volunteers
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Reblog: Intentions, no matter how good and determined, are not enough
Do you notice how God the Father responds to the Son’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane? Jesus makes clear that he intends to drink the cup of God’s wrath. He agrees to do it. The decision is made in… Continue reading
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Dream!
Leading, delegating, starting, serving… they all require a little bit of dreaming. Sometimes, they require a lot of dreaming. What would you LOVE to see happen… don’t worry about “how” it will happen just yet… just imagine. What would you… Continue reading
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How should you instill in people a godly ambition to take on more responsibility?
It’s helpful when people “step-up” and take on more responsibility. It allows leaders to delegate more and start new things and keep things going. But how should we motivate people to step-up? Rewards? Notoriety? Offer to meet up with them… Continue reading
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Why would you give a volunteer access to church data?
There’s a few things to think about before you give people access to contact details and other data. You’re not giving them access, you’re appointing them with responsibility. There are certain things people should do, and not do with private… Continue reading
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Limiting your ministry to “with my spouse” only
On one hand, married couples have a great ability to focus and influence and care and endorse. I love married couples who do team ministry. It’s great. There are certain seasons of life where this can happen more and others… Continue reading
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Amaze people with “no reason”
If you’re in Christian leadership, its your job, your responsibility, to keep asking and encouraging people to give their time and effort to ministry. So much so, that it can feel like every interaction and phone call is a request.… Continue reading
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Energy levels do not equate to amount of work done
Often when we talk about how much energy we have, we have the idea in our head that a certain amount of energy means we should be able to achieve a certain amount of output. That is, we assume human… Continue reading
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Reblog: Do you have enough for people to do?
Imagine if everyone in your congregation(s) [who isn’t already giving a few hours to ministry at your church] all came to you next week and said they each wanted to give 2hrs – per week. Would you have enough for… Continue reading
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Reflections from building the HBC Hub
About 12 months ago I took an architect and a couple of our Committee of Elders to a 1970s warehouse and pitched the idea that by the grace of God we could use it as a home base for our… Continue reading
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1 Minute Manager
The whole point of this book really has one point; Can you describe the job you want someone to do in one minute? You can’t just name the job (e.g. “Welcoming leader”). You have to so explain the job that… Continue reading
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Meet with volunteers after x weeks, not after x is done.
If you plan to meet with someone “as soon as you’ve finished the next step”, there’s little chance you’ll meet. Whereas, if you plan to meet with someone “in 3 weeks”, you’ll meet, and there’s more chance they’ll have finished… Continue reading
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To make an overall improvement, start with just one thing
If you want to improve something in your ministry, say your public meetings, or the content of your bible studies, don’t think that the only way to do it is by a massive overhaul. Sometimes, quality has slipped over time.… Continue reading
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Do your professionals volunteer?
Do you ask the Pre-school teacher in your church to run your crèche? Or the full-time photographer to take photos for church? Or the web designer to make your church website? Or the architect in your congregation to design your… Continue reading
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Bad motives make bad excuses
What do you do with the person who wants to pull out of volunteering because they “don’t feel like they’re doing it for the right reasons”. It’s hard because motives do matter. We want people to do things with good… Continue reading
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