We serve God in little things, too. What if we challenged each other to six random acts of kindness this coming week. A medical professional documents the health benefits we’d each receive, here. And we know Jesus’ words, “. .Read more…
Good Stuff: About Stories
Fascinating science: What happens in your brain when you hear a story, and what happens in your brain AND someone else’s when you tell them a story: http://tinyurl.com/lzhndll. When you want people to serve at church, tell a story!
Good Stuff: All Work is Service
Serving goes way beyond just volunteering at church. Tim Keller wrote a great post on it: All Work is Service. What a difference it makes in my day when I remember this!
They ARE Volunteering
You know who volunteers in your church. But do you really know the volunteering behavior of all your people? “A new federal study shows that 1 in 4 Americans volunteered through an organization and two-thirds helped their neighbors last year.”Read more…
Sample slides: “Job Descriptions” and “Training Volunteers” toolkits
Here are some sample slides from the presentations in the Toolkits available in The Equipper store. The toolkit contains two presentations, with supporting materials. Both toolkits together are $12.00. From the “Why Write Job Descriptions?” presentation in the Job DescriptionRead more…
Good Stuff: Illinois
Illinois ranks #1 in volunteer rate among the 8 most populated states in the U.S. That’s better than being #1 in sports, right?
Found stuff: Much help, Little good
A good reminder that we should use our heads as well as our hearts when we want to help those in need. Truly helping others can be challenging. Few countries have suffered an earthquake so devastating, or have been lessRead more…
Good Stuff: Measuring Impact
Volunteer Match collected information from nonprofits on measuring volunteer impact. They’re sharing the results here: “Here’s How You Measure Volunteer Impact.”
Good Stuff: Volunteer Match blog
The Volunteer Match blog covers the volunteerism interests of the entire nonprofit world. Here’s a listing of their most popular blog posts in 2014
Good stuff – volunteerism resources
The Energize, Inc. website is full of volunteerism resources. I especially like A to Z library and Susan Ellis’s hot topics.
Paid or Volunteer?
Paid or Volunteer? What work is done by staff at your church? What work is done by volunteers? Usually, the line between the two is pretty clear. Some positions (pastor, secretary) are filled by employees. Others (Sunday school teacher, usher)Read more…
Good Stuff on Parent Volunteers
Good stuff I’ve come across: “Tips for Engaging Parent Volunteers“ Research fact sheet on the value of parental involvement in education from the Michigan Dept. of Education. The value only increases in spiritual education.
Good Stuff from Volunteer Match
Every time you write a recruitment notice, use the three simple suggestions at the end of this Volunteer Match article, “Responsive Tech that Powers Your Volunteer Recruitment.” The article is about smart phone use, but the way we interact withRead more…
Everyday Equipping: What’s Your Score?
Everyday Equipping: What’s Your Score? You have more influence on volunteerism in your church than you think. We all do. Even those of us not in a position of authority, with no leadership gifts or inclinations; we influence others. OfRead more…
Mapping the Church
“Where is your church?” I could answer that question by telling you my church is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. But I’d rather answer it by showing you the three large maps on a wall in ourRead more…
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