volunteers

Having a digital discipleship plan gives pastors and church leaders another way to teach their congregations that all of life is discipleship, from their waking and sleeping to their work, the way they spend their time, and the people they know. Digital discipleship is part of an integrated, holistic method to help people grow in their relationship with Jesus.

Worship software can seem complex to those who don't regularly use it, so some advocate for staff to do most of the heavy lifting and give the simple task of running it to volunteers. Other churches have a lot of success in running ProPresenter with volunteers doing everything. So, how should you approach the issue of running ProPresenter with volunteers? Let's look at both sides.

We all know that volunteers are the lifeblood of any church. If churches had to pay each of their children’s ministry teachers, small group leaders, women’s and men’s ministry leaders, and vacation Bible school teachers, they’d be up a creek, fast. Some churches keep their staff incredibly lean and rely predominantly on volunteers while other churches have more robust staff members and fewer volunteers; either way, volunteers need to be screened, trained, and thanked.

As we soak in the sunshine and enjoy summer, we can’t lose sight of what is just around the corner--fall and the various events that come along with that season. From kids heading back to school to gearing up for the holidays, fall is the on-ramp to the busiest time of year for churches. To ensure successful events that don’t wear out your staff and volunteers, here are seven tips to make planning events a bit easier:

We all know that volunteers are the lifeblood of any church. If churches had to pay each of their children's ministry teachers, small group leaders, women's and men's ministry leaders, and vacation bible school teachers, they'd be up a creek, fast. Some churches keep their staff incredibly lean and rely predominantly on volunteers while other churches have more robust staff members and fewer volunteers; either way, volunteers need to be screened, training, and thanked. Below are five resources aimed at helping your church lean in to the volunteer management process.

Without rocking your world too much I'd like to state the obvious... Volunteers are the life blood of your church. While we all would acknowledge that fact. It's easy to forget about in the day to day of ministry. They dutifully arrive every week, with a smile on their face (real or painted on) and serve. Regardless of their motivation, our effectiveness long-term depends on them. We could never hire the volume of people needed to run our church and we shouldn't have to. The challenge comes down to expectations.

Churches have fully integrated with technology within the church services with the sound equipment, projectors or televisions, and computers. Of course, this has created...