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Category: Recruitment

Five Habits Every Volunteer Should Master

You could not run your church without volunteers. Being on the frontline your volunteers are the first to engage with guests. But the truth is some volunteers hurt the mission rather than help.  When someone steps into a volunteer role not only are they representing the church they are representing Christ. So it’s important they serve with the right attitudes and actions.  Here are five habits all volunteers should master.  Smile Take initiative Demonstrate loyalty…Continue Reading

Recruiting Courtesies, Pt 2

In my last post I listed the first three of seven recruiting courtesies.  Here are the last four that can help us from being “rude recruiters”. Give them a written description of what you expect.  We know what we want from a volunteer position and too often when we recruit someone we just assume they know what we want.  It’s a recipe for disaster when we don’t put our basic expectations for the role in…Continue Reading

Recruiting Courtesies, Pt 1

The Fall church season is just around the corner and you know what that means…It’s time to recruit!  Unfortunately many church leaders have Rude Recruitment habits.  So in preparation for this season I thought I would take a couple of days and share a few thoughts on recruiting courtesies.  Here you go… Give the potential recruit time to pray.  Never ask someone to make a decision on the spot.  When we do “on the spot” recruiting…Continue Reading

Filling Your Leadership Pipeline to Overflowing

A common belief among staff, as well as the average church member, is the staff is responsible for recruiting new leaders. This mentality is concerning because it limits recruitment efforts and creates a shortage of leaders in the church. We must remember one of the biggest factors for getting new people into leadership is their relationship to the person making the ask. Do you remember your first invitation into leadership? I do. Marjorie Willis, my hgh school English…Continue Reading

Four Lessons for Raising Commitment Level, Pt 3

We’ve all probably heard the saying, “A half commitment is no commitment at all.”  Well, there’s a very real danger when someone is half committed to a cause.  It’s obvious because they’re distracted,  habitually absent or late, they make mistakes and seem overall disengaged.  When someone on your team has this type of variable commitment level it steals energy from your efforts.  It feels like the team isn’t firing on all cylinders.    In Luke 9:60…Continue Reading