yourself accused, just say, I’ll get back to you when I discuss it with my personal accountability group in my church.
was a divine wind to my spirit. I knew God was indicating, “You do not have to work with men lacking integrity.” That’s how I up in another organization. We treat each other with the courtesy and respect due our dignity as images of God and as fellow ministers. A genuine oasis. In short, understand your rights in Christ. No one has a moral right to disregard your God-given dignity or abuse you. Correction for mistakes is another matter. Your rights 1. To be addressed with the respect and courtesy due any human being. 2. To be happy. Christ purchased that for you. Do not let anyone steal it. 3. To be free of unsubstantiated accusations or blame shifting. 4. You have a to a mediator and to present your problems to your spiritual authority, such as your husband and the leadership of your church. This is not gossip. This is accountability, both for you and the organization. You have no obligation to suffer in silence. Rights your leader does not have: 1. He has no right to treat you with disdain. 2. He has no to shift blame for his mistakes. 3. He has no right to claim spiritual authority over you or to be your spiritual adviser. That is a function of your husband first, then your church leaders. Your supervisor has administrative rights only. The organisational status as a Christian organization is irrelevant. Some tips: Clarify to your leader that you need directives in writing to avoid misunderstandings. Keep a paper trail as a record of incidents. If the time you must defend yourself against him before the higher ups, you will have a portfolio of facts. You will not need to accuse him before his superiors. The papers will show the truth and the superiors will draw their own conclusions about his competency. You said, I have let anyone know that he does this. Why not? You have the right to a personal advisory group to counsel you about this problem. That is not gossip. Your husband, and maybe a couple of mature believers could agree to be your personal advisory committee to help you. If you find yourself accused, just say, I’ll get back to you when I discuss it with my personal accountability group in my church.
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