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In my 20s, I served at a church that gave me a key to my office but not any other lock on the campus. They trusted me to open God’s Word every Sunday but not the door to the flower closet.

Trust is the foundation of every healthy church. Without it, unity crumbles, ministry slows, and relationships fracture. With it, your church will pursue God’s mission together.

How can we define trust in the context of ministry? Trust is the confident expectation that others will act with integrity, competence, and consistency, with the best interests of the church and its mission in mind.

Four key elements of trust

Trust in ministry isn’t built on good intentions alone. It rests on a few essential qualities that leaders must embody. These qualities form the framework that allows peop

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