I read a quote by Lou Holtz that was absolutely worth sharing.

"The kamikaze pilot that was able to fly 50 missions was involved - but never committed." Lou Holtz

In Church Ministry (or any place where volunteers are your primary coworkers) the temptation is that involvement is the win. Involvement will solve all the problems.Yet we've all met plenty of people who are involved but it isn't going anywhere. The deal isn't being sealed. Like a kamikaze pilot who returns home, having "successfully" flow the mission.

Commitment is winning.

Ken Blanchard put it like this:

"There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses." Ken Blanchard

Involvement will fill gaps. Commitment will take milestones.

Involvement will look good from the outside looking in. Commitment makes people take notice.

Involvement scratches an itch to do something. Commitment creates an internal need that has to be filled to achieve the task at hand.

Don't just be involved. Be committed. Don't just staff involvement. Staff commitment.