Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Volunteer Training: Bringing Your Volunteers Up to Speed Ever wonder if you have the right person in the right volunteer role or if the volunteer understands your ministry? Here’s what you need to know to get your volunteers… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The 3 P’s to Shape Your Volunteer Affirmation Ideas If you’ll follow these 3 P’s of volunteer affirmation, your volunteers will truly feel appreciated. Do your children’s ministry volunteers feel appreciated? Hebrews 3:13 says, “Encourage one another daily, as… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins A Complete Guide to Interns in Children’s Ministry One of the most overlooked volunteer resources in children’s ministry is interns. Here’s a complete guide to best partner with these wonderful, all-too-often untapped resources! My first experience as a… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 15 Training Tactics to Consider for Your Children’s Ministry Training doesn’t always need to be an event. Here are ways to sneak in training when your volunteers least expect it. There’s always so much to do with so little… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 6 of Your Top Children’s Ministry Volunteer Problems: Solved! Struggling with tough volunteer problems? Ask the experts who’ll give real solutions! Volunteers are the backbone of children’s ministry, the feet on the ground that get the job done. They’re… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins The Most Surprising Reasons Why Volunteers Quit Find out the top reasons why volunteers quit and learn how to keep your team satisfied. John just filled the last Sunday school teacher slot. He heaves a sigh of… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min How to Make Training Meetings Magnetic If you have challenges getting volunteers to attend training meetings, you’re not alone. Borrow these best practices for boosting your meeting attendance. 7 Tips for Magnetic Training Meetings 1. Create… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 9 mins 4 Monster Recruiting Mistakes for Children’s Ministry Take a deep breath and slay those monster recruiting mistakes in your children’s ministry recruiting closet. I cracked an egg to create an omelet. As if the yolk were trying… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins No-Fail Ministry Volunteer Management Secrets If your ministry volunteer staff seems like a group of misfits, take another look at their personalities. Six months ago, Holly asked Carol how she could help with the children’s… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Reasons the Best VBS Teams Come Back Every Year You worked hard to recruit an amazing team of VBS volunteers. How can you ensure they’ll want to join your VBS teams year after year? Maybe you can even recruit… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 7 mins 7 Difficult Situations That Require Difficult Conversations Wouldn’t it be great if everyone just got along? It’s not a perfect world and sometimes you need to say hard things to people—even in ministry. Here are tips for… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins 4 Ways to Build an Unstoppable Volunteer Team Do-it-yourself strategies on building an unstoppable volunteer team—straight from the Carpenter. Have you ever wondered what ministry would be like with a dedicated and faithful volunteer team—a team filled with… Read More
