8 Ways to Keep It Simple For Your Volunteers
One thing paid ministry staff can do is to keep things simple for our volunteer teams. Ministry can easily become too complex. We lose the “why” behind our serving. Take … Read more
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Seven Tips For Student Ministry Volunteers
I recently reread a book by Doug Fields called Help! I’m A Volunteer Youth Worker. Written 25 years ago, this simple book has some great wisdom. Here are seven practical … Read more
15 Easy Ways to Show Appreciation for Your Volunteers
The church is primarily comprised of volunteers, and may well be the single largest “volunteer” army on the planet. Christians are called to serve Christ by being his Church. Each … Read more
ENERGIZE YOUR VOLUNTEER TEAMS WITH THESE SEVEN SIMPLE KEYS
Are you the leader of a volunteer team? Volunteers are a unique bunch. It requires some skill to help keep them engaged, connected, and focused. Though there are a million … Read more
USE THESE 12 STEPS TO RAISE UP MORE VOLUNTEERS
Developing volunteers in ministry is different that hiring and developing church staff. The main difference between them being volunteers receive no monetary compensation. This creates a different level of invitation … Read more
Seven Things Volunteers Need From Their Leaders
Most paid ministry staff roles in the church require work and leadership with volunteers. It’s not always easy, but the reward of equipping the church for ministry is incredible! With … Read more
Develop Your Volunteer Team For A New Year
The new calendar year is a great opportunity to energize your student ministry volunteer leaders! Right now is a great time to schedule a meeting early next month and invite … Read more
New Season = New Volunteer Energy (5 Ideas)
There are certain automatic entry points in the calendar year of ministry and fall is one of the big ones. People are naturally thinking about new routines. The summer has … Read more
Go For No’s
If you are needing to ask volunteers to help serve or request donations for some event, here’s one great tip: Most people have a goal for how many people say, … Read more
Asking Creates Forward Movement
There’s a legend about Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and how it began. In 1882, the town of North Platte, NE requested Bill Cody to organize a Fourth of July … Read more