Want Volunteers? Recruiting 101

Recruiting 101: Avoid This
Recruiting 101: Spell It Out
Recruiting 101: Invite Them
Recruiting 101: Tips

In times past, almost everyone joined a church in their community, and everyone pitched in to help in one way or another. So an announcement in the bulletin or from the pulpit worked pretty well for filling volunteer slots.

Things are obviously different now. General announcements are only rarely effective. People still do volunteer, but it takes a different kind of recruiting to match people to positions. So let's take a look at the basics of recruiting. The practices outlined here are industry-wide in non-profits, and proved their worth in my years of leading church volunteerism. God brings to our churches everyone needed for the work He calls us to do. The basics of effective recruitment, linked above and below, is how we find those people.

We start with two 'Thou Shalt Nots' --Recruiting 101: Avoid This
If looking for work, would you be interested in a position where the responsibilities were vague, no hours or benefits were mentioned, and you couldn't get answers to your questions? See Recruiting 101: Spell It Out
Who is on your invitiation list? See Recruiting 101: Invite Them
A grab bag of ideas: Recruiting 101: Tips

Want Volunteers? The Big Picture

Effective volunteer recruiting techniques are basic and crucial, but of course there's more that affects a church's volunteerism culture. I wrote about the bigger church volunteerism picture this past February: The State of Church Volunteerism

Cheer Up! On Your Feet! He's Calling You!

He was a beggar, poor and blind. But not stupid. Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) figured out Jesus was nearby and he knew Jesus could heal. He was also persistent and could be bothersome. His shouted to catch Jesus’ attention, to the extent that people around him insisted he pipe down. But he didn’t. And the people changed their tune when Jesus asked for him. Then they told Bartimaeus, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you” (Mark 10:49).

These three little sentences are just a side note in the healing of Bartimaeus. But they caught my eye . . . read more

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