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You Can Be/Grow a Volunteer Champion
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Imagine a world in which every Christian church, no matter its size or budget, had an acknowledged volunteer champion in their midst, a leader who helped people use their God-given gifts in their Lord’s service within and beyond the church; a leader who taught ministry leaders best practices in volunteer recruitment and support. In an earlier post I spelled out my vision of such a world, why now is the right time for it, the benefits such a volunteer champion would bring, and the cost and challenges that come with it.
Is it an unrealistic dream? Our world is changing faster than ever, our churches are struggling, and fewer and fewer people are serving. These are huge challenges, for sure. But the same factors are compelling reasons for giving a higher priority to maximizing the gifts God has given the church through its people. An identified volunteer champion can help you do that, and finding one is not rocket science. You can find one — you can perhaps be one! — no matter the size of your church or your position in it. Some ways to help you, whatever your situation, get started: Read more
- Putting Spiritual Gifts to Work - a short book on church volunteerism health, how to move away from desperate pleas for more volunteers to a system and culture that equips the saints for serving. Available as a pdf download for $8.00 or in spiral-bound print format for $15.00.
- It's About Time is a six-session discipleship resource that enables a leader to lead conversations that address our issues managing our time in the perspective of serving Jesus everyday. For $14.99, purchaser gains access to videos for download or streaming, and participant handouts and leader's guide in pdf format, for unlimited use by anyone in their congregation.
Are you a storyteller? Of course you are. We all are. We naturally share the stories of what’s going on in our lives – the illness, the home improvement project, the cute thing the grandchild did! Stories are part of our daily life: a bedtime story, the plot of a book or movie, the day’s happenings described over the dinner table; memories shared when the family gathers at Grandma’s — they’re all stories.
Stories catch and hold our attention. They encourage and move us; they teach and motivate us. A family’s stories unite them in shared history, values, and experiences.
When we intentionally gather and share stories of serving at church, the results are powerful. Read more.
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