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Recruiting
- Vision Casting
Before you can recruit anyone, you have to be able to cast a compelling vision of the value of the ministry.
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- M.A.P. Plan - Ministry (Forms)
This form will guide you to developing and implementing a vision for your ministry through the Mission, Affect, and Planning process.
- M.A.P. Plan - Team Member (Forms)
This forms guides you through the process of helping each member of your team to fulfill the ministry goals. Do the M.A.P. Plan for your Ministry first.
- Adult Ministries Committee Member (Ministry Descriptions)
To work as a group to provide fellowship events, classes, study groups, resources, retreats, and conferences that will enable people to build strong relationships with one another and to nurture their life of faith.
- Couples Ministry Coordinator (Ministry Descriptions)
One goal of the Couples Ministry is to introduce couples in the church with similar interests to one another. It offers a great way to meet others and build friendships. The coordinators ensure that interested members connect to appropriate groups and that new groups are formed as needed.
- Noah's Place Volunteer Handbook (Handbooks)
Tracy Trautman, children's pastor at NewSong Church shares the volunteer handbook she put together for her ministry as a sample for CVC members to draw ideas from.
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Articles |
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- A Cup of Java at the Ethos Cafe
Imagine that your ministry is a cup of coffee. What taste and aroma does it give off? Would the kids, parents, and volunteers describe your ministry as a gourmet brew or as vending machine coffee? Use these diagnostic questions to discover what's shaping your ethos.
- Making the Transition
Small groups for kids offer many of the same benefits adults experience in small groups.
- Stick 'Em Up!
Recruit new volunteers with this clever idea.
- Giving Volunteers Better-Than 20/20 Vision
Help your teachers understand and live out your ministry’s vision.
- Dreams Do Come True
. . . if you start with the end in mind.
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Online Training |
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- CL112 - Discovering The 1 Thing
Remember, Jesus told Martha she needed only to focus on “one thing,” not the “many things” she was worried about. And he noted that Mary had chosen “the one thing.” So what is this “one thing”? And what does it tell us about priorities in our volunteer ministry?
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 Module 1, 3 Views: Foundations of a Healthy Equipping Church
Learn- The how-to steps on building a culture where serving is a "get to" not a "have to"
- How to grow your ministry so 80% of the people are serving and only 20% are recharging
- How to plan and organize for volunteer effectiveness with fresh ideas
- Ways to create a strong, solid foundation for volunteer leadership
- Steps to building a team-based equipping ministry
In this introductory session you will discover and explore the biblical foundations of equipping. - Learn the essentials to shift from doing to equipping.
- Be shown how to use serving as a way to grow relationships with Christ.
- Master the process of defining systems to support the culture you are creating in your ministry.
- Explore the burdens of a one-man band style of leadership and learn ways to avoid this trap.
- Take away a formula that prepares you to create a healthy equipping church.
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 Module 1-4, 1 View: Multiply Your Ministry: Moving from Sitting to Serving
Move from Sitting to Serving. For long-time leaders to new to the leadership role, you can get practical tips and fresh ideas to move your church into a serving ministry. CVC video taped the very popular and highly effective one-day workshop presented by author, trainer, and church leader Sue Mallory to bring this information right into your church. Divided into four training modules, it includes the workbook and all the visual aids she uses to provide practical steps to building an equipping church. Print the workbook from your computer and then go online to present one or more modules to your church leaders.
Learn- The how-to steps on building a culture where serving is a “get to” not a “have to”
- How to grow your ministry so 80% of the people are serving and only 20% are recharging
- How to plan and organize for volunteer effectiveness with fresh ideas
- Ways to create a strong, solid foundation for volunteer leadership
- Steps to building a team-based equipping ministry
- Module 1-4, 3 Views: Multiply Your Ministry: Moving from Sitting to Serving
Move from Sitting to Serving. For long-time leaders to new to the leadership role, you can get practical tips and fresh ideas to move your church into a serving ministry. CVC video taped the very popular and highly effective one-day workshop presented by author, trainer, and church leader Sue Mallory to bring this information right into your church. Divided into four training modules, it includes the workbook and all the visual aids she uses to provide practical steps to building an equipping church. Print the workbook from your computer and then go online to present one or more modules to your church leaders.
