I wish I had the "great" experience everyone else does. - Database Engineer Life.Church Employee Review

2.0
4 Mar 2021
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Pros

Healthcare benefits are good here.

Cons

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.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great culture! Genuinely people here feel like family. Thr benefits are great as well.

Cons

Fast paced environment at times

4.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I love serving at my church through the role of pastor. Caring for people who take time out of their busy day to serve God through LC is a privilege. Life.Church has great benefits (401K Match & insurance) too.

Cons

Culture varies wildly from campus to campus so you could have very different experiences depending where you land. The job is much more task driven than you would expect or were told. You are often asked to do things that are outside of your job description. If you think of it more as you are here to fully serve the church in any capacity they ask and you'll do great.

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