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.
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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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…
Two veteran children’s ministers sound off on the pros and cons of rotating volunteers in your children’s ministry. Rotation: The Solution for Today’s Ministry by Selma Johnson If someone had…
Use these 4 key teamwork principles to help your ministry effectively ride the waves of change. When the waters are rough and a change of direction is required, you quickly…
Is your volunteer team running ragged? Read more to discover ways to maintain the fabric of volunteers’ spiritual lives. A beautiful tapestry is so well-made that rather than looking at…
Troublesome volunteer management? Here’s how to effectively manage and love the most difficult people who volunteer in your ministry. No matter how much screening you do, you can never screen…
Use these 6 creative ways to affirm volunteers. You’ll find a good, better, and best option for all six! 1. Living Water Thank your volunteers for bringing the Living Water…
Getting volunteers to attend volunteer training can be a challenge, but one you can overcome. Your volunteers will love attending training when you follow these tips! When volunteers sign up…
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