Servant heart is what it’s all about.

It’s great when congregants volunteer their time, but it’s also important that they do take that extra step and help educate and prevent issues in the future. This means the staff and leadership in the church need to listen and truly give that person- especially if they’re a volunteer- the freedom to speak up.

At our church there are often misuses of technology- like paying for a service and not using it. I’ve learned that the best practice in this case is to confront the issue and basically keep confronting it until something is done. I’ve learned that it’s not that no one is listening- it’s that they’re too busy to do anything about. I also ask if I can help in that area- and I keep asking until I’m told to stop asking. The ironic thing about this is that it mostly goes against my personality- I don’t like confrontation and avoid it. If I can do it- you can do peeps!

peace | dewde

My story is a simple one re-told countless times by the many smaller churches out there tat can’t afford dedictaed IT staff. I save them money everytime I go there in my own time (typically I even have to take time off) and service, install, upgrade, repair, etc any of the IT infrastructure. In the 22yrs I’ve worshipped there it has probably averaged out to several hours per week minimum I’ve given (and happily so) free of charge.

As I say, I doubt I’m alone in this. I estimate down the years I must have saved them £x000′s and that’s good news for the Kingdom.