7 Summer Staffing Solutions to Maximize Your Ministry
Great news! We scouted the best ways to get temporary summer staffing — tried and true ways to maximize all the human resources surrounding you. 7 Summer Staffing Solutions to…
Tag: Volunteers
3 Characteristics of a Narcissist and How You Can Manager Them
In just one day, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook and 864,000 hours of video to YouTube, according to fastcompany.com. We minister in the midst of a narcissism epidemic.…
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. On my desk I keep a paper heart with a handwritten note from a third-grader…
How to Understand The Training Needs of Your Team
Your teacher training session is just around the corner, and you’re staring at a list of volunteers — a mixture of people from various backgrounds. You have Rookies, Veterans, and…
60 Ways to Say Thanks to Volunteers
Volunteers are important. Without their faithful help, your ministry couldn’t happen. Here are oodles of quick ideas that will help you celebrate and say thanks to your volunteers. 60 Ways…
6 Outstanding Ways to Show Your Volunteers You Appreciate Them
Like water to a fish, affirmation is to volunteers. As children’s ministry leaders, we know that we need to say thank you to our staff often and in creative ways.…
Time to Man Up: 6 Secrets Getting More Men Involved in Your Ministry
Looking to add more men to the team? Follow these 6 rules to effectively recruit (and retain) those elusive male volunteers into your children’s ministry. In my first years of…
10 Volunteer Frustrations That Are Hurting Your Ministry
Ten eye-opening things actual volunteers gripe about—and how volunteer frustrations can make your ministry better than ever. Do you know how your volunteers really feel about your children’s ministry? About…
How to Use Network Recruiting to Staff Your Vacation Bible School
Need help recruiting for your vacation Bible school? The three tips can help! Let’s face it, the most dreaded part of vacation Bible school and almost every other children’s program…
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…
