10 Outstanding Ways to Thank Your Ministry Volunteers
Use these 10 creative ways to thank wonderful volunteers and let them know you appreciate them! Your volunteers go above and beyond their calling by faithfully serving—often without anyone ever…
Volunteer Management
Leading a team of ministry volunteers can be challenging and rewarding. How do you recruit a quality team? Train volunteers? Keep them around? Manage different personalities? Our children’s ministry experts share key insights so you can encourage, equip, understand, and care for your volunteers.
What You’ll Find
In this section, you’ll find expert advice, tips, and ideas for leading and managing the volunteers in your ministry. Perhaps you’re looking to build your volunteer team. Check out these recruiting tips, or learn how to get more men involved. Maybe you want ideas for encouraging and caring for your volunteers to let them know how much you appreciated them. Or you might find yourself in a situation where you need to fire a volunteer or deal with difficult personalities—we can help with that, too.
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