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Five Keys to Successful Volunteer Recruitment

Five Keys to Successful Volunteer Recruitment

Struggling to recruit volunteers? Deech Kirk shares five keys for successful volunteer recruitment drawn from his work with youth ministry teams but applicable to other areas of ministry as well. Here are five keys to a successful volunteer recruitment plan: There is no way around it: you have to ask people to volunteer. 1. Know […]

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To Lead Change, Leaders Need the Courage to Change Themselves

To Lead Change, Leaders Need the Courage to Change Themselves

Mike Bonem says that healthy organizational change will not occur unless a leader is willing to reflect, learn, and grow. To lead well, you must have the courage to allow yourself to be changed. Whether you are a young or an experienced leader, you have made a considerable “investment” in your leadership. That investment includes […]

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Answer the Call of Leadership

Answer the Call of Leadership

Over the past several months, as we’ve all negotiated and navigated our way through the Coronavirus pandemic, one thing has become exceedingly clear: If you’re going to survive, you must adapt. If you’re in leadership, it doesn’t take you long to learn that lesson. But decades in, some leaders forget. Some feel like they’ve reached…

Seven Decades of Lessons (and A Gift)

Seven Decades of Lessons (and A Gift)

This Saturday, I will turn 74 years old. Like most birthdays when you get older, I’ll celebrate in some way with my family and friends, but for the most part I’ll treat it like most other days: focused on the mission of transformation. But that doesn’t mean I won’t reflect on my life and what…