The Equipper Newsletter
August 26, 2021
Churches Equipping Saints for Service
   
 
 
 Where in the World is The Equipper?
 

Susan, a colleague from 10+ years ago, emailed me earlier this year and noted, “I see your website hasn’t been updated in a while. I hope all is well with you.”

All is well with me, Susan, but you’re right. My website — and my church-at-large Equipper activities as a whole — have been minimal in recent years. Some of it was due to the increasing care needed by my mother-in-law, who lived with us. But God called her to her eternal victory late in 2019. I was eager to return to all things Equipper. But nothing happened as I expected. 

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 What We're Doing at St. Peter
 
 
How God designed us and where he placed us are two foundational ways for discerning how he wants us to serve, at church and in everyday life. Here's two videos we encouraged our community groups to view and discuss.
 
 
 
 
 Good Stuff
 
 
Two great posts lately from Seth Godin: 
  • Stress kills volunteers and volunteerism. I love Seth's antidote: "making choices about stories we tell ourselves" in "Solving for Stress" post. We have the greatest, truest story to tell, to ourselves and others! 
  • Rather than "Variability, Industrialization and Hating Your Job," he could of/should of titled this "How to Attract Volunteers -- or Chase Them Away." 

 
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The Equipper Newsletter published monthly by
Karen Kogler, Equipper Church Volunteerism Resources