It is so easy to get locked into plans and programs that may work for another church. Learn early in your ministry that you never properly motivate a person by manipulating him. How much better to create a climate of a healthy relationship in which you feel that the desired action will contribute something of value. People must never be used merely as tools. Some inadequate methods of motivation are threat, flattery, or fear.
Perceptive people react with disgust to such a maneuver.
Temporary cooperation may soon shift to resistance. The insecure worker usually responds to flattery and thus becomes very vulnerable to phoniness. Also, to shame a person into doing something is a very damaging method of manipulation. God has given pastors the responsibility of guiding and directing people in spiritual growth and development. God has also entrusted pastors with the responsibility of motivating their people with proper spiritual values.