Celebrate Your Volunteers
Contributor – Heather Quiroz, Staff Consultant with Ministry Architects Celebrate Your Volunteers Bottom line, we couldn’t do youth ministry without our volunteers. I’ve heard many youth workers share their frustrations about finding good volunteers. I’ve heard comments like, “I can’t find any volunteers” or “the volunteers I have are unreliable”. You name it. I’ve probably…
After Eighteen Years
Contributor – Bryant Johnson, Lead Consultant with Ministry Architects After Eighteen Years On March 21st, 2015, I had the opportunity to officiate a wedding of two wonderful young adults. It was an opportunity that I could only say “yes” to. But it also caused me to reflect on a few things. My first thought was,…
What Does It Mean?
Contributor – Bryant Johnson, Lead Consultant with Ministry Architects What Does It Mean? In 1543, a book that would forever change the world was published. That book was De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres). This would be outline a new model for our world. This new model would project that the…
The Toxic Volunteer
Oh the drama trauma! Gossip, parking lot conversations, and flying texts – it never seems to stop. All a part of working with high schoolers, you say? No, high school drama I can take. It’s why we were hired, after all. The person I’m talking about is the dreaded dramatist of doom: the toxic volunteer….
Still Crazy Busy?
Contributor – Bryant Johnson, Lead Consultant with Ministry Architects You’ve likely heard these words recently as someone shares why they will miss your program this week. “I’ve got to get my homework done. Maybe I’ll make it next week.” Or, “Our calendar is just so busy with sports, school, and everything in between.” Busy is…