We had a new member or prospective new member at a luncheon. Each of the staff had a minute or two to introduce themselves and share what they did at the church. I thought I made a good pitch but our Pastor made an interesting observation about all our introductions. He said, “What I noticed…
I was just thinking about all the Sunday “duties” a pastor/associate might have in addition to preaching, Touch base with someone Meetings with lots of someones Teach someone Counsel someone Make sure certain people know certain things Announce something The list is endless. In addition, associate pastors have our minds on everything we have to…
We’ve all been through it. We inherit a volunteer who you think you can work with and then you notice you can’t. Why? In my case it was about getting the volunteer to teach the curriculum given to him My standards for the teacher were simple, teach, connect with new students, show up to appropriate…
