{"id":24641,"date":"2013-05-15T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?post_type=cvdaily&amp;p=24641"},"modified":"2013-05-15T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T17:45:40","slug":"areyouleadingvolunteersormanagingthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/lead\/areyouleadingvolunteersormanagingthem\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Leading Volunteers or Managing Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you lead volunteers&#8212;or manage them?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s volunteer doesn&#8217;t want to be managed&#8230;.they want to be led. If leadership is not your gift area, we can help fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n<p>Group&#8217;s Volunteer Leadership Series is here to help you find proven ideas to turn your church into a place volunteers want to plug in. This set contains all three volumes of the series, <i>Jump Start<\/i>, <i>Moving Forward<\/i>, and <i>Go the Distance<\/i>. This series has been designed to help you build a firm foundation in your volunteer ministry, and then move beyond the basics to sustain your program and keep it growing.<\/p>\n<p><em>You&#8217;ll learn:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to create a program people want to plug in<\/li>\n<li>Position descriptions you can actually use<\/li>\n<li>Solid methods for recruiting and training volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Ways to encourage and energize your volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging and energizing your volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Ways for keeping everyone accountable to continue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leading volunteers just got easier!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.grouppublishing.com\/OA_HTML\/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=3183094&amp;section=16527&amp;originCat=Church+Leadership\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24314\" alt=\"order_now\" src=\"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/order_now1.gif\" width=\"116\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Do you lead volunteers&#8212;or manage them?\u00a0 Today&#8217;s volunteer doesn&#8217;t want to be managed&#8230;.they want to be led. 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