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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Coming soon — procedures / buck stops here (structure & supervision)
Topics in this category: supervising volunteers, organizational structure, volunteers and mass events, volunteers and events for children, minimizing legal risk – because of volunteers, minimizing legal risk – for volunteers, traveling with volunteers, volunteers go international, moving from volunteer to staff, big fish / little pond, little fish / big pond
Coming soon – guiding volunteers into tomorrow (coaching and change)
Topics in this category: Coaching / mentoring, new skills, strategic planning with volunteers, helping volunteers to navigate through change, driving change with volunteers, conflict management (for spiritual growth), screening prospective leaders, “firing” volunteers
Coming soon – Great Commission (church and community)
Topics in this category: sending volunteers out (in a managed group), sending volunteers into the community as salt & light), drawing unchurched volunteers into the church
Coming soon – tools & tech (management tools and tech)
Topics in this category: volunteer management tools and more
Coming soon – focusing on specifics by ministry area
Topics in this category: Volunteer leaders of adults, adult volunteer leaders of youth, volunteer leaders of children, volunteer leaders in women’s ministry, volunteer leaders in men’s ministry, volunteers in music ministry, volunteer leaders of other specialized ministries (prayer, support, etc.), youth volunteers as leaders, staff leading volunteers and LOTS MORE!
Coming soon – guiding volunteers today (spiritual growth and motivation)
Topics in this category: big picture, Encouraging spiritual growth, communicating with volunteers, volunteer appreciation, rewarding volunteers, volunteer burnout, organizational culture, group dynamics, accountability, joy
Coming soon – finding and launching volunteers into ministry
Topics in this category: recruiting volunteers, screening volunteers, spiritual gifts job descriptions, “hiring” volunteers, training volunteers, background checks / legal aspect of volunteers, incorporating newcomers