As a ministry leader, you spend a lot of time thinking about what messages your kids, students, and volunteers hear within your ministry. What if you could multiply your impact by working in sync with the age-graded ministries on either ends of yours? After all, if you’re not careful, what you do, the next person can undo or vice versa.
That’s why today’s episode of the Pod focuses on an aligned messaging strategy for families and volunteers. First, Orange’s own Frank Bealer joins us as he shares three big ideas for Refining the Message. Then Ashley and guest host Dan Scott interview Nina Schmidgall from National Community Church (NCC) on principles related to aligning volunteers and parents in a transient culture.
Welcome to Episode 55 of the Think Orange Podcast.
Topic Timeline
Having one voice across your entire family ministry is important for having team-wide expectations and standards (7:08)
Frank Bealer talks about Refining the Message across your family ministry (8:46)
Say less (10:48)
Say what matters (13:41)
Say it clearer (20:55)
Dan Scott and Ashley interview Nina Schmidgall (23:58)
Explanation of National Community Church’s multi-site model (27:43)
Family ministry in a transient culture (31:33)
NCC’s volunteer recruitment and assimilation rhythms (36:22)
If we can retain our volunteers, we can do less work to recruit new ones (41:02)
Achieving one voice across a family ministry team, as well as in a multi-site model (42:45)
Dave and Ashley’s final thoughts (45:42)
