Children’s pastor Julia A’Bell from Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, gives strategies to elevate your church’s view of children’s ministry. Six years ago my senior pastor asked me to oversee…
Looking to recruit more volunteers? These seven simple tips will help your ministry host its very own volunteer expo. Gateway Community Church in Austin, Texas, hosted a Volunteer Expo to…
Here’s a Biblical view on team building, plus some practical tips for enhancing your ministry’s teams. The foundation of Jesus’ approach to working with volunteers is the team — even…
Are you volunteer poor? These volunteer debt management principles can help you turn a shortfall into a windfall. When I was a child, my mom frequently said I must’ve had…
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…
Use this devotion at a meeting of all your volunteer teachers and helpers, including the “behind-the-scenes” heroes, to show just how much God appreciates everything your volunteers do for the…
There’s a big volunteer debate in children’s ministry. Should you require full-time teachers or recruit an arsenal of part-time teachers? Here are two perspectives. Full-Time Position Desired Gung-ho gifted children’s…
Use this devotion at a volunteer training meeting to help volunteer teachers get in touch with the fun of being a child and to challenge them to be learners as…
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…
What’s the difference between training that inspires and training that simply fills time? When volunteers are actively involved in learning, they’re enriched. When volunteers interact with other volunteers over a…
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