Recruitment is invitation. When you recruit, you invite someone to consider an opportunity to serve. Remembering this truth makes the process easier, more pleasant and more effective. Party invitations are attractive and are sent well in advance to a selectRead more…
Recruiting 101: Tips
The three other articles in the Recruiting 101 series cover common practices to avoid; the important job description, and how to invite people to serve. Many other aspect of recruiting (such as helping new members get involved, ministry fairs, parentsRead more…
Worth noting: The 24/7 Work Culture’s Toll
A New York Times article, “The 24/7 Work Culture’s Toll on Families and Gender Equality,” paints a sobering picture of the lives many of our church volunteers lead outside of church. Some excerpts and my thoughts. “The pressure of aRead more…
Good Stuff: Motivating Volunteers
Good stuff from the United Kingdom: a short and to-the-point (and free!) downloadable guide on motivating volunteers; part of a series on guides on volunteerism basics. Although not specifically geared toward church volunteers, virtually all of it applies in churchRead more…
Good Stuff: 5 Ways to Say Thanks
Good reminder on how to appreciate volunteers: “5 Ways to Say Thanks.” Numbers 4 and 5 are especially appreciated by high-capacity volunteers and leaders.
Good Stuff: Work as Worship
We don’t often think of an ex-con as a role model, but this one is: “How an Ex-Convict Learned to Worship Through His Work.” Great sermon illustration and discussion starter for vocation, calling in daily life, work as service.
Good stuff: Fighting Against Ignorance
Is there a particular ignorance in church volunteerism so dangerous that we should ‘pick up our swords’ and fight against it? Susan Ellis shows how thoughtlessness, ignorance and arrogance devalues volunteers in non-profit organizations in her recent Hot Topic: “FightingRead more…
The value of volunteering for job seekers
According to LinkedIn, 41% of hiring managers say volunteer work is just as valuable as paid work on a CV,” says a Volunteer Match blog post.
Good stuff: Little Things
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…
The Great Commission in Reverse
(Thanks to guest author Alice Klement for this post. –KK) “Go into all the world” becomes “Go to the world in your community” Jesus commanded his followers to go into all the world to teach, baptize, and make disciples. InRead more…
In My Living Room? A Cross-Cultural Confession
Thanks to guest author Alice Klement for this post. –KK “It’s hard for people to believe we want them in Heaven if we don’t want them in our living room.” –Ralph D. Winter, missionary Ouch. This quote hit me betweenRead 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…
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