I've noticed that many times leaders or directors get so caught up in managing and directing their teams of volunteers that they forget to LISTEN to them. To reach or tap into my teams, I've had to become all things to all people....
Hey, it's so great to be here with you here in New England. I feel a little bit like we have some common ground because I'm from Canada, and you're basically Canadian. No, not really. Not really, but you understand snow. It was so nice...
1. The Six Hats of The Worship Leader by Rich Kirkpatrick Worship Leaders get a bad rap for not being good readers, and it makes sense because we live in a more creative space and it’s hard to digest a lot of leadership books out there,...
1) Interpreting ‘no’ to mean ‘never’. Think of fundraising like an interstate that you are travelling on towards the destination. You are inviting people to join you in the journey. If someone says ‘no’, don’t assume that means ‘never’. Instead, give them easy on-ramps throughout...
Both church planters and partner churches are in search of a ministry relationship that aligns with the vision and needs of their ministry. Avoid these mistakes that roadblock partnerships. 1) Not knowing what your potential partner church is looking for. I’ve found that there are essentially two...
All right! What's up? 521 Conference in the house. How are you guys doing? You're doing good? I find it incredibly difficult after those last two points to share anything 'cause I don't know how many other people, your toes are smushed. Your heart is...
I want to share with you how we get local unchurched people to be your Secret Shoppers / Secret Worshippers for just $60! We didn’t want a church consultant to tell us what they thought about our church. Instead, we wanted to know what an actual unchurched...
All right, so what is it like for a guest? It's so easy to forget that. It's such a hard thing for us to retain. The first thing I want to talk about is the culture that we create for guests. And I have three...
Mapping out your First Impressions: How to use first time guest journeys to make your first impressions better. The business wordl has been using customer journey mapping for years. They use them to litterally map out every step of a customer's journey from visiting their website...
The Perfect Facebook Post Combination for Promoting Easter and Christmas Everyone is saying mailers are dead ( They’re not! Here’s why! ) and you should put more money into promoting stuff on facebook. So here is a quick outline of how we’ve been promoting our BIG...