by Derek Sanford | Mar 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Pastor Derek’s church, Grace Church in Erie, PA, has worked hard to create a volunteer leadership culture. In this video, Derek answers some Q&A’s about building that culture. Questions include: How would you define “volunteer leadership culture?” What...
by Derek Sanford | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are two types of fantastic volunteers we see in our churches: those who manage tasks getting done and those who lead other people. The first type of volunteer shows up faithfully, does the thing we’ve asked them to do it, and eases the burden of everything...
by Derek Sanford | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
I started writing my book Untapped Church before COVID hit the world stage. I finished the book from my basement during lockdown. Now that we seem to be emerging out of the blast zone of the pandemic, and many church leaders are sorting through the wreckage trying to...
by Derek Sanford | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Most pastors are by nature altruistic. We want the best for others. And recruiting and unleashing high-capacity volunteer leaders truly is an altruistic endeavor. It benefits the volunteer leader as they get to experience the thrill of stepping into their God-given...
by Derek Sanford | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day (at the time I’m posting this) and February is the month of love. ANYTIME is a good time to tell your volunteers that you love them, but around Valentine’s Day is an especially good time to do it (even though in Christian...
by Derek Sanford | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s been almost a year since I sent the final manuscript off to the publisher for my book Untapped Church in which I talk about our church’s journey of toward staffing many of our ministries with volunteer, yes unpaid, leaders. We’ve created a culture in which unpaid...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
I was leading a training seminar with a group of pastors recently, and I could see one of the pastors in the room was visibly uncomfortable. Almost wincing in pain. When it came time for Q&A his hand was the first one up. He said, “I believe everything you’re...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you lead a church or a non-profit, you understand that inviting volunteers to join your team is a part of the job. I would suggest that asking high-capacity volunteers who will be responsible for leading teams and individuals to step up, involves some unique...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the first two posts of this three-part series, we began looking at how building a base of high capacity volunteers can help you with your ministry and help you personally. In this video, we continue the discussion by looking at how volunteers can help your...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
In my last post, we began looking at how building a base of high capacity volunteers can help you with your ministry. In this video, we continue the discussion by looking at how volunteers can help you personally. Be sure to check out the other videos in this series:...
