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Dennis Sy is the Senior Pastor of Victory Greenhills. Husband to Thammie Sy, and father to two beautiful girls. His passion is talking about church planting, the gospel and discipleship. Networked Blogs
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Tag Archives: volunteer management
Paolo Punzalan on Making Volunteers stick
You need 3 things: 1. Team – get the best team. – the best volunteers are not available. Get those volunteers -personal note: get the right people on the bus. – don’t just get because of their availability 2. Tools … Continue reading
Bench Deep
Watching the 4th quarter of GAME 3 OF THE NBA FINALS between the Celtics and the Lakers shows us the importance of a strong bench. There will always be off nights. There will be days when the main guys dont … Continue reading
Posted in volunteers
Tagged boston, CHURCH GROWTH, glen davis, lakers, nate robinson, nba finals, volunteer management
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Take the blame, give the credit
When something bad happens in church – take responsibility. Take the blame. When a volunteer messes up in public- take the blame but talk to the volunteer privately. When a staff did not come through – take the blame publicly, … Continue reading
Posted in LEADERSHIP, staff meetings, volunteers
Tagged public praise, staff, volunteer management
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T.I.M.E
Whether it’s your spouse, your kids, your pastoral staff, your administrators, your small group leaders, your volunteers – all of us need TIME. T – touch Touch in the right way at the right time. A pat on the back, … Continue reading
Posted in team, volunteers
Tagged motivating employees, staff management, time, volunteer management
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confessions of a clueless pastor
What in the world is volunteer management? I did not have a clue. I remember hearing the word 2 years ago but decided it was for the Peter Drucker’s of this world. But now it is making sense. The church … Continue reading
somebody has to pick the trash
I remember a year ago when we encountered a problem in our worship hall. People were dropping their candy wrappers on the floor. Our volunteers told us the problem and we got a quick solution. OWN THE CHURCH. It does … Continue reading
The Volunteer Goal
For the past two years we have literally survived with a very thin church staff. We have designed church to be this way to give people an opportunity to volunteer and serve Jesus – the highest privilege given to man. … Continue reading
what happens an hour before the service (behind the scene look)
To all our volunteers… thanks for doing a great job week after week
