Recruiting Volunteers
On the way home from church this weekend, my son and I got into a conversation about people volunteering at church. I said, “The church can’t function without people like you and me getting involved. You need to find something you’re good at and enjoy and find a way to use that to help poeple in church. People serve and volunteer because they love God, love people, and want to help others learn to love God.” After realizing that most people don’t get paid for their service in the church, I think he understood that people must willingly give their time, energy, and talents for each church to operate each week. I could see a little bit of smoke billowing from his ears as he was thinking and talking about all the ways he can get involved in church when he’s ready.
Each community of believers relies on volunteers from within to keep their ministry running smoothly and as each church grows, the demand for volunteers increases because of additional people and new ministries. Have your recruiting efforts led to over-extending people already involved in other ministries, placing the right people in the wrong areas, or misjudging someone’s understanding and depth of commitment? Here are a few articles about recruiting volunteers that will help you evaluate and tweak your process and help you staff your ministries with the right people.
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