Who Needs Training? Not me!

“Why do I, a respected member of this organization, need training about protecting children? I’ve been working around kids for 15 years!”
You have probably heard this in your church or organization many times. Or maybe you’ve said it a couple of times yourself.
How do you handle the pushback? We’ve got some strategies for you. READ MORE

What would you do?
What Would you Do?
You work in the office part-time at your church in the evenings and often there are youth events happening after regular hours. Your work area is in a position to see the assistant youth pastor’s office. Sometimes, he is with young people alone. On more than one occasion, you’ve seen him “counseling” with a youth with the door closed.
You have been a member of the church for several years, and you know that the youth pastor is well-loved by many. But there is something about the closed door and those frequent one-on-one meetings that make you want to say something to someone. It just doesn’t feel right. What do you do?  READ MORE

Finding and keeping good volunteers
4 Ways to Find (and Keep) Good Volunteers
If you work or volunteer at a large organization where volunteers are lining up at the door to serve, congratulations, and this article is probably not for you. But if you are like most churches and faith-based organizations, you know that volunteers can be hard to come by. Coupled with that, it can be extremely difficult to keep good volunteers.
This article will give you tips to find and retain those good volunteers.  READ MORE

Admin Tip
You run into Janice in the lobby on Sunday. She says she has started a Safe Gatherings application and wants to know whether she will be approved soon. Later, you check your reports and don’t see her on the approved or expired report. Where do you find her?
Click below to find out how reports can help make your job easier!  READ MORE

October is National Clergy Appreciation Month. Take time to recognize the clergy, pastors, and leaders in your church or organization.
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”— Voltaire