With many restrictions lifted, volunteers are beginning to return. As a Christian leader, what should you expect? And how should you deal with it? 1). EXPECT A MAD BREAKOUT! Air traffic increased by 500% on Memorial Day weekend. There is a mad rush to travel, to take...
An unexpected day off affords me the opportunity to catch up on things I’ve neglected, cross off overdue items on my to-do list, or do some real strategic thinking. COVID-19 has opened up far more than a day. We along with our volunteers may be trying to replace...
Question: Our church has an unwritten rule that we don’t recognize volunteers because it is flattery. That doesn’t “feel” right, but how do I distinguish between flattery and recognition? Answer: On the surface it may be difficult to...
by Al Newell “Begging” for volunteers makes long term recruiting worse. Desperate pleas create diminishing returns, dulling the ears of prospects. Worse yet, “begging” cheapens the value of the ministry position itself. Consider a dad of a teenage girl placing a...
Seven Reasons Why Volunteer Ministries Fail by Al Newell Golf great Ben Hogan said that when a person stands over a golf ball, every natural inclination is wrong. For instance, I once swung so hard that the ball lifted two inches straight up and plopped back down in a...
