{"id":28728,"date":"2014-01-14T03:44:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T10:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?post_type=cvdaily&#038;p=28728"},"modified":"2016-09-07T18:33:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:33:33","slug":"are-your-volunteers-contagious-about-serving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/training\/are-your-volunteers-contagious-about-serving\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Your Volunteers Contagious About Serving?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Forget about the flu. This season, give your volunteers a check-up to see who&#8217;s infecting others with the bug to get involved in ministry. \u00a0Here are 3 cases to sharpen\u00a0your ability to diagnose your volunteers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Case #1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b style=\"font-size: 1em\"><\/b><b>Symptom<\/b>: Volunteer demonstrates joy\u00a0while serving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Diagnosis<\/b>: Joyful Spirit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Treatment:<\/b> Ask them to tell you why they enjoy serving\u00a0in their ministry role.\u00a0 Retell their story to the people of your congregation to promote a culture of involvement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Case #2<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Symptom:<\/b> Volunteer\u00a0seems to serve out of obligation and duty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Diagnosis:<\/b> All-work-and-no-play syndrome<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Treatment:<\/b> It\u2019s OK to have fun while serving. Give your volunteer permission to lighten up and not take the demands of ministry too seriously.\u00a0Model the enjoyment that comes from\u00a0serving on a ministry team.\u00a0Introduce elements of fun\u00a0while on the job, during meetings, and when working together. A team that has fun together, not only stays together, but creates a vibe that invites others to join in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Case #3<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Symptom:<\/b> Volunteer\u00a0serves in an area that does not match their gifting, passion, or interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Diagnosis:<\/b> Square Peg in a Round Hole<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b>Treatment:<\/b> One reason volunteers\u00a0do not spread the bug to serve\u00a0is because they\u2019re not serving in the right role. Being miss-matched makes volunteers feel out of sync. Offer a class to help people discover their uniqueness and match it to a place of service. Potential volunteers often don\u2019t even realize the complete range of service opportunities available. Find the right ministry for the right person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When you see\u00a0a volunteer\u00a0spreading their passion for serving, give them a high five (no hand washing required). When that&#8217;s not the case, follow these suggested treatments. Who knows\u2014perhaps you\u2019ll have a service epidemic on your hands!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forget about the flu. This season, give your volunteers a check-up to see who&#8217;s infecting others with the bug to get involved in ministry. \u00a0Here are 3 cases to sharpen\u00a0your ability to diagnose your volunteers. Case #1 Symptom: Volunteer demonstrates joy\u00a0while serving. Diagnosis: Joyful Spirit Treatment: Ask them to tell you why they enjoy serving\u00a0in their ministry role.\u00a0 Retell their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":27323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,6,670],"tags":[385,366,131],"class_list":["post-28728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recruit","category-training","category-volunteers","tag-contagious","tag-inviting-people-to-serve","tag-serving"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are Your Volunteers Contagious About Serving? - Group Children&#039;s Ministry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Forget about the flu. 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