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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

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...]

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...]

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...]

Conflict Resolution And Staff Performance

A Conflict Free Staff Is A Well Performing Staff

Have you read my Performance Evaluations Are Overrated post? Take a look at it. The short version is, in 30 years of leadership I've never seen a performance appraisal that actually improves performance. They are pretty much annual exercises that companies go through to deliver pay increases, etc. They pretty much amount to a "check in the box," with everyone rushing around to get them done. Consequently, very little … [Read more...]