10 Tips for Ministry Excellence
Before I share today’s list with you, I want to clarify something. I believe it is good to work towards excellence; I do not believe it’s good to expect perfection, whether you are talking about your volunteers, your family, or…
50Desperate Times Don’t Call For Desperate Measures
In my first church staff position as a minister to children, I asked my supervising pastor what the secret to success was for a great Vacation Bible School. He boldly replied, “Recruit, recruit, recruit, recruit! And when you can sneak…
Church Background Checks Q & A: How Often Should We Recheck?
By Bob D'Ambrosio in Sunday School onQ: We did background checks on most of our children’s ministry volunteers this past year and are now wondering if we need to run a recheck. How often should backgrounds be checked? A: To this point, we haven’t found any…
Jesus and Volunteer Leadership
Does Jesus care about how we treat our volunteers? You bet. Some of the harshest words of Christ recorded in Scriptures were reserved for the Pharisees and their leadership-development program. The Pharisees were one of the premier religious institutions of…
Make Rest a Requirement
Every church has those hero-martyrs that are proud of their burnout. Establishing a policy to rest and refuel is vital to the health of your ministry! The reality is that we and our volunteers need periods of rest and having…