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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

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Employee empowerment/development Developing workers: Ephesians 4:11-13 Jesus certainly understood the importance of managing and developing people. According to the apostle Paul, the risen Christ himself called those who would serve as the foundation stones of his church: It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Developing workers: Ephesians 4:11-13 Jesus certainly understood the importance of managing and developing people. According to the apostle Paul, the risen Christ himself called those who would serve as the foundation stones of his church: It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-BIBLICAL

PERSPECTIVE

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What is Human Resource Management?

Human Resources Management can be described as that part of the management process that specializes in the management of people in work organizations. It emphasizes that employees are critical to achieving sustainable competitive advantage, that human resources practices need to be integrated with the corporate strategy and that human resources specialists help organizational controllers to meet both efficiency and equity objectives

Human Resources Management consists of all the activities involved in acquiring, maintaining and developing an organization’s human resources. Each of the three phases consists of a number of related activities including planning, job analysis, recruiting, selection and orientation

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Employee empowerment/development

Developing workers: Ephesians 4:11-13 • Jesus certainly understood the importance of managing and developing people. According to the apostle Paul, the risen Christ himself called those who would serve as the foundation stones of his church:

• It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

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During the time of his first Roman imprisonment, 

Paul continually served others by teaching and 

equipping them. One of the many people who 

visited Paul while he was under house arrest was 

a slave named Onesimus. Onesimus had robbed 

and escaped from his master Philemon, a 

Christian who lived in Colossee. Paul led 

Onesimus to Christ and then walked him through 

a process of personal discipleship. As a result, 

this former thief and runaway became a man of 

dignity and character.

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Barnabas did the same in his relationship with Saul. He worked to develop that potential until he had the pleasure of seeing his disciple Saul become Paul, the disciple-maker (Acts 11:22-30; 12:25-14:28).

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Cultivating potentials: Jeremiah 1:4-10

In what ways is God a manager and developer of human resources? Since God created us, he knows our aptitudes and abilities better than we do ourselves. Since God loves us, he wants us to move toward the fulfillment of our potential. But we cannot do this without personal commitment to the centrality of Christ in our lives. God commissioned Jeremiah to be a prophet to the nations, and, in spite of Jeremiah’s hesitance, the Lord assured him that he would be adequate for the task:

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The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

“Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am only a child.”

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But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

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Cont…Then the Lord reached out his hand and 

touched my mouth and said to me, “Now, I 

have put my words in your mouth. See, today I 

appoint you over nations and kingdoms to 

uproot and tear down, to destroy and 

overthrow, to build and to plant.”

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• When we build the lives of others and participate in the development of their potential, we are acting as faithful stewards of our divine responsibilities.

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PROVIDING EMPLOYEES WITH DIGNIFIED AND MEANINGFUL WORK

• Employers could have more success with their employees if they treated them humanely rather than mechanically. 

• The Bible requires that employers even treat slaves humanely. The Bible (Leviticus 25:43) states regarding a freeman sold into slavery: "You shall not rule over him through rigorous labor." Furthermore, his family has to be provided for (Leviticus 25:41), and his master is not permitted to make him perform dehumanizing tasks (Leviticus 25:39). Although, strictly speaking, these laws apply to a slave, logic dictates that they should also apply to any employee. Employees, as noted above, are obligated to work to the best of their abilities and not waste time. This does not give employers the right to abuse workers. Righteous employers make sure that their employees are not overworked or asked to perform degrading tasks. 

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•  (Leviticus 25:39) provides examples of demeaning work which is not permitted. In Biblical times, slaves often followed their masters with a chair. They also carried their master’s clothing to the bath house. These types of tasks are considered humiliating and thus one is forbidden to order his servant to perform these jobs. 

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•(Deuteronomy 15:16), "because he fares well with you" is that the servant must have the same living standard as the master. "He must be equal to you in food and drink. You should not eat refined bread and he eat coarse bread, you drink old wine and he drink new wine, you sleep on a mattress and he on straw." 

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A worker observing his boss maintaining a standard of living much higher than his own will harbor feelings of resentment. His productivity may even fall. Presumably, many management-labor conflicts have been caused by workers noting the unbelievably huge disparity between the salaries of management and labor. 

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Cont….• Clearly, the Bible considers it inappropriate to give an employee work that does not have a degree of intrinsic satisfaction. The Bible states over and over that one should not mistreat the orphan, widow, or stranger. Tamari makes the point that "employees stand in relationship to their superiors in exactly the same social and psychological status as the widow and orphan." The Bible motivates individuals and employers by making it clear that those who mistreat the helpless will be punished by God (Exodus 22: 20-23; Isaiah 1:23-25; Proverbs 22: 22-23) and those who help them will be blessed by God (Deuteronomy 15: 7-11; Isaiah 1:17-19; Proverbs 19:17)

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COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT – timely payment

• The Bible states (Leviticus 19:13): "You shall not oppress your fellow and you shall not rob; the wages of a worker shall not remain with you overnight until morning." This is the law that an employer must pay employees on time. Withholding payment due workers is a violation of Biblical law. Many organizations violate the spirit of this law by not completing a new contract with their employees when the old contract expires or by terminating or reducing employee benefits such as health insurance, pension, etc. 

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BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES – exit package• The Bible requires the master to give his or her slave a severance gift known as hanakah. The Bible states (Deuteronomy 15:13-14): "Do not send him away empty-handed. You shall give him a severance gift from your flocks, from your threshing floor, and from your wine cellar ..." An ethical employer should realize that if the Bible demands that a slave be given a severance bonus after six years of labor, it is certainly appropriate for employers to reward loyal workers who have been with a firm for numerous years.

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FOR BETER RESULTS, TREAT

EMPLOYEES WELL

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