Communication is the Tree…er…Key

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I have a problem. Every year, my city has a Christmas display downtown. Different organizations, companies, schools, clubs, etc. can decorate a Christmas tree, but the trees are on a first come, first serve basis. For a while, our kidmin has been trying to get a tree but they run out. This year, I was on top of it. I stalked the website until the tree applications were available, filled one up, and got a tree!

We were going to use the tree as a fundraiser for our sponsored child mission fund by charging $5 for a family/group photo that we’re going to laminate and turn into an ornament that will hang on our Christmas tree downtown. All trees must be decorated by the last week of November.

This Sunday is our Operation Christmas Child packing party. The Sunday after is the last Sunday we can take photographs, which is fine. It coincides with our Thanksgiving celebration so people will already be dressed up. My problem is this. Another ministry decided to hold a fundraiser on that same Sunday. And if we know anything about church fundraising is that it’s not a good idea to hold simultaneous ones because it can be a strain on the people’s wallets.

The bigger problem is communication. This time, we were all at fault for lack of communication with each other (between leaders, between ministries). As it is with the holidays, plans and preparations started stacking up and colliding with each other. Communication is important so we can work together. In this tech age, you wouldn’t think it’s that hard to communicate. But when we’re busy doing our own things, we forget to look at the bigger picture. We forget to communicate with the people outside our bubbles. As the holidays and preparations start rolling toward us in full force, let’s remember to step back, see the bigger picture, and communicate.

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