Preventing and Dealing with Burnout

Anthony Coppedge has a great 3 part series on dealing with burnout in the “tech arts.” Anthony is a full time staff member responsible for media and communications and he captures some great lessons on how to avoid burnout and spend time in worship, dealing with existing burnout, and preventing your volunteers from burning out. Here is a great excerpt from the third installment that is much in line with recent postings here:

Recruit like you life depends on it!

A technical team may have one or two “super-techs”, but that only means you have more talent to train new volunteers. It does not mean that this person has to do it all and surround themselves with a “team” of volunteers who merely serve coffee and bow before the super tech at appropriate intervals. Jesus said it best: “…For he who is least among you all - he is the greatest.” (Luke 9:48b). Your top techs must be willing to step out of the way and let others get involved.

Great stuff in line with recent coverage here about managing your voluteers.