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Case Study: Read I Thessalonians 2, with particular emphasis on verses 6-12: 6 We were not looking for praise from men, not from you or anyone else. As apostles of Christ, we could have been a burden to you, 7 but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. 8 We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. 9 Surely you remember, brothers, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you. 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. 11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

Question 1: In studying the staffing function within organizations, it is necessary to address the issues of compliance and turnover (as we deal with the larger subject of retention management), two topics that often cause concern for managers. How an organization treats its employees reveals much about its perspective on compliance and retention. In a similar way, how managers treat their employees says a lot about their worldview.

Question 2: After reading the passage above, what can we surmise regarding how God would have us treat others in addressing the staffing function? How might we apply the family orientation conveyed in this passage (Paul mentions the terms: children, brothers, mothers, and fathers, all within these few verses) to our treatment of others in the workplace? In learning from Paul's approach, might we ourselves face potential compliance issues?