re: Planning Ahead for 2008

Admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:55:32 GMT

I've attended the Arts Conference a couple of times, and I've always come away with great ideas and organizational strategies. It's been well worth it for me and my team members.

I agree that it's so vital to pour resources into PEOPLE, not just materials or buildings. I think we don't do enough of that.

Related to that, and planning for 2008, I have a question: how have you dealt with an ever expanding church body and ever expanding pools of artists? Each year, our church is growing by the hundreds. Our team has tried each year to incorporate new artists, while still including the 'old faithfuls.'

This year, I think we have some issues with people not feeling we are being 'loyal' to them, because we are including other artists, and they may get a little less 'time' than they used to (they are still in key positions). Any helpful suggestions? We talk about apprenticing and mentoring quite a bit, and the leaders are modeling it.