From the very beginning, our vision for our facility was somewhat unique. We said we wanted our facility to be used by the community 24 x 7. We were not going to have the kind of building where we lock the doors on Sunday afternoon and reopen the following Sunday morning. We wanted the kind of campus that people came to throughout the week for all kinds of different reasons. While I would acknowledge that most … [Read more...]
Volunteer Recruitment
The Importance Of The Big Event When It Comes To Helping People Get Interested In Serving
I was reading through a Megachurch Attender Survey a while back and was not shocked to read that, in the Megachurch anyway, 45% of attenders never volunteer to do anything. I can't say that I was surprised because this is consistent with our experience. Needless to say, this ups the stakes when it comes to your volunteer recruitment strategy. We know a few things to be true when it comes to motivating an attender … [Read more...]
The Big Event … Logo And Promotion
Another Important Part Of Planning And Executing Any Big Event
Logo Design And Approval For any significant event, the first step in getting the word out is creating a unique logo for the event. In the case of Kids' Camp, the logo is essential. We print t-shirts for volunteers serving at the event and for the kids attending the event. The kids get their t-shirts on Sunday (Kids' Camp Sunday) following camp. This "free" t-shirt giveaway is one of the major draws to get the kids … [Read more...]
John Maxwell On Success
This Week's Great Book Quote
"One of the paradoxes of life is that the things that initially make you successful are rarely the things that keep you successful." John C. Maxwell … [Read more...]
The Best Of The Blogosphere For The Week Of April 4th
This Week's Top Posts From Around The Web
4 Pressures Every Leader Faces (And How To Overcome Them!) - Shawn Lovejoy What Leaders Need To Know About Data - Ruben Ugarte How To Avoid The Common Decision Disaster That Trips Up Leaders - Scott Cochrane Ways I Lead As A Leader Of Leaders - Ron Edmondson 3 Key Lessons For Your Church From A Study Of 20,000 Online Events - Rich Birch And this week's funny video.... … [Read more...]
Technical Arts Team Leader Ministry Description
Ministry Description ... The "Job Description" For Volunteers
Purpose Serving as Technical Arts Team Leader helps ensure the church accomplishes its mission through creative and inspiring weekend services supported by an excellent technical arts infrastructure (people and equipment). General Description The Technical Arts Team Leader supports the Arts Pastor in recruiting, training, developing, deploying, and recognizing technical artists as needed to sustain a weekend … [Read more...]
Do You Have The Authority?
Success Is Difficult Without The Needed Authority
The first part of taking on a new role as a church's executive pastor is evaluating the existing organizational structure. Why? Responsibility and authority, that's why. And, it begins with your authority as the executive pastor. Having worked with many new executive pastors making the transition into the role, I always have one major recommendation. Make sure the lead pastor is putting you in the … [Read more...]
Special Offerings
A Key Part Of The Church's Overall Donor Development Strategy
Does your church do "fundraisers?" You know, a table in the lobby raising money for this project or that? Or, maybe a car wash to help pay for a student conference or something? We do not. In a church our size (I can't imagine how it is in a large church), we get many, many requests to raise funds for this cause or that. Our answer is always the same, "We don't do fundraisers." We do, however, do "special … [Read more...]
Sound Operator Ministry Description
Ministry Description ... The "Job Description" For Volunteers
Purpose Serving as Sound Operator helps to ensure the church accomplishes its mission through the production of creative and inspiring weekend services and special events. General Description The Sound Operator serves as part of the Tech Team during weekend services in support of the Arts organization. Scheduled on a rotating basis, the Sound Operator configures, operates, and troubleshoots all audio equipment … [Read more...]
Jon Acuff On Being Awesome
This Week's Great Book Quote
"I learned a simple lesson about being awesome: always play to the size of your heart, not to the size of your audience. Awesome doesn’t let the crowd determine the size of the performance. Awesome gets up for two people or 200. Awesome writes great books even if no one is going to read them. Awesome sweeps the parts of store floors that no foot will ever touch. Awesome can’t help itself. Awesome has a huge heart. … [Read more...]
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