Organization has a negative connotation in the minds of some
Christians and church leaders. They look at it as someone
other than God telling them what to do and how to operate
things. They feel that the local church is best equipped
to handle issues and that others should keep from interfering.
Nevertheless organization is an important part of the church and
we should not ignore it.
Organizing is the tying together of activities under one
person for the accomplishment of a specific goal. It is the
arranging and coordinating of people and their relationships
into a group with a purpose. It is placing people in a
structure to accomplish specific objectives. A leader who
fails to organize
will simply fail to lead.
Moses is
one of the best examples of a leader who failed to organize.
When he left Egypt with the children of Israel, he was the
only leader and with no organization he had a mess. His
father-in-law helped him to organize the people, and then
the work could get done
(Exodus 18:13–24).
Purposes and advantages
The ultimate purposes of
organizing are to provide efficient performance, reduce the
costs, and to improve morale. A good organizational plan
will accomplish all three.
A number of advantages can be
listed for having a good organizational pattern. It allows
individuals to specialize. It provides for the pooling of
group effort without overlap, duplication, and confusion. It
establishes a directing authority or person in charge. It
reveals who makes decisions and directs others. It shows the
relationship of each individual to all others. It shows the
channels of communication.
Steps in organizing
There are a number of different tasks or steps that one goes
through in organizing.
First, subdivide the work of the
program or ministry.
Second, assign the tasks and
responsibilities to individuals within the program.
Third, group the individuals in a logical manner so they can
carry out these tasks.
Fourth, establish systems of
communication, authority, and control for the program or
ministry.
