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Your Volunteers Aren't the Problem. Your System Is.
Church Operations·May 11, 2026

Your Volunteers Aren't the Problem. Your System Is.

A volunteer spends weeks preparing something for the church. It never gets used. W. Edwards Deming said a bad system will beat a good person every time. Dr. Merrilyn Yeboah explains what that means for the church and what to do about it.

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I’m Not Here to Pastor Your Church. Here’s What I Actually Do.
Church Operations·3 min read

I’m Not Here to Pastor Your Church. Here’s What I Actually Do.

There is a version of what I do that sounds threatening to a pastor. It is not. Dr. Merrilyn Yeboah explains the difference between building operational infrastructure and pastoring and why that distinction matters for every church leader carrying too much.

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