Why These Volunteer Essentials are…Essential!
in Lead, Volunteers onGreat volunteer teams consist of passionate people who have a focused vision, believe in their mission, and empower each other with their initiative and skill development. As a leader of volunteers, ask yourself and your leadership team these questions: Passion:…
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Tips Learned From The Super Bowl For Energizing Volunteers
in Retain, Volunteers onI’ll admit it—I wasn’t that interested in the Super Bowl this year because the Broncos weren’t playing. But the Patriots and Falcons fought a good game and I quickly found myself cheering! (I’ll decline to say for which team.) I was caught up with all the…
When a Rose Is Not a Rose
in Lead, Volunteers on“A rose is a rose is a rose,” according to novelist Gertrude Stein. But in the church, a rose could actually be a cactus. Language drives the culture in ministry and helps define the vision. Consider this example: What do…
How to Determine Whether You Manage or Empower Your Volunteers
in Lead, Volunteers onDo you empower volunteers to serve in ministry? Or do you manage them? For many professionally trained leaders, the ministry model has been to recruit, place, and manage. And the temptation is to over-manage because, well, we’re professionally trained—and our…
Customizable Sunday School or Adaptable Curriculum?
in Sunday School onWhat’s the difference between customizable Sunday school and adaptable curriculum? When you choose to adapt something, you make it suitable for your purpose. Even though the original remains intact, you’ve developed something unique to your needs. In contrast, customization takes much more time, effort, and labor. When you customize, you might change so…