Volunteer Management

Volunteers serve in a variety of functions to make weekly services a success. As you look to add new volunteers to the team and...

Without the help of generous volunteers, major church events like Easter and Christmas services wouldn’t happen. Volunteers selflessly give their time and hearts by making new visitors feel welcome, teaching in children’s church, running your sound booth, and more.

Fall is here along with the various events that come along with this season. From kids heading back to school to gearing up for the holidays, fall is the on-ramp to the busiest time of year for churches.

Without rocking your world too much I'd like to state the obvious... Volunteers are the lifeblood of your church. While we all would acknowledge that fact. It's easy to forget about in the day to day of ministry. They dutifully arrive every week, with a smile on their face (real or painted on) and serve. Because it's the right thing to do.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, what better time than now to take time as a church staff to thank your volunteers? Having just come off Pastor Appreciation Month where congregations have (hopefully) been encouraged to thank their pastors, turning now to approach the myriad of volunteers in your church and community and showering them with appreciation seems, well, just natural.

Recently, I became aware of two great website to help organize volunteers that are simple to use for any situation where you might need...

Occasionally, I feel moved to make a post that's about my experience with church, and not only about technology. I hope you don't mind. I'm feeling conflicted because last week, I had been asked to help out with our kid's ministry on Sunday and my husband and I agreed to both help in the preschool room where two out of three of our kids are on Sunday morning. The kids are always thrilled to have us help out in "their world."