I want to tell you a story of a time I messed up when it came to serving people. I was serving on...

More than a year ago, I took a new job with a Christian company in the Atlanta area. The job was a...

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.

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.