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Why Look at Serving?

Oct 21, 2020By Karen Kogler

The purpose and goal of the “Look at Serving” toolRead more…

Oct 21, 2020Karen Kogler 0 Comments

A Dream Volunteer Job, and Why It Doesn’t Work

Jul 15, 2018By Karen Kogler

“Two retired English teachers . . . have solved the mystery of why volunteers like them are rarely invited to help . . .” This column from the Washington Post speaks volumes about a major roadblock for volunteers. It’s asRead more…

Jul 15, 2018Karen Kogler 0 Comments

The Jungle Cruise and Insubordination

Dec 14, 2017By Karen Kogler

What can we learn from Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise? What Laszlo Bock has to say here about employees is actually MORE true of volunteers. Empowerment can be key in keeping volunteers, particularly the highly skilled ones. How does a leader ofRead more…

Dec 14, 2017Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Three Little Words

Jan 29, 2017By Karen Kogler

I clearly remember the day I uncovered three little words with a huge impact on retaining volunteers. I was talking to a man who set up coffee and donuts every Sunday. He was new to that ministry, so I asked,Read more…

Jan 29, 2017Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Reporting and Accountability for Volunteers

Nov 9, 2015By Karen Kogler

Holding Volunteers Accountable We in the church, in general, don’t have our volunteers do nearly as much reporting as do other nonprofits in general. But this article, Accountability and Reporting, is still useful for ideas on easy ways to getRead more…

Nov 9, 2015Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Lord, What are You Calling Me to Do?

Jan 21, 2015By Karen Kogler

A worksheet on calling Read more…

Jan 21, 2015Karen Kogler 0 Comments

“Building Relationships While Serving”

Dec 21, 2014By Karen Kogler

Building Relationship While Serving, a worksheetRead more…

Dec 21, 2014Karen Kogler 1 comment

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

Surviving as a Team Leader

Oct 23, 2011By Karen Kogler

“Teams are a lot of work.” I sighed heavily with this guilty thought. I’ve promoted the value of teams for years, within and beyond my own church. But I was feeling more frustration than love at the moment. I wasRead more…

Oct 23, 2011Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Stories: God’s, Mine, Yours and Others’

Oct 5, 2010By Karen Kogler

The Bible is one long story, the true story of God calling and caring for his people the Jews, God becoming human and dying, and God working among the early Christians. God’s story continues today. He continues to call, redeemRead more…

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Building a Family

Jul 1, 2010By Karen Kogler

He had been coming to the same church for over 30 years. A quiet man, no one noticed him much. Not knowing how to go about meeting new friends in a church, he stayed on the sidelines, going right homeRead more…

Jul 1, 2010Karen Kogler 0 Comments

Remember Middle Management

Apr 30, 2010By Karen Kogler

Your pastor supports equipping volunteers to serve. You have a designated person and team that helps people serve. You’ve got a great start. But for real change, don’t forget the middle — the “middle management.” In From the Top Down, authorRead more…

Apr 30, 2010Karen Kogler 0 Comments
Cover, Putting Spiritual Gifts to Work book

In the Store: Putting Spiritual Gifts to Work

Jan 1, 2010By Karen Kogler

Putting Spiritual Gifts to Work: Equipping Saints for Service is a short book (80 pages) by Karen Kogler. It’s available in The Equipper store in two versions: Electronic version: as a download; $8.00 Print version: mailed to you, with aRead more…

Jan 1, 2010Karen Kogler 0 Comments

In the Store: Training Volunteers, a presentation toolkit

Jan 1, 2010By Karen Kogler

Training Volunteers A presentation toolkit for improving church volunteerism health “Training Volunteers” includes two PowerPoint presentations with supporting tool. You can use this kit for training yourself and for training others. Every church volunteer should be trained for their service.Read more…

Jan 1, 2010Karen Kogler 0 Comments

A Question: Too Many Volunteers

Jan 1, 2009By Karen Kogler

I’ve Got a Question “Our Angel Food Ministry has received a fantastic outpouring of people offering to volunteer. This ministry provides boxes of food at reduced cost to help families in our community. At our November distribution, we had 83Read more…

Jan 1, 2009Karen Kogler 0 Comments
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