Volunteers

If you are employed by a church to lead a church ministry, I want to change your job description. No matter the ministry you were hired to lead, your job isn’t what you think it is. Your volunteers are your job. Their job is your ministry. You’re not called to build ministries. You’re called to […]

It was time for a change, it was time to move the 4:00 pm Saturday service to 5:00 pm. We spent months researching optimum service times, asking families for input and discussing the change with stakeholders. (I didn’t know service times had stakeholders.) When the day came for the change, however, weeping and wailing was […]

Volunteers! I love these people. Just the thought of them conjures up so many wonderful emotions. I’ve served alongside some of the best volunteers in the country. Some true rock stars! I hope and pray you are doing the same. In fact, if you have a volunteer team at all, you are. But, isn’t it […]

Sure, the very word volunteer communicates that they willingly chose to support our mission and fill the needs. They knew what they signed up for and decided to invest in this messy work. They know the stakes. We clarified what to expect during orientation, and we keep a clear picture of our vision in front […]

I’ll never forget taking a seat in the corner booth of the café, knots forming in my stomach, not dissimilar to the giant soft pretzels on display. I waited for the familiar ding of my phone to alert me that she had arrived, anxiously pressing my Home button every 30 seconds for what seemed like […]

Once you hear it, the Orange Strategy makes a lot of sense. However, if you’ve never heard of it before, it can be strange. Whether you are just starting to explore the Orange Strategy, or have been living Orange for years, the people on your team need to know what this is all about. Here […]

We’ve all been there. Sunday morning rolls around and we’re panicked by the number of volunteer roles left unfilled. We think, “Don’t people know the church has the most incredible mission on the planet!?” The truth is, many of the people in your congregation do—they’re just waiting for you to ask them to join you. On episode 41 of the Think Orange Podcast, we’re joined by Christine Kreisher, Discipleship Pastor at GT Church, and Adam Duckworth, Lead Communicator at Downtown Harbor Church. They address several reasons why we need to rethink our approach to volunteer recruitment. Secure your earbuds and get ready for these volunteer experts to help you mobilize volunteers to accomplish your mission. Welcome to episode 41 of the Think Orange Podcast.

This year, we’ve heard from some of the Church’s most insightful youth ministry leaders to help us learn how to help make kids faith stick outside of the Church’s four walls. In today’s episode of the Think Orange Podcast, we’ll reminisce on some topics we found most helpful in our challenging, yet rewarding opportunity to pour into the lives of the next generation.