{"id":26382,"date":"2013-08-08T03:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?post_type=cvdaily&amp;p=26382"},"modified":"2013-08-08T03:00:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T09:00:19","slug":"where-have-all-the-lifeguards-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/lead\/where-have-all-the-lifeguards-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Have All the Lifeguards Gone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month my family and I vacationed in San Diego and discovered that Sea World recently opened a water park called <em>Aquatica<\/em>. \u00a0It was exciting to be among the first to explore a new venue.<\/p>\n<p>While there I started to become a type of \u2018mystery shopper\u2019&#8230;.. observing the park staff. I figured they had recently received new employee training so would model the outcomes of corporate leadership development. (Yes, I actually think of these things on vacation.)<\/p>\n<p>It was while waiting on line for the \u201cWater Bowl\u201d that I discovered there were no Lifeguards.\u00a0 Now don\u2019t get me wrong. They do hire staff to rescue drowning people\u2026.but it was the title on the T-shirts that caught my attention. \u00a0A Lifeguard is now called a \u201cWater Safety Team Member\u201d.\u00a0 Wow.<\/p>\n<p>Even the marketplace has embraced the team concept! They are changing their corporate culture by changing the language. It was then that I recalled the name badge on the employee at the ice cream stand which read, \u201cHospitality Team Member\u201d.\u00a0 Every employee at <em>Aquatica<\/em> is part of a team. And teams bring strength and synergy!<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if every volunteer at your church felt the same way?\u00a0 Imagine how that might be reflected in ministry position titles:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u201cPraise Band\u201d \u2013 becomes <em>W<\/em><i>orship Team<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u201cUshers\u201d and \u201cGreeters\u201d \u2013 are part of the <i>Guest Services Team<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u201cSunday School Teachers\u201d \u2013 think of themselves as\u00a0<i>Children\u2019s Ministry Team Members<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u201cVolunteer\u201d \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0is anyone who&#8217;s part of a <i>Serving Team<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Language really does drive the culture of an organization. The corporate world knows this\u2014do the leaders at your church?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month my family and I vacationed in San Diego and discovered that Sea World recently opened a water park called Aquatica. \u00a0It was exciting to be among the first to explore a new venue. While there I started to become a type of \u2018mystery shopper\u2019&#8230;.. observing the park staff. 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