Volunteer Culture
This Calls for a Celebration
Most of us reading this article have recently celebrated our church’s Easter service! Congratulations!
I’m sure what you all created was a wonderful time of celebrating Jesus and telling the world about Him. Of course we all know that Easter isn’t the end. Sunday is coming. Sunday is always coming! There’s always another service to create. It’s our life! It would be easy to bury our heads again and start working towards whatever is next. Of course, at some point we need to get back into that groove, but we don’t want to miss an incredible chance to build into our team. We need to celebrate.
We don’t want to miss an incredible chance to build into our team- We need to celebrate. @joelvan77 Click To Tweet
The difference between a team that performs and a team that leads is that a team that leads is a team that spends time doing things other than work.
Yes, our team could be a great team that checks all the boxes and does all the things in a timely manner, but if we take time out of our schedules to celebrate together our team can become stronger. This is a principle we try to build into our teams and here are three things we do. It may not look exactly the same to your team but if you’re looking for something to incorporate you might try these out.
A team that leads spends time doing things other than work. @joelvan77 Click To Tweet
1. Party!
At your next team meeting don’t fire right back into the intensity. Do away with your agenda. People usually know what’s going on and you won’t lose control of everything if you take it easy. Our founding pastor would often surprise the staff with a huge catered breakfast in place of our staff meetings and it would become a great way to debrief and share with team members while building relationship.
2. Honor.
Chances are that you didn’t do it all. Whether 2 or 200, you had a team that worked together to pull Easter together. Honor each one of them. When a person is honored it helps them to see their value. It strengthens their commitment to the cause. Honoring can even diffuse any pent up frustration left over from the busyness. Personally, most of my work was setting goals for our creative arts team, providing guidance, and putting out the proverbial fires that crept up. It was the team that created the graphics, produced the videos, directed the choir, printed the banners, chose the songs, etc. Now I have the opportunity to honor each one of them.
3. Evaluate.
While we don’t want to fire right back into a crazy schedule, we also want to strike while the iron is hot. Right after a major event is when everything is still fresh in your mind. Take this time to look at what went well and what should improve next time. A term our staff is familiar with is SWOT. It’s an acrostic that guides us through evaluations. What were the Strengths? What were the Weaknesses? What Opportunities do we have next time? What Threats will we have next time? Doing a SWOT analysis as a team is a great way to let everyone be heard and sharpen your team’s approach for the future.
Again, everyone’s way of celebrating with their team will look slightly different. However, if you keep these three principles in mind your team will grow stronger together!
If we take time out of our schedules to celebrate together our team can become stronger. @joelvan77 Click To Tweet
JOEL VAN MERSBERGEN
Pastor of Worship and Creative Arts
North County Christ the King | Lynden, WA
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Joel was raised in a Christian family and has worked hard to serve Jesus most of his life. He has always loved music, and from the day he bought his first electric guitar Joel has been involved in worship teams. Joel is passionate about communicating the Gospel to people in ways that are engaging, moving, and vibrant. Today, Joel gets to do this by serving as the Pastor of Worship and Creative Arts at North County Christ the King, leading a team of gifted people who are in charge of publications, graphic design, video production, stage production and music.
