Post-Pandemic: How to Bring Your Vols Back Strong
We’re getting there, kids. We are in no way out of the woods yet, but we’re beginning to see glimpses of what looks like life returning to normal. We’re hearing stirrings of businesses reopening...
Category: Pandemic
#comeandsee: Digital Discipleship in an Online World
We’re just emerging from Easter 2020 where 99.9% of us had no public gatherings. And let’s get the Thank-You-Captain-Obvious statement out of the way: having services sequestered to an online-only environment is far from...
Be Our (Virtual) Guest: What We’re Learning
Let’s start with the hopefully-obvious point: yesterday was April 1. April Fool’s Day. If you read the rare Wednesday post and thought our brand-new Quaranteenies™ idea was stupid, I have good news and bad...
Connecting Online: a Pandemic Guide to Guest Services
Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. April. First. April Fools Day. Thank you. And carry on. We are living in unprecedented times. Charting unnavigated...
How to Lead Quarantined Volunteers
As the global pandemic continues and tighter restrictions are being enacted, many of us just completed the second weekend of online services. I found a certain sense of togetherness when I saw people sharing...
Musings on Working from Home (from a Guy Who Has Never Worked from Home)
As you read this, I will officially be on day four of what is – for now – the new normal. A week ago today, our staff team was told that our offices would...
Pressing Pause vs. Business as Usual
We are in the middle of unprecedented times. And maybe the use of the word middle is a bit premature. As the world reacts to COVID-19, we really don’t know the kind of timeline...
Don’t Let Your Church Go Viral
The world is watching the ever-growing spread of COVID-19, or coronavirus. With each passing day, we read what if? scenarios surrounding healthcare supplies, travel restrictions, and advisories on large public gatherings. Which raises the...
