850 versus 250

on the way to the airport on thursday - we had an extra passenger in our car, chris wood. chris oversees part of Fellowship One (this is a web database service for churches and businesses).

we were making small talk in the van on the way out of town and asked him about his experiences at other churches. he said to us, "you know what is interesting? there are two churches in dallas. both average about 18,000 people each weekend. one church has 850 people on staff. the other has 250. they rely on volunteers to be an integral part of all they do."

that is big! HUGE!

at New Life, we rely on our volunteers like crazy! that isn't a bad thing. that is calculated. if you are volunteering, you are an integral part of what we do. keep us the great work! and ask yourself, how are you using your skills to make the church a better place? in the end, staff can only do so much, and in reality, volunteers make the church what it is.