‘Five Reasons You Need Volunteers on Your Media Team’ blog post was posted with permission from Worship Facility. We all know churches and ministries need volunteers to survive—and that is particularly true for media departments. But we also know that working with volunteers can be a challenge—particularly when things are... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes: If you missed last week’s episode of the show, we started a two part series with the Founder of FILO – Todd Elliott. You have full permission to stop this episode and go back and listen to PART ONE of this... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes: Today, we’re talking with the founder of FILO, Todd Elliott. FILO stands for First In, Last Out and is an organization created for staff and volunteers in the tech and communications space. There are training renounces on their website and a Conference... read more
Preparing your Volunteers to serve on Sunday is an art. I think one of the weakest areas in our churches is that we don’t actively prepare our teams for their tasks. I think often times we are so busy that we find preparing the people who work with us, who... read more
Your team is your most important priority in your church’s ministry. Without a team of dedicated people serving with you, you will be unable to accomplish and fully carry out the vision God has for you. I am convinced that when we as leaders in the church hold on to... read more
People don’t respond to “need.” They respond to vision. I’ve been guilty in the past of begging for volunteers. I’ve laid the thick guilt trip on from the stage before. I’ve forced the “Want to Volunteer?” slide on the Announcement loop every Sunday. I’ve seemed down right desperate. There was... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Engage your Givers Now is the time to meaningfully and regularly engage with the donors in your church. Though you don’t want to over-communicate giving, it doesn’t mean that giving can’t be present in your normal communication to your church body. You can connect donors to the... read more
Today’s Church Online Tip is this: Put your Pastors in the Chat. If you are using something like Church Online Platform, Living as One, Vimeo Livestream or Facebook Live or another platform, most Streaming Providers will provide you with a dedicated chat window to use to interact with viewers during... read more
Your volunteers are your first and most important priority. As churches we strive for excellence, create systems and processes, but at our core we can’t forget we are pastoring people always. Whether we are reaching people outside our walls who are distant from God or whether we are caring and... read more
Do you ever find yourself reading something and thinking: “how does this apply to my creativity, church, ministry, organization, or leadership?” It happens to me all the time almost to the point that it is frustrating! The other day I was reading an article online about a new book called:... read more
This week on the show, we conclude Christine Kriesher’s workshop from SALT18 on how to build and sustain a Thriving Volunteer Ministry. Through Christine’s workshop, you’ll learn how to recruit volunteers in a way that almost always guarantees a “yes”, you’re learn new ways to appreciate your volunteers, you’ll identify... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes This week on the show, we conclude Christine Kriesher’s workshop from SALT18 on how to build and sustain a Thriving Volunteer Ministry. Through Christine’s workshop, you’ll learn how to recruit volunteers in a way that almost always guarantees a “yes”, you’re... read more