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4 Things To Do This Summer…To Increase Volunteers This Fall
The summer break from regular church programs is the perfect time to reflect on what you can do now to…
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5 Sure-Fire Tips for Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers
in Sunday School, Training onGetting and keeping volunteers is always a challenge. But the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA) has provided a silver lining: In…
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4 Ways To Burn Out a Volunteer
Got volunteers? Often we focus all our attention on getting people to volunteer that we forget how to equip them for continued service.…
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Leadership Training At Your Church
In their book Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership, Ryan T. Hartwig and Warren Bird state that less…
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4 Strategies to Encourage Reengagement of People in Ministry
Are people done with your church? The “Dones” have been described as those who are dissatisfied with the structure, social…
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First Serve Recruitment For Volunteers
Think of volunteer recruitment as dating. No one expects a long-term commitment on the first date—so don’t ask volunteers to jump into a…
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How Kids Grow Spiritually
in Training onPeople used to call it “faith development,” but now it’s typically referred to as “spiritual development.” Whatever you call it,…
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How to Build a Strong Sunday School Foundation
in Training onHave you ever seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy? If you haven’t been there in person, I’m sure…
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Shaming Them Into Church
[Editor’s Note: Thom’s article is from his blog, Holy Soup. As you read this, consider its application for how we…
Training
Children’s ministry leaders and volunteers have many different roles and tasks to perform. Explore our training section to sharpen all of the skills required to put your best foot forward as you work to make Jesus irrisistable to kids.