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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?...

“What Do You Think?”

As a leader, it can be a temptation to be the loudest voice in the room. If you lead a team, they may even think that you have that right. But being the loudest voice…the...

Choose Your Own Labor Day Adventure!

[This post originally appeared Labor Day 2011.]   I’ll be honest: I’m not sure I understand Labor Day. Memorial Day? I get that. Veterans Day? Yep. Independence Day, Presidents Day, even Arbor Day…those all make...

Flashback Friday: The Two Words That Will Kill Your Volunteer Ministry

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   Churches and non-profits are built on the backs of volunteers. When babies...

Thursday Three For All: Coaxing Volunteers, Digital Neighbors, and Shooting Macro

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...

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...

Multi-Site: You Need An EPOD

I’ve said before that there are as many ways to arrange a multi-site church as there are multi-site churches. If your structure includes some form of central oversight, or depends on campuses to have a...

How To Run A Lost And Found

Welcome to the How To series here on the blog, where I occasionally tackle mind-numbingly boring topics that make the hidden nerds among us geek out. The rest of you that don’t care about these things,...

Flashback Friday: Recognize. Respond.

Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you!   Not every Starbucks has a singing barista, but mine most certainly does....

Thursday Three For All: Used Bookstores, After-Action Reviews, And A Sheep In A Swing

It’s Thursday, kiddies: the day when I roll out a few things I’ve been reading over the past week. Three of ‘em, to be exact. Enjoy. (Remember: click on the big bold print to read the...