Volunteer Appreciation

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Top 10 Ways to Love Your Volunteers This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day isn’t that far away so get ready to use these top 10 ways to love your volunteers. Plan ahead and use one of these super simple ideas to…

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Valentine’s Day Volunteer Event: Touching Children’s Hearts Breakfast

Use this Valentine’s Day breakfast idea to say “Thanks!” to the volunteers in your children’s ministry. Valentine’s Day Volunteer Event: Touching Children’s Hearts Breakfast Our church hosted a Valentine’s Day…

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38 Smile-Inducing Ways to Say “Thanks” to Your Volunteers

Volunteer appreciation is a huge part of retaining great people—so why not make it fun? The holiday season is a natural time to offer a wholehearted “thanks” to the team…

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A Year-Round Strategy for Recognizing and Retaining Volunteers

They say actions speak louder than words. That’s why, when it comes to recognizing and retaining volunteers, it’s so important to regularly show your volunteer team how much they matter…

Three women volunteers are outside goofing around. One volunteer has her hand on another's shoulder.

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5 Simple and Creative Christmas Gifts for Ministry Volunteers

Need to come up with some cool and creative Christmas gifts for volunteers this year? With time ticking away, we’ve got your back! With some craft supplies and some do-it-yourself…

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Christmas Volunteer Appreciation Idea: Thank-You Stockings

The stockings were hung by the children’s ministry classrooms with care to show volunteers how much families do care! Here’s a festive and fun way for kids and families to…

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Nativity Affirmation for Your Children’s Ministry Team

Here’s a simple nativity affirmation for your volunteers during Christmas parties or training times. Nativity Affirmation for Your Children’s Ministry Team Explain that your group is going to step into…

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12 Volunteer Affirmation Ideas and Gifts for Christmas

These 12 volunteer affirmation ideas are sure to help your volunteers feel appreciated this Christmas! Christmas is right around the corner. And with the Christmas season comes the giving season!…

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4 Handmade Volunteer Appreciation Christmas Gifts

Use these 4 creative, handmade gift ideas to show appreciation for your volunteers this Christmas. Looking for a great way to tell your volunteers just how much you appreciate them…

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Value Your Volunteers — Don’t Just Appreciate Them

Valuing the people who volunteer in your ministry matters more than appreciating them. Here’s why. New to children’s ministry, I had it all together. The best curriculum, programs, policies, and…

Volunteers are gathered at a table. One man is smiling joyfully.

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5 Critical Ways to Keep Your Volunteer Team From Fraying

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…

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12 Simple Ways to Re-Energize Weary Ministry Volunteers

Volunteers are human! That means they get weary, especially during the “final stretch” of serving. Here are 12 ways to re-energize your volunteers. Some seasons can leave our volunteers feeling…

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2-4-6-8 Who Do We Appreciate? Volunteers!

What do you appreciate? In children’s ministry we already know who we appreciate—our volunteers. We can’t function without them, and, if we’re honest, we have probably awakened in a cold…

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Top 20 Best Ways to Lead the Volunteers in Your Children’s Ministry

Something borrowed, but nothing blue! Check out these 20 tips to lead volunteers from us to keep from being “blue” in your ministry! We’ve compiled our 20 best, most-enduring volunteer…

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10 Ideas for Team Bonding With Your Volunteers

10 Ideas for Team Bonding Use these 10 ideas to bond your volunteer team together and create lasting relationships. 1. Affirmations Regularly share great qualities you spot in each volunteer.…

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98 Ways to Say “Thank You!” to Your Volunteers

Gracias! Dankeschon! Merci! In any language, these ideas will help you say thank you and express your gratitude to volunteers’ hearts. “Thanks” is such a simple word, and it comes…

A male and female volunteer talked to each other as the woman is holding a cup of coffee.

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Good, Better, Best: 6 Creative Ways to Affirm Volunteers

Use these six creative ways to affirm volunteers. You’ll find a good, better, and best option for all six! Good, Better, Best: 6 Creative Ways to Affirm Volunteers 1. Living…

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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…

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5 Ways to Care for Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers

We all know that eager (and reliable) volunteers can be hard to find. So once an A+ volunteer walks through your doors, you want to ensure they’ll stick around. But…

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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…

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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…

Tag: Volunteer Appreciation

Top 10 Ways to Love Your Volunteers This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day Volunteer Event: Touching Children’s Hearts Breakfast

38 Smile-Inducing Ways to Say “Thanks” to Your Volunteers

A Year-Round Strategy for Recognizing and Retaining Volunteers

5 Simple and Creative Christmas Gifts for Ministry Volunteers

Christmas Volunteer Appreciation Idea: Thank-You Stockings

Nativity Affirmation for Your Children’s Ministry Team

12 Volunteer Affirmation Ideas and Gifts for Christmas

4 Handmade Volunteer Appreciation Christmas Gifts

Value Your Volunteers — Don’t Just Appreciate Them

5 Critical Ways to Keep Your Volunteer Team From Fraying

12 Simple Ways to Re-Energize Weary Ministry Volunteers

2-4-6-8 Who Do We Appreciate? Volunteers!

Top 20 Best Ways to Lead the Volunteers in Your Children’s Ministry

10 Ideas for Team Bonding With Your Volunteers

98 Ways to Say “Thank You!” to Your Volunteers

Good, Better, Best: 6 Creative Ways to Affirm Volunteers

10 Outstanding Ways to Thank Your Ministry Volunteers

5 Ways to Care for Your Children’s Ministry Volunteers

5 Positive Affirmations to Share With Your Team

The 3 P’s to Shape Your Volunteer Affirmation Ideas

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