It’s not enough to just get volunteers; you have to nurture them to help them feel safe and connected
Team Development
Discover the Leadership and Management Training Sessions at CFX!
Each of the three days of this year's Church Facilities Expo, to be held in Dallas October 9-11, will have a full schedule of sessions of interest to pastors, executive pastors, and leadership teams at churches of all sizes. The sessions, covering a wide variety of...
New for CFX 2023: Leadership Collective Sessions!
Church leaders, are always striving to maintain the balance between good leadership and the management of their ministries. With this comes joys as well as challenges. If you're struggling with a particular issue that you can’t seem to figure out how to get past,...
Webinar Will Reveal How Training and Tech Can Help Prevent Church Attacks
In our next webinar, church security expert Simon Osamoh will reveal how to use staff training as well as technology to identify potentially dangerous behaviors of individuals in and around your worship facility to prevent catastrophic events before they occur. The...
Worship Facility Podcast Episode: Facilities Maintenance and Staff Management – Time for a Clean SWEEP
Joe Precup, Director of Operations at DTK Facilities, discusses challenges to facility maintenance needs, whether janitorial or staff management, in an ever-changing and unpredictable economy. During this episode, Joe will outline an acronym that will help your team...
Making Better Presentation Teams
Churches have fully integrated their services with technology such as sound equipment, projectors, televisions, and computers. This has created a culture around how to use this technology within a church service. Whether it's the worship team using PowerPoint so that...
How to Grow Your Church Tech Team
Another frequent question I was asked at CFX in Dallas was “How to grow your church tech team”. Having a church tech team is essential to every church. Unfortunately most churches don't know how to grow their tech team. Let me help guide you on how to build a church...
Getting & Retaining Tech Team Volunteers
Never forget, these amazing volunteers can make you look and sound great every week and you can’t do your job without them.
The Importance of Specialized Safety and Security Training
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in their study of attacks on Houses of Worship, said communication and preparedness are key to preventing attacks at worship facilities, and if they should occur, surviving...
How to Confront Someone When They are Simply Not Working Out
I passionately believe that volunteers are and should always be a key part of any church/ministry media team. Because of that, how we work with them is a critical part of our leadership. In this post I want to look at how we address a situation where the volunteer...
Healthy Venting as a Staff
We’ve all inappropriately handled our emotions at work. We’ve either stifled our feelings when we should’ve shared them, or we’ve spewed emotions when we should’ve stayed silent. Below are six best practices that have helped me vent in a constructive manner as an...
Using Feedback for Growth
Feedback doesn’t necessarily mean people hate what you’re doing; it can be a sign they’re passionate about being on mission with you
Trauma-Informed Care Workshop Available Feb. 24
Not only will this benefit your teams and congregation, but it can help you as you navigate through this tough season
Digital Great Commission Ministries Starts Tech Podcast
If you’re on your church’s tech team, this one’s for you
Pastors Can Reset in a Pandemic
The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but especially on pastors. Here are some tips on how to regain some balance.
Supporting Your Administrative Staff
Supporting the staff members who keep things running behind the scenes at your church is vital to the health of your entire team
Reflecting on the Past Year to Make an Impact in the Next
Identifying areas that held you back in the past year can help you move forward in the next
Finding Yourself in a Surprise Succession
Succession planning is always important, but even moreso when you have a plan for those surprise successions
Living in a Monocultural World? Seek to Build Diversity into It
A life without diversity in it keeps us from understanding other cultures and backgrounds and stifles our growth
Lessons from a Volunteer-Turned-Full Time Staff Member
3 things to remember about being a church staff member and the volunteers that still serve alongside you
Book Review – Spark: Five Essentials to Ignite the Greatness Within
This book will challenge your faith by helping you strive for the “greatness within” through answering some tough questions
