RELEVANT CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Want to help your volunteers get off to a good start?  Make sure they know these 5 things.

The mission. 
Go beyond "what" they will be doing and explain "why" they will be doing it.  Volunteers want to be part of something bigger than themselves.  Explain the mission of the ministry and they will put their heart into their role.

The basic essentials.
What time to be there.  What to do when they can't be there.  Safety and security guidelines.  Attire.  etc.

Who they report to.
The person who will be investing in them and helping them grow in their role.

What they will be doing.
A job description for their role.

What the wins are for the role.
What does success look like?  How do they know they are doing a good job?

Your turn.  What else do new volunteers need to know?  Share with us in the comment section below.

Last weekend, we signed up over 200 new volunteers for our children's ministry.  Want to know how?

It wasn't from a pulpit announcement.
It wasn't from an ad in the bulletin.
It wasn't from a tear jerking video during the service.
It wasn't from a live testimony during the service.

So how did we do it?

Personal, 1-1 invites.  Every one of those 200 new volunteers were personally asked if they would join the team.  Our staff and volunteers simply got out among the people and made the ask.

Were we desperate?  Yes.  You see we were just about to launch two new services and needed a ton of new volunteers to make it happen.  So we went with the most effective, proven method of building a volunteer team.  Individual asks.

If you need more volunteers (which you and I always will), go with what works.  1-1 invites.  

In this short video, I share some keys to building a great volunteer team.  We've seen it work...we've added over 1,200 new volunteers to our team in the last 4 years.

These are principles that any ministry can use, no matter your size or situation, to build a thriving team.