It feels weird to remind people all the time, but it makes them better. It makes your team better. It produces great results. In my example, the video team is proud of the work they do. A lot has to do with the talented volunteers. It also has a ton to do with how they are led and that they are being constantly reminded of the basics of video.
HOLDING YOUR TEAM TO THE BASICS KEEPS THE BEST VOLUNTEERS COMING BACK For the people on your team that are killers, the basics matter. They are working hard to nail the basics and they expect everyone else on the team to care as much about foundational excellence as they do. Oftentimes, they can be disappointed because the leader won’ t hold the rest of the team to the same standards.
This is a fast way to lose the commitment of your best volunteers. If nobody else is being called to a higher standard, why should they hold themselves to it? That can get demoralizing after a while, and many people won’ t stick around for you to wake up to the reality that holding everyone to the basics matters.
Start expecting great things from your whole team. Start reminding them often of the basics and why they matter. By paying attention to the basics and holding everyone to the standard, you make your whole team better, which then serves your church the best.
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Todd Elliott Todd is a writer, speaker, technical artist in the local church and the Founder & President of FILO, which stands for First In, Last Out. Formerly the Technical Arts Director at Willow Creek Community Church, he started FILO in 2015 to help other technical artists become more effective so that the local church can be more effective.
FILO was born out of his own need as a technical artist in the local church to be in community with other church tech people, to learn new ways of doing things and to be inspired that what he did mattered. The more FILO-type people he met, the more convinced he was that these are things we all need. That’ s why FILO exists: to equip, encourage and inspire technical artists in the local church to become the best version of ourselves.
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