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CFTROU 0092: Leading Through COVID-19: Crisis Response Team

In this episode, we welcome our guest, Pastor Derek Simpson to the show. He serves as the campus pastor of our Downtown campus and leads the Family Church Network Matrix team. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, our church mobilized a cross-functional task force of leaders from different departments. As quarterback of this crisis response team, Pastor Derek discussed how critical this is in order to take on new challenges to keep finding new ways to do church and adjust to our new reality. He equipped his leaders by laying out a strategic plan with clear direction of what each team would deliver and by when. We learn that smaller churches can also implement these action plans, maximizing the resources already in place, recruiting volunteers, and leveraging social media.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • How having a clear mission and vision helps you to swiftly implement a plan.
  • The process of recruiting the players on each team.
  • How smaller churches can implement similar strategies with limited resources.
  • Leveraging social media by identifying influencers to communicate information.
  • Providing clear direction and a timeline for deliverables.
  • The importance of allowing teams to think outside the box while providing guidance.
  • Establishing a shepherding system to stay engaged with our church members.
  • How our weekend production team manages the Sunday worship services online.
  • What we have learned so far, including using keywords and tags on social media platforms.  

I call it a war room experience because we basically had to change our tactics overnight. It’s a pretty glorious thing to watch. Click To TweetWe have a very clear picture of who we are as a church and what we do. Our mission and vision didn’t change, so we just had to do it differently. Click To Tweet

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Derek Simpson on Twitter

Church Online Platform

Jimmy on Twitter

Leslee Bennett on Twitter

Carly on LinkedIn

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