Category: Volunteers
Covers topics such as volunteer leadership basics, onboarding, shepherding, appreciation, equipping/training
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Your Volunteers
Wise kidmin leaders know that volunteers are the heartbeat of our ministries. We simply cannot do ministry without them. Celebrating these faithful servants should happen regularly throughout the year but Valentine's Day is a great time to shower them with love. This year, our team selected this flip book from…
A Twist on Volunteer Training: “Leader Lunch & Learn”
Training and equipping our kidmin leaders is of utmost importance if we want them to lead well in their ministry area and to have longevity in serving with us. There are many challenges when it comes to volunteer training, however. How can we make it beneficial to rookies and…
Stop Recruiting [Volunteers], Start Retaining [Volunteers]
Last month at Group's KidMin Conference, I shared a ministry challenge and a ministry joy at the opening General Session. This is what I said: "I've been chosen by God to not recruit volunteers to 'fill holes' (which is a pet peeve phrase of mine). I've been chosen by God…
Infinitely More
Yesterday, I shared details about the Children's Ministry Tailgate party we threw for our volunteers. (If you missed it, you can catch that post here.) At the event, I shared a bit of what God had laid on my heart months before. You see, for the past two years, I…