Ask The UMC Shorts: How do I address concerns about my clergy or church staff?

What do you do if you have a concern about the professional conduct of ministry by the clergy or staff of your local church? Ask The UMC Shorts offers guidance. In this installment of Ask The UMC Shorts, the Rev. Taylor Burton Edwards explains how United Methodists can address concerns about a pastor or church staff.

Ask The UMC Shorts is a collection of brief videos answering frequently asked questions about The United Methodist Church. Each episode is 3-6 minutes long. If you have a question you’d like us to address, send it to at [email protected], and it may become the topic of a future episode.

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