Turning Committees into Communities

There are 2 groups of people in your church. Those who do most of the work (they run the programs, organize the activities, staff the committees) and those who thrive on the relational activities (small groups, social get-togethers, etc).

The workers keep things running smoothly, but often at their own expense. Feeling used, burned out, and unappreciated, they wonder why more people aren't "committed" to the church.

Relational members, on the other hand, provide much of the warm community atmosphere that can make people feel at home in a church, but they typically shy away from formal, task-oriented responsibilities.

However, when committees are redesigned to function as communities, wonderful changes begin to take place. Meetings become more productive, group members start looking forward to serving and the overall spirit of the church begins to improve.