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10 Best Ways to Ask a Volunteer to Serve

Check out the 10 best ways to ask a volunteer to serve—based on concepts from the world of advertising sales. You’ve scouted the best prospects for your volunteer positions, you’ve…

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8 Quick Tips to Equip Ministry Volunteers

Quick tips to equip — all you have to do is add volunteers! Here are 8 ways to equip your volunteers. Since we live in an instant-everything culture, we’re always…

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4 Ways to Develop an Irresistible Culture in Your Ministry

Culture is your brand. The way your team greets people, deals with challenges, ministers to kids and families, and even says goodbye is a part of it. The look and…

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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…

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5 Reasons People Don’t Volunteer and What You Can Do About It

Volunteering is a vital component of our churches and our nation. In fact, one in four adults volunteer. People volunteer for a number of reasons from aligning with their personal…

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A Complete Guide to Interns in Children’s Ministry

One of the most overlooked volunteer resources in children’s ministry is interns. Here’s a complete guide to best partner with these wonderful, all-too-often untapped resources! My first experience as a…

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12 Ways to Develop Friendships With Kids

Studies show the power of kids having at least one Christian adult friend in their lives. To help your volunteers form friendships with kids, share these 12 friendship tips that…

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6 of Your Top Children’s Ministry Volunteer Problems: Solved!

Struggling with tough volunteer problems? Ask the experts who’ll give real solutions! Volunteers are the backbone of children’s ministry, the feet on the ground that get the job done. They’re…

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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…

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The Ultimate, Hidden, Deepest Secret to Recruiting for Your Fall Fest Event

What’s the secret to recruiting for your next fall fest event? It may sound basic, but the ultimate, hidden, deepest secret to recruiting for your fall fest comes down to…

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New Curriculum? Turn Your Volunteer’s Frown Upside Down

Is your new curriculum not a fan-favorite of your volunteers? Here’s how to turn your volunteer’s frown upside down! It was my first education committee meeting at a new church,…

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The Most Surprising Reasons Why Volunteers Quit

Find out the top reasons why volunteers quit and learn how to keep your team satisfied. John just filled the last Sunday school teacher slot. He heaves a sigh of…

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5-Step Guide to Choose the Right Background Check Provider

Here is a five-step guide to choosing the right background check provider for your church’s children’s ministry. Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in…

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What It Takes to Recruit Older Volunteers for Kidmin

Someone once asked this question on childrensministry.com: We have an older congregation and frequently hear “I taught Sunday school for 30 years, I have done my time.” How do we…

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7 Benefits of Recruiting Parents to Help in Your Children’s Ministry

The following are the benefits of recruiting parents to help in children’s ministry. 1. Leadership Development There’s a law of leadership that says leaders will always surface. A funny thing…

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Dear Me: Advice From Ministry Leaders to Their Younger Selves

They say hindsight is 20/20. So we asked seasoned ministry leaders across the country to think back to their first year of ministry and write themselves a note with helpful…

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How to Make Training Meetings Magnetic

If you have challenges getting volunteers to attend training meetings, you’re not alone. Borrow these best practices for boosting your meeting attendance. 7 Tips for Magnetic Training Meetings 1. Create…

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5 Surprising Ways to Drive Away a Volunteer

You’ve read all the tried-and-true volunteer recruiting secrets. You’ve tried all the ways to make your volunteers feel appreciated. So why is it you’re still losing volunteers? Sometimes losing your…

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4 Monster Recruiting Mistakes for Children’s Ministry

Take a deep breath and slay those monster recruiting mistakes in your children’s ministry recruiting closet. I cracked an egg to create an omelet. As if the yolk were trying…

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No-Fail Ministry Volunteer Management Secrets

If your ministry volunteer staff seems like a group of misfits, take another look at their personalities. Six months ago, Holly asked Carol how she could help with the children’s…

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How to Recruit for a Successful Ministry

One of the biggest pain points children’s ministry directors face is how to recruit volunteers that love children, want to serve, and will stick around. To help ease the pain…

Tag: Volunteers

10 Best Ways to Ask a Volunteer to Serve

8 Quick Tips to Equip Ministry Volunteers

4 Ways to Develop an Irresistible Culture in Your Ministry

The 3 P’s to Shape Your Volunteer Affirmation Ideas

5 Reasons People Don’t Volunteer and What You Can Do About It

A Complete Guide to Interns in Children’s Ministry

12 Ways to Develop Friendships With Kids

6 of Your Top Children’s Ministry Volunteer Problems: Solved!

Desperate for Volunteers? Here’s What NOT to Do.

The Ultimate, Hidden, Deepest Secret to Recruiting for Your Fall Fest Event

New Curriculum? Turn Your Volunteer’s Frown Upside Down

The Most Surprising Reasons Why Volunteers Quit

5-Step Guide to Choose the Right Background Check Provider

What It Takes to Recruit Older Volunteers for Kidmin

7 Benefits of Recruiting Parents to Help in Your Children’s Ministry

Dear Me: Advice From Ministry Leaders to Their Younger Selves

How to Make Training Meetings Magnetic

5 Surprising Ways to Drive Away a Volunteer

4 Monster Recruiting Mistakes for Children’s Ministry

No-Fail Ministry Volunteer Management Secrets

How to Recruit for a Successful Ministry

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