Category: Q&A

Q&A: How Do I Recruit Volunteers In A New Church Plant?

Q: Our church officially launched earlier this fall. We had an incredible group of Guest Services team members who impressed everyone. Now we’re working to continually improve. How can we continue to recruit volunteers moving forward?...

Q&A: How Do You Handle Missed Meetings?

In a recent post I talked about our ongoing meeting schedule, which raised a couple of questions regarding how well-attended those meetings tend to be, plus how we handle disseminating info to those who can’t...

Q&A: Do Your Volunteers Wear T-Shirts?

Q: Have you considered requiring your team to wear t-shirts while serving? If not, why not?  [Scott Ballard, Director of Connections and Technology, The Village Church, Flower Mound, TX] A: Let me tell you a...

Q&A: How Can I Break Up Volunteer Conversations?

Q: When my volunteers are serving, they are often more excited about focusing on each other than focusing on our guests. How can I prevent personal conversations among volunteers while they’re “on the clock”? [submitted...

Q&A: How Do You Handle The Altar Call?

Q: We are trying to figure out best practices for the response time / invitation for our services on Sunday morning services. Would you mind sharing some  of the Summit’s approach and practices? [Matt Pearson,...

Should My Church Charge for Coffee? (repost)

I’m out of the office this week, so I’m dusting off the Q&A archives and delivering up this post, originally published on January 18, 2017.   Q:   Our church has always served coffee on...

Q&A: How Do I Handle A Problem Volunteer?

Q: We have an older lady that serves at one of our Worship Center doors. I did not ask her to serve, she just showed up and some of the other ushers gave her some...

Q&A: How Do We Run A Capital Campaign Without Scaring Off Our Guests?

Q: We are in the middle of a building campaign. How can we best consider our guests without scaring them off? [submitted via the 2018 blog survey] A: I’ll never forget that conversation in our...

Q&A: How Do We Handle Multiple Services at the Same Location?

Q: How do we handle multiple services in the same location? [submitted via the 2018 blog survey] A: I’m going to read a few things into this question that may or may not be true....

Q&A: How Can I Manage Multiple Entrances?

Q: We will soon be moving from a 20,000 square foot space with one entrance to a 45,000 square foot campus with many more entrances. I would be curious to read your counsel for us....

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