One night as I was getting ready for bed, I stared into the mirror and thought, “I’m drained.” I hadn’t worked particularly hard, but the hours were just long. I had a good team. They handled a lot of the physical load so I could attend meetings to sign off... read more
Hello and welcome to the church media podcast! This week on the show, Carl shares 10 Game Changing Ideas for your church’s Media Production Team. He shares from his years of experience serving on and leading production teams and provides some excellent ideas for strengthening your volunteer culture. For show... read more
I’m thankful for medians on the highway. I know that sounds odd to be thankful for, but I really am. As an impatient person and an impatient driver, medians allow me to get out into traffic a little faster. They allow me to take the lanes one at a time... read more
The movie GOD’S NOT DEAD: A LIGHT IN DARKNESS opens in theaters nationwide March 30th. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film. About the Film: A church destroyed. A congregation silenced. A relationship shattered. Yet even in life’s darkest... read more
The movie PAUL, THE APOSTLE OF CHRIST opens in theaters nationwide this weekend. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film. About the Film: PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST is the story of two men. Luke, as a friend and physician, risks... read more
The movie I CAN ONLY IMAGINE opens in theaters nationwide this Friday, March 16th. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film. About the Film: It’s the song that brings ultimate hope to so many … often in the midst... read more
Often people say to me, “If I had the same resources you have, I could make my church services awesome and everyone would respect my leadership skills and technical decisions.” Gateway Church started very small. I’m certain we didn’t have moving lights, cool sound systems and video projection systems at... read more
This week you get Carl again. We’re hoping the title of today’s episode caught your eye as you’re thinking – what, Fire a Volunteer? Why on earth would you do that? Well, if you’ve led a volunteer team of any kind, you know you wish you could get rid of... read more
LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Show Notes: This week you get Carl again. We’re hoping the title of today’s episode caught your eye as you’re thinking – what, Fire a Volunteer? Why on earth would you do that? Well, if you’ve led a volunteer team of any kind, you know you... read more
The movie Samson opens in theaters nationwide this weekend. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film and an Exclusive Interview with Pureflix CEO Michael Scott below. About the Film: SAMSON is based on the powerful, biblical epic of a... read more
I want to tell you a story of a time I messed up when it comes to serving people. The problem lies in this – we didn’t follow up with him, at least I didn’t. I was serving on staff at a large church in Mississippi. Our volunteer team was... read more
As leaders that provide technical oversight, we have all asked ourselves this question: “Can excellence be attained with volunteers? More and more churches are hiring staff to “fix” an issue, but then realize hiring staff comes with its own set of problems. Many times they can make the issue you... read more