We are just a few days shy of the registration deadline for our One-Day Workshop on Volunteer Culture. Regardless of the area you oversee (Kids ministry? Yep. Worship? Uh-huh. Community outreach? Okee-dokee.), regardless of the area where you’re currently...
You can’t do it all. Hopefully you’ve realized that by now. You’ll never have the time, bandwidth, attention span, or energy to pull off all of the tasks that pile up on you. That’s why shared...
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Any time I want to feel really lousy about my [husband skills /...
Like death, taxes, and Nickelback, Easter is a reality. The good news is it’s a better reality than those other three examples (let’s face it: atrocious pop music and the cornerstone of Christianity don’t mix). Hopefully...
Last week we cranked the fifth iteration of our High Capacity Volunteer (HCV) Cohort. Back in January 2013 – after realizing the huge need for our Connections staff to gain some alignment and traction with each...
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Fewer things bring me more joy than to hear a volunteer talk about...
In a recent post, I talked about our staff’s desire to assume the best: that the people around us are smart and have good intentions. And that’s an outstanding mantra…one that belongs on one of...
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! It seems simple enough: when you give someone a leadership role, you...
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! One of my First Impressions shift leaders snapped this picture on Sunday...
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! On this morning’s commute, I was tuned in to a station where...
