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In My Living Room? A Cross-Cultural Confession

Mar 22, 2015By Alice Klement

Thanks to guest author Alice Klement for this post. –KK “It’s hard for people to believe we want them in Heaven if we don’t want them in our living room.” –Ralph D. Winter, missionary Ouch. This quote hit me betweenRead more…

Mar 22, 2015Alice Klement 0 Comments

Good Stuff: About Stories

Mar 13, 2015By Karen Kogler

Fascinating science: What happens in your brain when you hear a story, and what happens in your brain AND someone else’s when you tell them a story: http://tinyurl.com/lzhndll. When you want people to serve at church, tell a story!

Mar 13, 2015Karen Kogler 0 Comments

They ARE Volunteering

Feb 15, 2015By Karen Kogler

You know who volunteers in your church. But do you really know the volunteering behavior of all your people? “A new federal study shows that 1 in 4 Americans volunteered through an organization and two-thirds helped their neighbors last year.”Read more…

Feb 15, 2015Karen Kogler 0 Comments

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Dec 10, 2014By Karen Kogler

Family Ministry brochure from Hope Lutheran, Fond du Lac, WIRead more…

Dec 10, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

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Dec 10, 2014By Karen Kogler

“The Wall Between Faith-Based and Secular Volunteering: Is it Time to Chip Away at the Barrier?” by Karen Kogler, from the journal e-Volunteerism, vol 7, issue 3, April-June 2008Read more…

Dec 10, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Disciples in First Century

Dec 10, 2014By Karen Kogler

Disciples in the First Century, thesis by Karen KoglerRead more…

Dec 10, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Paid or Volunteer?

Oct 26, 2014By Karen Kogler

Paid or Volunteer? What work is done by staff at your church? What work is done by volunteers? Usually, the line between the two is pretty clear. Some positions (pastor, secretary) are filled by employees. Others (Sunday school teacher, usher)Read more…

Oct 26, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Everyday Equipping: What’s Your Score?

Aug 3, 2014By Karen Kogler

Everyday Equipping: What’s Your Score? You have more influence on volunteerism in your church than you think. We all do. Even those of us not in a position of authority, with no leadership gifts or inclinations; we influence others. OfRead more…

Aug 3, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Mapping the Church

Mar 23, 2014By Karen Kogler

“Where is your church?” I could answer that question by telling you my church is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. But I’d rather answer it by showing you the three large maps on a wall in ourRead more…

Mar 23, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Going to the Dogs?

Jan 26, 2014By Karen Kogler

I’m not a dog person. Due to family allergies, we never owned a dog, much to my sons’ disappointment and my relief. But now my church owns a dog. Last November, in a “passing of the leash” ceremony, we receivedRead more…

Jan 26, 2014Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Screening Our Volunteers

Jun 12, 2013By Karen Kogler

Two years ago I wrote “Protecting People and Ministry” on how our church, St. Peter Lutheran in Arlington Heights, Illinois, created volunteer screening policies as part of a risk management plan. Implementation took longer than expected, but it taught usRead more…

Jun 12, 2013Karen Kogler 0 Comments

The Power of Stories

Apr 28, 2013By Karen Kogler

Are you a storyteller? Of course you are. We all are. We naturally share the stories of what’s going on in our lives – the illness, the home improvement project, the cute thing the grandchild did! Stories are part ofRead more…

Apr 28, 2013Karen Kogler 0 Comments

How I Learned to Look Outward

Dec 30, 2012By Karen Kogler

It’s fall 2009. I’m in Loveland, Colorado, at a church volunteerism conference, with eager anticipation for many of the speakers and sessions. But there must have been a ‘dead’ hour, because I know I didn’t expect much from one particularRead more…

Dec 30, 2012Karen Kogler 0 Comments

He’s Calling You

Nov 25, 2012By Karen Kogler

How many calls did you get yesterday, through phone or text or email? If you’re a Christian, you get one particular call every day — a call to serve. But you’re probably already serving at church, as volunteer or staff.Read more…

Nov 25, 2012Karen Kogler 0 Comments

A Question: the Nominating Process

Nov 1, 2012By Karen Kogler

 “I’ve got a question.” “I would like some ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ about nominating committees and the election process in churches. Also is it good for a pastor to serve on the nominating committee?” From an anonymous reader November 2012 ResponseRead more…

Nov 1, 2012Karen Kogler 0 Comments
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To find in you my life, my rest,/Christ Crucified, I come.

Then all that you would have me do/Shall such glad service be for you
That angels wish to do it too./Christ Crucified, I come.

 

Joseph Barnby

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