That's not my job!

This is a story about four people named EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, and NOBODY.  There was an important job to be done and EVERYBODY was sure that SOMEBODY would do it. ANYBODY could have done it, but NOBODY did it. SOMEBODY got angry about that because it was EVERYBODY’S job. 

EVERYBODY thought that ANYBODY could do it, but NOBODY realized that EVERYBODY would do it. It ended up that EVERYBODY blamed SOMEBODY when NOBODY did what ANYBODY could have done. 

At BridgePointe we count on everybody to pitch in so we can run on all pistons and function at an optimum level.  Being part of the greatest enterprise on earth demands a “whatever it takes” attitude. That’s why God designed his church to run like a team where we all have a part in it. This is nowhere more real than on each Sunday morning. Sunday morning is “game day” for BridgePointe because it is where we impact the most people and first time guests each week. Our Sunday service is the front door for most people at BridgePointe so this must be our “Alamo stand”.

One of the targets this year is to rally a Volunteer Revolution that will focus directly on filling the serving opportunities on Sunday morning. During the entire month of October we are asking each person who makes BridgePointe their home to volunteer at least once a month in one of the six primary Sunday morning areas. In fact, you have already risen to the occasion. Just last week 25 of you responded in one Sunday and it was so appreciated:
1.     Pre-school Kids:  Need 20 more/ 2 signed up.
2.     Elementary kids:  Need 20 more / 1 signed up.
3.     Student ministry:  Need 6 more / 2 signed up.
4.     Greeting/ushering:  Need 55 more / 12 signed up.
5.     Technical Arts:  Need 7 more / 7 signed up.
6.     Set up & tear down: Need 55 more / 6 signed up.
The needed numbers are beginning to lower. We are asking for an “all hands on deck” to be our best on Sunday. We only get one chance to make a first impression.  

So here are two turnkey ready opportunities where you can make a difference this month:

• Sign up for one of the six areas noted in the bulletin for at least once a month.
• Update your contact information on the tear of portion of the bulletin or on CCB. (See insert card in the bulletin) 

Everybody should not assume that somebody will respond to what everybody can do, but that nobody does.