Welcome
This website is a reflection of three areas that have become very important to me. They are:

• Creativity - living outside the boxes - take the creativity quiz
• Discipleship - helping others grow into who they may not realize they can be
• Service - developing, growing, maintaining a successful volunteer program

My hope is that this website will provide encouragement, tools, and support to build up these areas in your life. To that end, a practical and effective tool in the service area is my book entitled,

The Volunteer Book: A Guide for Churches and Non Profits.

You can order it today my clicking on the book to the left or the title in blue above. The Volunteer link will give you more information about the book. Click on the book cover to a link to purchase the book.

Many works have been written on the need for and theology of volunteer service in the church but in this book Denise Locker provides practical steps through which spectators in the church can be turned into participators in serving God’s Kingdom.  She provides insights and guidelines for implementing a volunteer ministry by addressing practical details such as ensuring that a postage machine is replenished to how to take care of the spiritual and emotional needs of volunteers,   ultimately leading to more effective Kingdom work and retention of volunteers.  If you are interested in unleashing effectively  the sometimes unnoticed, pent-up desire of Christians to serve and to mobilize them  into a sustainable volunteer workforce, this book is written for you.
    ~Gil H Odendaal Ph.D., Global Director HIV/AIDS Initiative, Saddleback Church

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