Articles for pastors, communications and creative directors, and anyone who leads teams at a church.
You have to know and be involved in how new volunteers get into your ministry. You have to be the most passionate about getting new people onto your team. You’re the leader. Everyone is going to feed off your energy.
Read this real comment, by a real church creative, at a real church communication conference earlier this year, and tell me if you can relate.
I believe too many times in church media world, those who serve in production (whether audio, video, lighting, or stage design) have a stigma of
In order to see growth in your ministry, you have to raise up leaders. The days of you being flying solo have to be long
Do you ever have a volunteer that is not a great fit for your team or the position they are in on your team? Do
I want to tell you a story of a time I messed up when it came to serving people. I was serving on staff at
?Hey, Seth, what happened to your nose?? ?Oh, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked me in the face. No big deal.? Let me tell you about my
More than a year ago, I took a new job with a Christian company in the Atlanta area. The job was a great opportunity, and
I’ve made a lot of mistakes when it comes to leading volunteer teams. One of the main things I learned is that I had to bleed vision. I had to consistently and passionately share the the vision behind why we existed as a team, why we were doing things a certain way, why we had certain leadership roles, why serving mattered, and so on.
I?m a firm believer in processes and systems. I do think sometimes I can be overkill and have too many systems in place where it
Within your Production Team, it?s your job to create the culture you want. Your volunteers should not just come in, push buttons and leave. You have to work to create opportunities where they can interact, relax, play, have fun and hangout – on Sundays and other times.
I think it’s not only healthy but extremely productive for you to take members of your team to other campuses within your church or even other churches.?
There are a few vital things you can do to prepare your production team for excellence on Sunday.
Most church conflict is a conflict over metaphors – images that capture the expectations that people have for the church. Good church leadership requires identifying, assessing, and sometimes replacing the metaphors that govern the vision of the church.
To paraphrase 18th century German philosopher Karl Marx, ?Religion is the opiate of the masses.? This now famous phrase essentially meant that organized religion helps ease the ailments of mankind.
People want to enjoy where they serve. They want and long for community. There are always things you can do, even on a small budget, to create an exciting place for people to serve.
If you feel stuck at the doorstep of your dreams, remember that Jesus is the door.
If your first response to allegations of a sexual assault within the church is to protect the favored son over protecting the vulnerable, you?re missing the mark and breaking God?s heart. For every woman brave enough to share their story on #WhyIDidntReport, there are countless more living in silence for fear of being shamed, blamed, and ostracized. ?
When building a team/organization it?s important to build a well-rounded group with lots of different voices and personalities. Those different personalities will sharpen and grow each other on a regular basis. As you sharpen and grow with each other, truly great things will be created and accomplished.
Let’s invite, not recruit people to join our volunteer team.
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