Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 5 Reasons People Don’t Volunteer and What You Can Do About It Volunteering is a vital component of our churches and our nation. In fact, one in four adults volunteer. People volunteer for a number of reasons from aligning with their personal… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 10 Best Ways to Ask a Volunteer to Serve Check out the 10 best ways to ask a volunteer to serve—based on concepts from the world of marketing and sales. You’ve scouted the best prospects for your volunteer positions,… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min Desperate for Volunteers? Here’s What NOT to Do. Here are five things you shouldn’t do when you’re desperate for volunteers. I know. You need more volunteers. So do I. And we always will. Building a volunteer team is… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 5 Surprising Ways to Drive Away a Volunteer You’ve likely read the tried-and-true volunteer recruiting secrets. And all the ways to make your volunteers feel appreciated. So why is it you’re still losing volunteers? Sometimes losing your leaders… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 7 Ways to Maximize Your Small Volunteer Team This Easter Lacking lots of Easter volunteers this year? These seven ways to maximize a small volunteer team will help children’s ministry leaders overcome volunteer recruitment challenges and embrace new opportunities for… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins 4 Reasons Why Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers Quit What’s causing your children’s ministry volunteers to quit, to slip out the door of your ministry? And what can you do about it? Children’s ministry volunteers are loving, caring people… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins The 5 Keys to Recruiting a Strong Sunday School Team You want to build a safe, reliable ministry team, yes? Start with these five keys to recruiting a strong Sunday school team. 1. Build the team you want. Whether you’re… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins Confessions of a Children’s Ministry Volunteer What are your volunteer team members not telling you? Let’s put ourselves in volunteers’ shoes and consider what they need most from our leadership. Read these four volunteer confessions and… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 8 mins 4 Children’s Ministry Teacher Training Meetings Your Team Will Love Your children’s ministry team won’t want to miss your meetings with these fun and creative teacher training meetings! Ahhh…training meetings. You plan and show up early. You wait and watch… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins The 5 Love Languages of Volunteers (and How to Use Them!) Become fluent in the five “love languages” so your volunteers feel just how much you appreciate them! We asked our staff and friends in ministry about their primary love language—and… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 1 min 5 Positive Affirmations to Share With Your Team Boost your team’s spirits and show them what they do matters with these five positive affirmations. 5 Positive Affirmations to Share With Your Team 1. Though you may not often… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 7 Tips for Jesus-Style Volunteer Training and Leadership Here’s how to do volunteer training and leadership following in Jesus’ footsteps—regardless of your budget. “All power has been given to me in heaven and earth, therefore go and fill… Read More
