Making sure Sunday, and every day, runs smoothly at church requires a dedicated team. Whether it takes 2 or 52 to staff your church, you need a solid foundation of employment practices to protect your ministry and the people who work there. Get a crash course in HR 101 with Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company’s employment attorneys: Kathleen Turpin, vice president of human resources, and Scott Fera, corporate attorney. Hear about trending employment liability issues Christian ministries face and why it’s more important than ever for church employers to clearly communicate expectations to employees.
When Church is Work – 5 Trending Legal Issues for Christian Employers
About the Author: Kathleen Turpin
Kathleen Turpin, JD, CPCU, AIM is Vice President–Human Resources at Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. She joined Brotherhood Mutual in 1996 as a litigation specialist in the claims department. She became associate corporate counsel in 1998 and assumed her current position in November 2003. Kathleen holds a degree in speech and psychology from Greenville University in Greenville, Illinois, and earned her law degree at the Indiana University School of Law.