Life.Church reviews

4.7

93% would recommend to a friend

(1,019 total reviews)
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Craig Groeschel

96% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Life.Church has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,019 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Life.Church employee rating is 32% above average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Jul 17, 2023

Great mission, poor leaders

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Pros

Great benefits and some campuses have flexible schedules.

Cons

There are some very manipulative and conceited people in leadership positions. Their leadership team is aware of the toxicity of a particular individual and instead of taking action, they promote him over and over again. His leadership flows through the rest of the campuses and creates a toxic work environment filled with anxiety, kissing up to leadership, and false appearances. They hype up the idea of being on staff but so many have left both in attendance and on staff over the last year and half. They care more about appearances than real salvations. Issues are swept under the rug...

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Life.Church Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your feedback about a negative experience that impacted your time on staff. We understand that everyone on our staff always has room for improvement and leadership development, and that's why we provide amazing opportunities for our team. We believe that by giving our teams access to resources, education, and guidance, we can help them become even better leaders while they work with us. If you are willing to share more about your experience with us, we would love to connect with you. You can email us at hr@life.church, and a member of our HR Team will be in touch with you soon!
1.0
Jan 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I learned a bunch of systems and processes.

Cons

They don’t believe in the Holy Spirit, the “pastors” don’t love people or embody the love of Jesus at all, they run like a corporation and not a church, they will make you work over 20 hours a day + over 70 hours a week, and say “this is just how we operate.” They will not allow you to say words that are actually in your Bible.

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Life.Church Response
3y
Thank you for submitting a review. We're sorry to hear you had a negative experience. What you described certainly doesn't reflect our beliefs, our values, or the heart of our church. If you are interested in sharing more about your experience, please email hr@life.church as we'd love to connect with you.
3.0
May 22, 2019

Demanding

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Pros

Great work environment. Had access to brand new MacBook Pro computers and anything you could need to ensure you could complete your job. People were friendly and caring while you are an employee there.

Cons

Left on good terms with no bad blood. Staff have not reached out to check on me since I left. Once you are out, you are out. All those “lifelong” friends you worked with while you were there will move on if you no longer work there. It’s very much internally perceived as either you are “in the club” or you are “out of the club”. Very strict and demanding job. Goals are set extremely high must be reached and obtained without fail. If you fall short at all, it will affect your advancement and employment. Very much a “grind” culture. You must be in the top 120% at all times with little room for error. Very “uppidy” mentality held by a majority of employees. Very privileged and entitled co-workers. You must tithe at LEAST 10% or you will be in trouble. You are expected to work weekends. No work life balance at all.

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Life.Church Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback! You’re right: The work we’re called to do is demanding! We believe it’s the most important work we can do here on Earth. To do that work, it’s crucial to steward our time, energy, and resources well, and we encourage our staff members to do that in a variety of ways to avoid burnout. We rely heavily on volunteers to help push our mission forward, we provide very competitive benefits, and we offer a wide variety of learning opportunities to help team members make the most of what God has given them. We’re sorry your experience working here wasn’t as excellent as it could have been. We also understand leaving any workplace where you’ve created bonds can be difficult, but especially when the bonds are as strong as the ones the Life.Church team tends to build with each other and with attenders and volunteers. If you’re open to it, we’d love to help you get plugged back in, whether that’s by attending, visiting a LifeGroup, or through Church Online. If you have more specific ways we could get better at promoting a better work-life balance and you would like us to help you get reconnected we’d love to hear from you! Please shoot us an email at recruitment@life.church. Life is better together!
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