{"id":1942,"date":"2014-12-02T02:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteerdaily.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2016-09-07T18:22:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:22:15","slug":"avoiding-bag-snag-and-drag-volunteer-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/training\/avoiding-bag-snag-and-drag-volunteer-recruiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding \u2018Bag, Snag, and Drag\u2019 Volunteer Recruiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 34.6 percent of all volunteers across the country served in religious organizations. That\u2019s good news for church leaders who rely on volunteers to carry out their ministries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But you can\u2019t tap that pool of willing volunteers if you\u2019re scrambling around trying to fill volunteer positions at the last minute with the \u201cbag, snag, and drag\u201d method. You\u2019ll find recruiting church volunteers much easier when you plan ahead:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Work backward. <\/strong><br \/>\nDetermine when you need volunteers. Plan your timeline well in advance of your need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Assess your need. <\/strong><br \/>\nCheck current registrations, and past attendance records, to determine how many volunteers you\u2019ll need. Creating a ministry timeline can save you and your volunteers from last-minute stress and panic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Brainstorm sources of new volunteers.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the beginning&#8212;the place where you find names of those who are interested. There are sources within a church, such as membership classes, but don\u2019t stop your thinking there. Consider external sources where nonmembers are exposed to your church, like open houses or community events like a Fall Fair.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Gather a group of leaders to shoulder the work.<\/strong><br \/>\nIn Luke 10, Jesus sent out his disciples two by two. The demands of ministry require teamwork and support, and that includes the hard work of recruiting volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Create a schedule that tracks your team\u2019s tasks. <\/strong><br \/>\nMake sure that one person regularly keeps the schedule up to date and that each member of the team knows his or her part and deadlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Plan new volunteer orientation. <\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s important that new volunteers know that they\u2019ll be gently guided into ministry. Create an orientation system that guides people into fulfilling service.<\/p>\n<p>Recruiting church volunteers is not a process where they&#8217;re bagged, snagged, and dragged into ministry! Volunteers will be more likely to stick around when you&#8217;ve made the process deliberate, methodical, personal, and unhurried. This communicates people-friendliness rather than desperation. It also contributes to personal, relational, and Christ-centered growth through ministry in the church&#8212;helping you focus on \u201cequipping people\u201d not bagging, snagging, and dragging volunteers into service.<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 34.6 percent of all volunteers across the country served in religious organizations. That\u2019s good news for church leaders who rely on volunteers to carry out their ministries. 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