Here is the second most popular post of 2015 on my blog.
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5 days left of 2015 so here is my 5th most popular post in 2015
We are now down to 5 days left in 2015. To keep with the way I’m ending my blogging year for 2015 here is the 5th most popular post.
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60 seconds does not equal 6 months
This will be a short post but one that I am learning the value of more and more each time.
Time for a confession. Often times I will have thoughts, ideas and plans percolating for months and become so excited to share these new directions or developments with my teams. Then I arrange the meeting and bring out the news! I watch the faces of those I have sprung this great stuff onto, wait for it…wait for it….Nothing?
What is going on? Maybe I need to rephrase it, so reforming the delivery of the news and still nothing. I can feel myself getting a little upset. Why are they not as excited as myself? Do these people understand how great this is? How many problems we have just solved? Why the lack of excitement?
Here is the lesson I am being reminded of…60 seconds does not equal 6 months. I have had 6 months to chew on and think through, and develop this great plan, my team has had 60 seconds.
Take your team with you. If you end up with the 6 months then when you deliver the great news, allow their seconds to grow and don’t expect more than a 60 second response.
Dispatch a great tool for ministry
Allow me to share with you a fantastic tool that comes from INCM called Dispatch.
Dispatch is a curated selection of some of the latest ideas and products for children’s ministry leaders. It comes packed to the rim of the box and makes you feel like it is Christmas all year round.
Here are just a few of the items that came in this last box:
– The Gospel Truth about children’s Ministry
– 7 Family Ministry Essentials
– Strong in me CD
and so much more.
What are you waiting for, go now and get your box of goodies.
Start to finish, implementation ideas to unpack part 2
This post idea started over here first. Go and read this post first then come back and finish this one.
Decide on the right tempo/speed or frequency.
Once volunteers are in place, it’s important to know where you want to take your volunteers. What does that look like? How often will you need to meet? How long? The key is figuring out the speed/frequency that fits you and your churches culture.
Specific examples of speed and culture.
Here at my church I am noticing that Sundays after the last service are good times for tribes of people within Take TWO Family ministries to meet because they’re already used to having a full Sunday and prefer to stay and carry out a meeting than have to come at any other time during the week.
Helpful Content
Good volunteers are always hungry for content that will help them have a greater impact in their role. They are not, however, open to giving up their time for something that seems like a waste. Helpful content is required to develop volunteers and make them want to attend training events. I enjoy recording some of my groups to use as a teaching tool with them.
Easy to Attend
Training events need to be as easy to attend as possible. You can’t appease everyone, but you can do a number of things to take away excuses people have for not attending training events.
Can’t Miss Culture
The best way to have strong participation in volunteer training is to make the events themselves have a “can’t miss” feel to them. What can you do to make those who attend feel glad they did and want to come next time?
Be on the lookout for more post along this line as I unfold these some more.
I would love to hear what you do?
What do you find successful?
