Set Apart to Serve: Caring for Church Worker Wellness

How does a congregation’s care for her church workers impact the congregation and the recruitment of future church workers? David Kuschel (Assistant Vice President of Ministry Engagement, Concordia Plan Services) and Kelly Menke (Ministry Wellness Advisor, Concordia Plan Services) join Andy and Sarah for our Set Apart to Serve series to talk about how they get to care for church workers in their roles with Concordia Plan Services, what care looks like from various facets of wellness, how congregations can care for their workers, how appropriate compensation contributes to church worker health and joy, how caring for church workers impacts the overall health and joy of a congregation, the relationship between church worker wellness and worker recruitment, and some tips for caring for church workers. Find Concordia Plan Services at concordiaplans.org. Resources mentioned in this episode: Compensation Decision Support Tool - concordiaplans.org/employers/resources/compensation-decision-support-tool Wellness Champion Center - concordiaplans.org/employers/keep-my-ministry-well/wellness-champion-center Christ’s church will continue until He returns, and that church will continue to need church workers. Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is an initiative of the LCMS to recruit church workers. Together, we pray for workers for the Kingdom of God and encourage children to consider church work vocations. Here are three easy ways you can participate in SAS: 1. Pray with your children for God to provide church workers. 2. Talk to your children about becoming church workers. 3. Thank God for the people who work in your congregation. To learn more about Set Apart to Serve, visit lcms.org/set-apart-to-serve. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: [email protected].