Intro -- Allen Gibson LO1796

allen59@ramlink.net
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 17:09:04 -0400

I guess it is appropriate for me to send a brief introduction to this
list. I am a United Methodist pastor in Kentucky, with a ten year
background in business management with the Kroger Company. My biggest
ajustment to being a pastor (sad to say) has been in coming from an
environment (Kroger) where everything that was done was done at the
highest level of quality (or else! <g>) to an environment where "anything
you do will be just fine, God understands." I have never been comfortable
with people giving less effort to their service of God than to their
workplace.

Recently, we received a new bishop who is very much TQM oriented. In
addition, there is a TQM-based movement within the UM church called "Quest
for Quality." I am coming to appreciate ways TQM and its principles can
work to increase satisfaction and effectiveness not only in the "business"
aspects of the life of a local church, but also in the people side. I
suspect that one can translate "productivity" in the business world into
something akin to "willingness to volunteer/share one's faith."

Anyway, I am not here to proselytize or evangelize, but to liten, share,
and learn. I hope my perspective can add to the depth of the list.

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|  Allen Gibson                             |
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