This may make those working in the ministry a little better. Often they take the brunt for not working a real job. Certainly the ministry has its advantages but don’t equate that to being the idea situation… at least not always. Read on.
I’m sure we’ve got at least a few readers out there who are in the corporate world and thinking of dabbling in the realm of churches. If you’re thinking of leaving a job with a profit-making company to one with a nonprofit, there are some issues you need to concern yourself with.
The New York Times writes in a question and answer article “Your True Calling Could Suit a Nonprofit”:
Q. What are the biggest misconceptions about switching from the corporate world to the nonprofit world?A. Many people are surprised to find the hours longer and stress greater than in the corporate world. Brian Olson, who left the private sector for a nonprofit in 2006, found the decision-making process to be unfocused.
“No matter how good a volunteer board is, it’s not the same as a corporate board, because everyone has a different agenda,” said Mr. Olson, who returned to the private sector a year later to be vice president for public affairs at Video Professor Inc., a company in Lakewood, Colo., that sells self-tutorial programs. “There was a purity to corporate life I missed,” he said.