GWill

Your 1/3 vote/hour number tracks very closely with my own experiences canvassing! As a general rule I feel good when a 4 hour shift nets one solid conversation, and maybe a few less solid ones.

As a side note: I’ve long been ‘canvassing pilled‘ from a political utility perspective, but I’d also point out the value of canvassing / volunteering from a networking or social angle. I’ve met so many wonderful thoughtful highly agentic people doing political organizing, it really changed the trajectory of my life in many ways.

Excellent piece. Having grown up inside the “non-denominational” sphere, I’d say you’re basically spot on with most of your observations. I actually have an old estranged friend who both planted a church and attempted a tech start up. 

You mentioned support teams. From my own, albeit limited, observations these people tend to be close members of the pastors small group / men’s group. I think the value is in, yes labor, but mostly emotional support. I’ve found these planter types to be both deeply self obsessed and deeply insecure. Having that constant emotional support / attention / validation is actually probably of great value to them.

This is very similar to how l perceive time! what I find interesting is that while I’ve heard people talk about the way they conceptualize time before I’ve never heard anyone else mention the bizarre geometry aspect. The sole exceptions to this were my Dad and Grandfather, who brought this phenomenon to my attention when I was young.