Training VOLUNTEERS and Changing PERSPECTIVE

I have always been a fan of Mark Batterson's blog and his writing and this idea he lays out in his new book Primal is stuck in my head...

Change of Pace + Change of Place = Change of Perspective

On Thursday the Family Ministry Teams of Grace Community Church and Cross Point Church are getting together to plan a one day conference for our volunteer teams. Why plan a training / refueling / equipping event for volunteers? We want to try to change their perspective when it comes to investing in the lives of families. For one Saturday in August we are going to CHANGE both place and pace as we invest in our leadership teams and we are going to partner to make the day happen. Both of our teams are changing pace and place to do some planning and we are hoping we can do the same for our volunteers in August...who knows what the outcome will be BUT I am excited to see how it turns out!