Leaders and volunteers often struggle to find the time to connect with God while tackling work, family, and their volunteer service. I understand, as I’ve struggled with this from time-to-time as well. Let’s understand what true fellowship with God looks like and how we can focus our time to develop this fellowship.
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Projects are necessary to make church happen. We have projects for everything from VBS to Fall Festivals.
During a recent Bible study, someone in my group asked, “Is your project in charge of you, or is …
I’ll be traveling from Austin to Colorado Springs for The 2009 Ministry Tech IT Conference. The conference is April 22-24, 2009, though I may be there a few days earlier to enjoy the area and …
Craig Groeschel recently posed the question “What season are you in?”. Here is what he has to say:
To be truly successful in ministry, it is important to respect and respond to God’s ministry seasons. In …
We all struggle as leaders with attitude issues. We may have a bad attitude toward a person, toward something personal in our life, or toward volunteering in general. Rindy Walton posted an article inspired from …
Leadership Lab pointed me to a great article on Breakthrough or Burnout. Here are the 12 signs:
When in breakthrough mode you can’t wait to start the day. In burnout you can’t wait for the day …
I had a friend tell me recently that they don’t read anything but the Bible. They may read an occasional book for their job, but otherwise they stick to the Word. I read around 30-50 …
My wife recently started something cute with my daughter. It goes something like this:
Mom to Daughter: “My love bucket is empty. I need some hugs.”
Daughter to mom: “Ahhh. My love bucket is empty as well.”
Mom …
As leaders, we often live in the future rather than the now. We focus all of our efforts on building teams to make the future better, brighter, less painful. Every now and then however, leaders …
Here are some quotes about time that I wanted to share:
Ecclesiastes: “For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven…”
Benjamin Franklin: “Dost thou love life? Then waste not time; for …
Your team’s job descriptions will help determine the time you need from a volunteer per month to help out with the team. This prevents you from training new volunteers, only to lose them when they …