The Value Of Helping Volunteers Stay Engaged?
It is not easy to keep people engaged and especially hard when they are not being given compensation for their efforts. So how do we build environments where volunteers want to stay engaged for the long haul? We all have volunteers we want to keep around and on our...
Are you saving or spending your equity?
I tell my kids almost every day that “actions have has consequences, good and bad.” The other day our neighbor parked in the street and his car got a boot put on the tire. In our hood you can’t park on the street. When my daughter saw what happened...
Do You Know Why Your Best Volunteers Leave?
It hurts when people leave. It’s been said that people don’t quit organizations, they quit people. There are a million reasons why, over time, we can lose talented volunteers or staff members. Sometimes it’s circumstantial. Other times, it’s just a natural pattern of...
How Do You End?
The end. When it comes to programming a service we tend to work really hard to find a tidy little bow that we can use to bring each week to a conclusion. Culturally, we love pretty little bows. I like them as well. We like the idea that God is going to help with our...
I Failed Massively And It Was Good!
About 6 weeks ago I was having a conversation with the team I work on at Cross Point. We were grinding and developing plans for upcoming series and artwork. During our talk we discovered that we had slipped into the habit of playing it safe so I challenged all of us...
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