Todd Elliott, Founder of FILO, and Jeff Sandstrom discuss connecting spiritual principles with practical skills. Continuous improvement, servant leadership, and personal spiritual growth are vital to serving well.
Understanding the Heart of Service
Internal motivation over outside validation is key. Faith and a desire to serve ultimately affect the outcome of your services. Serve from faith and commitment, not for accolades. There should be a joyful and generous approach to volunteering.
Constructive Feedback
Feedback should help personal growth and team development. Feedback should be constructive and not targeted at one’s identity. Foster improvement and keep dignity when integrating feedback into your team. Feedback supports higher standards and improves Sunday mornings overall. Presenting feedback correctly is the challenge.
Personal Spiritual Disciplines and Service
Keeping up personal spiritual habits support serving as an extension of an individual’s faith. It is vital for spiritual health and service effectiveness. Identify and practice disciplines that help you serve better. Serving is an act of personal worship and faith.
Practical Skills
Essential skills, from technical to organizational, help achieve continuous improvement and skill development. Whether beginner or pro, there’s many strategies for maximizing the impact of your church services through the effective use of available resources.
FILO (First In Last Out) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization built around supporting technical artists who serve the local church, designed to provide skill development, community and inspiration to equip technical artists to become effective contributors to their local church. Learn more and join the community at filo.org.
