Life.Church reviews

You will be forgotten about. If you don’t fall directly in line with “the mission” you will be cast aside. (The mission is purely codified language to whatever your leader defines it to be.) Insider vs. outsider bias - Life.Church will make you believe that this is the greatest calling that you could possibly experience. This creates a dichotomy where people on the inside think those who have left didn’t have enough grit to last (this is said from stage by leaders, “you wouldn’t last a month if you aren’t right for the job”). Which in turn discourages people who see wrongdoings from speaking out. It is consistently encouraged that, “this is the best place to work.” “We get to do this (spiritual manipulation)” “You’re not working for Life.Church, you are working for God (spiritual manipulation during recruitment training)” If you are reading reviews as an indicator to work here, please, take into deep consideration the negative reviews. They are a more accurate representation than not.

I wanted this "job" to be what I sacrificed for. It's not a job, but a "calling" - you'll hear this often. I, like many people who work here, sacrificed to take this job - sold a house, sold a car, took a lower paying job, changed churches - this is not an easy decision - it affects your whole family. I think there are many areas in this org that have great leaders. Unfortunately, I had a different experience. It took me leaving to really understand the manipulation to which I had fallen. A few months after starting, the leader who hired me left the org - which should have been a red flag. Now I found myself reporting to a newly promoted IT leader who had zero IT experience. This man has sociopathic behavior - lack of empathy, manipulative, deceitful, callous, hostile. The next three years were a constant battle between trying to improve the technical capabilities of the org and the mental squeeze from being made to feel small. It was at this job that I started counseling for the first time - which was a result of the working environment. Ultimately, I worked for a terrible leader, which for me represents my experience at Life.Church. I would strongly urge anyone wanting to work in IT at Life.Church to consider other options.