By Alexandra McNabb
Many churches use a funnel model to describe their member-development process as an externally focused church. The top of the funnel represents events that serve as wonderful introductions to serving. These simple activities take little commitment or screening, and they expose the volunteer to a need in the community.
As volunteers step through the funnel, they are pulled into tasks of greater commitment, personal growth and deeper relationships. Often a lot of effort is put into creating and executing a successful large event, like a community carnival, but if there is not an intentionality to reconnect those volunteers to other areas of service and passion, they could be lost. This paper continues with ideas of how to widen that funnel to move from good deeds to good news.
Source: Leadership Network www.leadnet.org