healthy, vibrant church led by competent, gifted, unified individuals. Meanwhile, in reality, the back stage of a church can be a place of chaos, conflict, miscommunication, and personal agendas where the staff struggle with the same mundane sins that plague the average believer. The back stage can be filled with contentious ministry meetings, argumentative staff gatherings, and combative board meetings. My wife, Sally, and I were privileged to plant a church in Kansas City. And in our church, while my giftedness