The Creative Meeting Series with Colette Taylor
SALT is exploring the idea of Creative Meetings for your team, so we asked 3 people in our community to give us their insight on how they like to conduct a creative meeting. Honestly we have done Creative Meetings several different ways and there isn’t a “right” way to do them. This topic is relative […]
The Creative Meeting Series with Stephen Brewster
SALT is exploring the idea of Creative Meetings for your team, so we asked 3 people in our community to give us their insight on how they like to conduct a creative meeting. Honestly we have done Creative Meetings several different ways and there isn’t a “right” way to do them. This topic is relative […]
Vacation Guide for the Creative Church
You need a vacation. There, I gave you permission. Of course, I also know the fear that comes from even thinking about the V word for most who work in ministry. Vacation is terrifying for many of us because we feel the burden of how important each weekend is. So follow these steps with me, […]
5 Ideas for Appreciating Volunteers this Christmas
It’s not just beginning to look a lot like Christmas, it’s becoming a lot like Christmas! For me, I’ve got Christmas music playing 24/7, Christmas events that are filling my calendar and shopping lists that are pouring into my inbox from friends and family! But I love it, because this is without question my favorite […]
3 Components to Prevent Burnout in Your Creative Team
In many areas of you life, whether you work full time in a church, part time, or volunteer your time and have a separate career, you may find yourself feeling exhausted and burned out from the demands and pressures of your job. SALT University offers this FREE class from Dr. Andrew Johnston, Balance & Burnout: […]
3 Phases of Ministry
Most of the SALT Community and those who have attended one of our gatherings, work full time or part time for a church. And those who don’t work full time for a church, likely serve in a critical role in ministry. And in any ministry, there are a few distinguished phases of ministry. I’ll never […]
5 Ways to Build Trust
Good leaders constantly think of ways to help their teams be more effective. They try new tools, experiment with better workflows, and reorganize responsibilities until everything clicks. These things do help produce better results—but good results aren’t the goal. You don’t want to be a good leader. You want to be a great one. And […]
6 Portable Church Tips
I have spent a lot of time (over 4 years) working with a local portable church meeting in coffee shops, a high school auditoriums, and even a local bar/restaurant. We learned a lot over the years of what works and what doesn’t when it comes to portable churches. How many volunteers do you actually need […]
8 Tips: Appreciating Volunteers
As a volunteer at my church, I have first hand knowledge on what it is like to be a volunteer. It is something I feel lead to do and am very excited about having the opportunity to pour myself my volunteer job every week. When I started, I was amazed at all of the resources […]
6 Volunteer Invitation Ideas
Tim Stevens wrote Simply Strategic Volunteers and said something that has stayed with me ever since. We should use the term “invite” instead of the word “recruit” when it comes to adding volunteers to your team. Being recruited sounds like something connected to a military or army, where there’s a significant amount of hard work […]
