-
Desperate 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…
00 -
Church Background Checks Q & A: How Often Should We Recheck?
in Sunday School onQ: We did background checks on most of our children’s ministry volunteers this past year and are now wondering if…
-
Jesus and Volunteer Leadership
in Retain, Volunteers onDoes Jesus care about how we treat our volunteers? You bet. Some of the harshest words of Christ recorded in…
-
Make Rest a Requirement
in Retain, Volunteers onEvery church has those hero-martyrs that are proud of their burnout. Establishing a policy to rest and refuel is vital…
-
Avoiding Volunteer Burnout
in Retain, Volunteers onHave you ever heard this before? “I’m going to take a few months off from… [teaching Sunday school/leading worship/ushering/any other…
-
Bulls-Eye Recruiting
“An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.” Proverbs 26:10 The…
-
Personal Mission Statement Brings Vitality to Your Church Mission Statement
in Lead onWe have trouble focusing our church mission statement primarily because we’ve never focused on creating a personal mission statement for…
-
Don’t Give Up: volunteer appreciation letters make a difference!
in Retain, Volunteers onTraining, Meetings. Communication. Recognition. Church volunteers need ALL these things, don’t they? Sometimes it’s hard to know who needs what…
-
Macrotrend in Church Safety: An employee criminal background check is now routine for church volunteers who work with children
in Sunday School onSafety First should be the byword of every church ministry that deals with children. Carefully screening volunteers and employees before…