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How Well Do You Know Your Volunteers? Five Questions to Get You Started
in Retain, Volunteers onI think, we’d all agree that personal connection with our volunteers is a must! The better we know them, the…
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Do You Know Which Hats You Need to Wear and How Often?
in Lead onI remember in a previous position being required to track my time between writing, editing, and web work. I also…
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3 Tips for “Above-Average” Leaders
in Lead onChrist calls us to live an “above average” life; a life of influence and impact. The reality is average, status-quo,…
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5 No-Fail Volunteer Affirmation Tips
in Retain, Volunteers onMake it a new procedure to begin or end each volunteer committee meeting with a volunteer affirmation time. These simple…
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A Gift Your Volunteers Will Remember
in Retain, Volunteers onHave you ever been at a loss when trying to find the perfect gift? My eldest’s birthday was last week.…
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Six Steps for Effective Discipleship
in Lead onWhen God brings volunteers into your ministry it is not just for the work they can do or the service…
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Make Rest a Requirement
in Retain, Volunteers onEvery church has those hero-martyrs that are proud of their burnout. Establishing a policy to rest and refuel is vital…
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Avoiding Volunteer Burnout
in Retain, Volunteers onHave you ever heard this before? “I’m going to take a few months off from… [teaching Sunday school/leading worship/ushering/any other…
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Don’t Give Up: volunteer appreciation letters make a difference!
in Retain, Volunteers onTraining, Meetings. Communication. Recognition. Church volunteers need ALL these things, don’t they? Sometimes it’s hard to know who needs what…