Life.Church reviews

4.7

93% would recommend to a friend

(1,016 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 1,016 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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2.0
Jan 29, 2023

Burnout culture

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Pros

Great benefits, lots of development opportunities, room for advancement, amazing coworkers and volunteers

Cons

Pace is incredibly fast and can make you burnout very quickly. Definitely an achievement culture, the harder you work, the more opportunities you’ll get. If you slow down because you’re struggling, you get sidelined or left behind. Work/life balance is non-existent at times. It’s a struggle to get leadership to understand that going fast isn’t always the best option when it’s hurting the people doing the work. On the YouVersion team specifically, you must compete for resources and beg for headcount/new hires. Tools that are required to do your role effectively are not provided, or you have to build them yourselves. You are held accountable for issues that happen because your team doesn’t have the capacity/bandwidth to take on more. Some teams are over resourced, while others are barely able to keep their heads above water. I have seen many of my friends crying and overwhelmed because they feel they can’t keep up, or just aren’t doing enough.

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Life.Church Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We agree with you: Life.Church is a fast-paced environment and the work we are called to do is demanding! 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 are always trying to get better at making sure that the time you spend outside of the office is as fruitful and fulfilling as the time you invest at work. If you have more specific ways we could get better at promoting a better work-life balance, we’d love to hear from you! You can send us an email at hr@life.church, and someone from our team will be in touch with you soon.
5.0
Jan 26, 2023

Great Place to Work!!

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Pros

Best mission in the world… leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ!

Cons

It’s not an easy place to work. Easy never changed the world though!

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Life.Church Response
3y
"Easy never changed the world though!" We couldn't agree with you more! Thank you for leaving a review and for all the time you have invested in the ministry at Life.Church!
4.0
Jan 23, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Very professional environment with a simple vision and a staff that fights hard for excellence. You will see people come to Christ at a Life.Church campus. The benefits for employee's are great as well!

Cons

If you are someone who values discipleship anywhere more than a 3/10, then Life.Church is a hard place to be sometimes. I do not regret my time here at all, but ultimately my departure came out of prayer for a deeper ministry. I felt much more like a missionary in the USA than a Pastor here. This was not a bad thing, just not what I was called to do.

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Life.Church Response
3y
We're genuinely thankful for your feedback! We greatly value discipleship and believe in helping every team member grow professionally, spiritually, and personally. While we understand that might not have been your experience here, we’d love to hear more about how we could have improved your time with us. If you are interested, you can email hr@life.church and someone from our team will contact you soon.
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