What do you want in a volunteer? Methods for volunteer recruitment come up whenever a group of sound techs talk long enough. One person tries a slick video while someone else puts out a signup sheet while someone else posts a notice in the church newsletter. I'd like to take this talk of ... Read More
Are that many of us REALLY burned out or on the verge? The simple answer is YES! I am on the edge myself - well, I WAS until this weekend. Even if you are already burned out, you can still find a way out. These are a few steps that anyone can take to stop the burnout madness. It's the process ... Read More
The argument forever burns on as to whether or not a church should be run like a business. Regardless of which side you're on, one thing is for certain, the church is primarily a volunteer-oriented organization and that, I hate to say, can lead to a poor volunteer mentality. ... Read More
"If you build it, they will come." That's great for drawing in baseball fans but not so good for recruiting volunteers. Just because you have a sound booth everyone can see, it doesn't mean volunteers are going to run up and ask to join the team. Let's say a ... Read More
Bill and Linda expressed the desire of serving our church after attending for three months. We had become friends and I was excited for them. One of the church volunteer opportunities they wanted to fill was the Bible Study Group Overseer. Someone to shepherd over the different ... Read More
Recruiting volunteers for the audio ministry is not easy. However, if you consider why people volunteer, you might just figure out how to get the people you need. I've seen this happen a before. People sign up for volunteering but once they see the job requirements, they are gone in a flash. ... Read More
"How do I make teens understand the importance of what we do?" I read this question some months ago and it stayed with me. Recruiting new tech volunteers usually requires looking to those in high school and maybe even middle school. But the problem is they *can* be the first to flake out, drop ... Read More
I stumbled on a church worship article geared towards pastors and worship leaders, however, there was a line in the article that caught my attention:"Seek in your sound booth a person who technically knows the sound board and has a musical ear."Years ago, our church had one small worship ... Read More
