Category: Volunteers
Covers topics such as volunteer leadership basics, onboarding, shepherding, appreciation, equipping/training
Speak Your Volunteer’s Love Language
Years ago, I read "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. The title was fascinating and I wanted to learn more. Not only did I want to learn how to best show love to my husband, I wanted to learn more about the way I best receive love. The findings…
Volunteer Information Packet Must-Haves
When volunteers join our ministry, they are given a packet of useful information to provide insight into our ministry's policies and procedures. The packet is usually distributed at our volunteer training but occasionally a volunteer will join our ministry mid-year. That's why we always have packets ready to go. Our…
All-Inclusive Recruiting: 16 “Outside the Box” Volunteer Positions
As leaders, we spend a lot of time recruiting for weekend programming--teachers, assistant teachers, greeters, techies, worship leaders, ushers, just to name a few. As important and valuable as these roles are, not everyone is gifted or available to serve in our ministries on the weekends. It's important to remember…
Setting Volunteers Up for Success
Last week, our ministry held our volunteer training in preparation for our ministry year kick-off. Volunteer-equipping is one of the best aspects of my job. I am a firm believer that a properly trained volunteer is more likely to succeed in their job and be a long-term ministry partner. Here's…