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Volunteers:
One
of March/April 1997
I
have
never
visited
or
worked
in
a
church
that
indicated
they
had
more
than
enough
volunteers.
An
active
and
vital
church,
ministering
to
the
myriad
needs
of
its
congregation
and
to
the
surrounding
community,
needs
workers.
I
have
been
a
church
volunteer
recruiting
other
volunteers,
then
on
a
church
staff
recruiting
volunteers,
and
now
I
am
again
a
volunteer.
The
following
ideas
might
be
helpful
in
your
own
recruiting
efforts.
1.
Communicating
a
vision
is
one
of
the
most
important
aspects
of
recruiting
volunteers.
The
vision
must
be
sharp.
You
must
be
able
to
explain
exactly
what
you
want
your
volunteer
to
do
for
you
and
the
church.
Announcing
that
you
need
someone
to
fill
a
vacancy
in
a
Sunday
school
classroom
will
not
impart
passion
in
a
prospective
volunteer.
No
one
wants
to
just
fill
a
vacancy.
It
is
much
more
effective
if
a
worker
can
see
that
his
students
can
make
a
difference
in
their
world
because
of
what
he
has
taught
them.
2.
Adequate
training
opportunities
will
assure
your
future
volunteer
that
you
will
not
ask
them
to
take
on
a
responsibility
that
he
cannot
handle.
Many
people
feel
inadequate
for
the
task
either
because
of
a
lack
of
confidence
or
a
lack
of
training.
Knowing
that
they
will
be
trained
and
that
they
will
be
supported
in
their
ministry
with
follow-up
and
constant
communication
will
do
much
to
increase
the
number
of
volunteers.
A
volunteer
must
be
assured
that
you
are
concerned
about
his
well
being
and
that
you
are
not
going
to
give
him
a
responsibility
and
then
leave
him
to
his
own
devices.
3.
Teamwork
will
keep
volunteers
feeling
involved
and
encouraged
over
the
long
haul.
Once
someone
volunteers
to
teach
Sunday
school,
usher,
work
in
the
nursery,
or
be
any
part
of
the
plethora
of
other
opportunities
in
a
church,
he
or
she
must
feel
like
they
are
part
of
a
team.
There
are
many
ways
to
do
this.
You
could
start
a
small
group
Bible
study
for
your
staff
of
volunteers.
I
had
all
of
my
Sunday
school
teachers
come
for
lunch
after
church
one
Sunday
a
month.
After
lunch
we
discussed
needs
and
ideas
and
then
prayed
for
one
another.
Periodic
phone
calls
to
see
how
they
are
doing
and
how
you
can
pray
for
their
ministry
and
personal
lives
is
another
good
way
to
keep
in
touch
and
let
them
know
you
care.
You,
the
recruiter,
need
to
stay
in
contract
with
your
volunteers
to
encourage
them
and
keep
before
them
the
vision
of
what
they
are
doing,
and
why
they
are
doing
it,
if
you
want
them
to
stay
involved
for
more
than
a
short
period
of
time. Director of Youth Ministries, CE/P
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