PCO has shown to have many advantages…

• Give ownership of scheduling of volunteers for Sunday to our volunteer leaders
• Provides a very simple “response” method for volunteers to accept or decline for a Sunday via email
• Allows you to see which volunteers are “trained & equipped” to volunteer in which areas
• Allows volunteers to “block out” dates they can’t be there (so all conversations aren’t guided toward…”will you be here?” but more “how are you…?”
• Allows all our leaders to see who has accepted (will be there) and who has declined so that we can make arrangements to still be ready for Sunday

It does a lot more, but in a nutshell, it allows the leadership and ownership of the ministry to be in more hands than just mine.  Because if I’m holding on to everything myself, I’m probably failing in many things!

At the same time, it allows me to still see how things are going and hold our leaders accountable to being diligent with the responsibility that they’ve been called to!

Also, for iPhone users…there is a new APP for PCO out there on the market for FREE!!  Definitely worth getting your hands on it!

• Putting all volunteer’s communication information into a database
• Keeping up with administrative privileges so you know who can schedule and see information and who shouldn’t
• Creating new “plans” (schedule templates) for each week
• Updating information for volunteers based on their room assignment and role

Just like anything, there are pro’s and con’s to everything.  Weighing out the pro’s and con’s for your team is part of finding out what’s best for you and your team.  For us, PCO has been working great!!

Also, PCO if you are out there…keep knocking it out!  You are VERY appreciated!!