"I love children's ministry---all of the creative parts of developing exciting programs, but I sure don't like filling vacancies. I hate that part of the job." "I have a passion for the pastorate-preaching, visioning, visiting and pastoral work. But when I have to recruit volunteers for our...
Got volunteers? Getting them is one thing... but what's the trick to keeping them? Glad you asked. 1. TIME No- not the magazine- the other thing that we don't have enough of. Yes, no matter how you slice it, our volunteers take time. But think of the alternative. Either you spend 20 hours a week with...
An Effective Strategy to Get More Help!I've never met a youth worker who hung a sign on his office door reading, “No more volunteers PLEASE!”Let's face it, we all need volunteers? What do we do? Is it possible to build a staff quickly? The good news I have to tell you is this: you can build your team of...
I like to survey students whenever possible, and one of the purposely-vague questions I always like to ask is, "What is your favorite thing to do for fun?" Can you guess the number one answer I hear? You might think it's something like, "play sports" or "listen to music." Yes, those are up there...
Do you remember years ago when "Jurassic Park" came out on video? I'll never forget it. Because that's when my idea for a movie night FLOPPED BIG TIME!!! Everyone was talking about the release of the huge blockbuster film. So my friend and I got the big screen ready, complete with a killer sound system. The room literally...
Do you provide cell phones for the youth pastors? The interview had gone quite well until the applicant asked that question-it changed the whole tone of the interview, which went downhill from there. Too bad because for the first two hours we were all impressed. Then we asked him, "Do you have any questions for us?" and...
So, you believe that God has called you to invest your life into loving and leading teenagers? Awesome! The rewards of a job as a youth worker are great, but so are the challenges. On top of working long hours for a meager salary which forces you to survive on pizza and Mountain Dew, you'll also have...