This time of year, many are focused on recruiting. We want to make sure that our ministries are staffed well. There is something that people say that makes me cringe every time I hear it. When people are recruiting, some often ask people if they can serve just one week a month. There is constant … [Read more…]
I like to sit in my backyard, light a fire in the fire pit, and relax. It is great sitting around fire just talking with friends, no agenda, just enjoying the fire and each one’s company. Lately, I have been posting an “open invitation” for people to join me around the fire pit to … [Read more…]
As I interact with various leaders in children’s ministry, listen to what they say, and the links that are clicked on the most in the weekly e-mail, the most common concern from those in children’s ministry is that they need volunteers. Whether it is recruiting, or retaining, volunteers seems to be the number one, … [Read more…]
As I type this, there are a group of people at Awana learning how they can be advocates for Awana. Yes this may be one of the secrets of Awana that I shared earlier this week, but if you were following the hastag #Awana14Launch on Twitter, then you knew this as you saw the … [Read more…]
I was reading a local news story this morning and the correlation to ministry was overwhelming. The story talks about a local volunteer fire company that has had volunteers baking pies as a fundraiser for about the last 50 years and next month, this tradition will end. Why is the tradition ending? Simply because no … [Read more…]