Religion & Spirituality
PIZZA & SIDEHUGS EPISODE 18 SHOW NOTES Looking for something specific?00:30- If our Podcast was an Animal...03:15- Paul got a new title, Julia got a new name!05:07- "If one person shows up, it's worth it" ... or is it not?10:18- Safety & Attendance Stories14:50 - What Numbers Should We Track?16:50- The Long View: Why Numbers Matter18:18- You Are Not (always) The Problem22:39- How to Use Numbers31:17- What is a Healthy Average Attendance?39:18- When Your Supervisor Wants Numbers...41:13- How to Make Them Grow42:38- How to Effectively Take Attendance51:58- Youth Ministry Point System Shareables (resources) Chris Wesley has a blog article, Let's Play the Numbers Game: What You Should be Measuring and What it all Means," has a lot of helpful pointers, give it a skim! Looking for a better attendance sheet? Check out this template that has built-in formulas for your group! Jake mentioned his way of taking attendance: Planning Center is a helpful site to house data in ministry. It also has the ability to track attendance and allow kids to check in from various devices. Both are awesome tools! Think you can leverage a volunteer to help you input some data? Here's a sample job description to help you get started with what you're asking of them!