Purpose Serving as Operations Leader helps to ensure the church is operationally strong through leadership and coordination of all church operations activities, from weekend service logistics and security to ongoing care and maintenance of facilities and grounds. This includes leadership of volunteer team leaders in setup and teardown, sign placement and retrieval, logistics and security, facilities program … [Read more...]
Volunteer “Opportunities”
Connecting People To God Through Getting Things Done In The Church
I've had several conversations with people over the years about the reality that there's way more to get done than there are people to get it done. This is true, especially in the church. There's never enough paid staff to cover all the bases. What's the deal? This issue has prompted me, from time to time, to clarify a couple of things when it comes to getting things done in the church. I believe there are a … [Read more...]
The “Ministry Fair”
One Of The Most Effective Tools For Volunteer Recruitment A Church Can Use
I still remember. After committing to regularly attending a church, I was invited to attend a Ministry Fair. At the fair, I agreed to serve on the Tech Team at my church. Shortly thereafter, I was trained in running the soundboard and other areas of the Tech Arts ministry. The Ministry Fair was conducted outside the space our church rented immediately following the last service of the day. There were tables set up … [Read more...]
Volunteer Growth Strategy
The "Blueprint" For Successful Volunteer Recruitment In The Church
Background Since the beginning, YOUR CHURCH has relied on ministry leaders to individually recruit, train, deploy, and recognize volunteers serving in their ministry areas. Much of this recruiting has been done face-to-face through Leadership Evangelism and the relationships that have developed as a result. Corporately, volunteer recruiting has been accomplished via the “big event need” (VBS, Student Ministries … [Read more...]