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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From a recent interview by Guy Kawasaki with Richard Stearns, President of World Vision, speaking on acting in love to build trust and make an impact:
Question:Are you trying to end poverty or evangelize Christianity?
Answer: As …
How are you scheduling your volunteers? Post a comment and let me know what kind of method(s) you use to coordinate your volunteers for your children’s ministry workers, door greeters, ushers, Sunday School leaders, small …
A few weeks ago, I had a good friend and co-worker call me after dinner and asked if I would mind if he stopped by to pray with me. He knew that I was about …
I’m excited to announce the first in a series of eBooks from Agile Ministry. Handle With Care will help you improve your church or ministry leadership by offering practical, easy-to-read chapters on a variety of …
Successfully recruiting volunteers requires spending the time to wordsmith your message for a flyer or face-to-face discussion. Here are some tips for making your recruiting message more effective:
Sell it With Words
Words are important! Don’t use …
You may not realize it, but you are marketing your ministry to the members of your church with everything that you say and do. Simply, marketing is the method of convincing someone that what you …
Is your church like a superstore, trying to offer everything that the other churches around you offer? Or, are you like the specialty store that offers some of the same items, some different items, and …
I have been wearing two different hats while serving in my church’s volunteer department: training coordinator and consultant. As the training coordinator, I’ve been responsible for outlining how we will ensure that lay leaders and …
I’ve noticed a trend recently by leaders and pastors who seem to think that it is acceptable for volunteers to leave a position of service, but only if they move to something else. While I …
Have you ever been guilted into serving at your church? Do you know of an instance of a guilted volunteer that turned into a healthy, long lasting volunteer at your church? I don’t. So, why …