Many ministry, church and non-profit leaders face the joy and challenge of managing staff. I was speaking with a colleague and friend yesterday about the nature of staff management. It is a gift and an honor to manage, care for and lead a staff of any size. Working as a team is difficult when you mix gifted and flawed human beings with varying personalities, skills and talents. It is important to communicate, to be honest, to be supportive and to not surprise those you work with so that you may build a healthy culture of trust that leads to the whole team living up to their God given potential.