Learn - The how-to steps on building a culture where serving is a “get to” not a “have to”
- How to grow your ministry so 80% of the people are serving and only 20% are recharging
- How to plan and organize for volunteer effectiveness with fresh ideas
- Ways to create a strong, solid foundation for volunteer leadership
- Steps to building a team-based equipping ministry
 Module 2, 1 View: Building an Equipping Culture
Learn- The how-to steps on building a culture where serving is a "get to" not a "have to"
- How to grow your ministry so 80% of the people are serving and only 20% are recharging
- How to plan and organize for volunteer effectiveness with fresh ideas
- Ways to create a strong, solid foundation for volunteer leadership
In session two you will first look at fresh, exclusive Gallup research to understand the power of friendship and the role it plays in spiritual growth. Then you will: - Discover five focus areas of equipping churches.
- Learn the three critical elements your church cannot thrive without.
- Learn six non-negotiable core values necessary to create a culture that will support an equipping ministry.
- Discover how language drives culture, and why it is important
- Understand the strength in allowing values to become the DNA of your church culture.
Save 10%! Click to learn more.
- Module 2, 3 Views: Building an Equipping Culture
Learn
- The how-to steps on building a culture where serving is a "get to" not a "have to"
- How to grow your ministry so 80% of the people are serving and only 20% are recharging
- How to plan and organize for volunteer effectiveness with fresh ideas
- Ways to create a strong, solid foundation for volunteer leadership
In session two you will first look at fresh, exclusive Gallup research to understand the power of friendship and the role it plays in spiritual growth. Then you will: - Discover five focus areas of equipping churches.
- Learn the three critical elements your church cannot thrive without.
- Learn six non-negotiable core values necessary to create a culture that will support an equipping ministry.
- Discover how language drives culture, and why it is important
- Understand the strength in allowing values to become the DNA of your church culture.
Save 10%! Click to learn more.
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Other Resources |
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- Archived Tips of the Week
Each week we feature a brief volunteer leadership tip on our home page. Some of them are from a publication, but many of them are from our members. Here you will find, brief, practical ideas covering all aspects of lay ministry.
- The Inside Track Archives
Every month we send our members The Inside Track e-newsletter filled with trends, tips, and the opportunity to learn from people like you trying to build their church's ministries. Some of this information is based on the current times, but much of it is timeless. Here you will find all the past issues, which you can browse at leisure.
- Church Volunteer Central's Purpose Statement
Church Volunteer Central is built upon three theological principles found in the Bible. This page gives our purpose statement and our foundational theology.
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- Cultivating Volunteers Who Stay -
Jul, 2009
Every member of your volunteer team lives with a choice to stay on your volunteer team or quit. Even though he’s on staff, Larry Shallenberger realized that he has the same choice to make. Thinking through why he stays at Grace Church taught him a lot about how to lead others to want to stay.
- Transitioning Staff to an Equipping Mindset -
Jul, 2009
Paid staff members often believe they are hired to do the ministry; to develop and direct good programs. Don Simmons knows this can make developing a culture of equipping a challenge… but a surmountable one
- Equipping Ministry Outcomes -
Jul, 2009
I have been asked by my pastor to oversee the equipping ministry duties at my church. I realize the importance of leaders serving as equippers, but I’m not sure my pastor understands the full impact of moving toward an equipping culture.
- Your Volunteers’ Expectations -
Jul, 2009
You probably have plans and dreams for your ministry. You likely have a mental image of what your ministry can look like. But your volunteers don’t come to you with that same mental image, so how will you bridge that gap and prevent their disillusionment?
- Marveling and Muttering -
Jul, 2009
Trying to make a difference can have a powerful impact on the world. Interestingly enough, though, it can have some negative reactions within the church! Krista Petty learned that we can get perspective from the story of Zacchaeus to help us continue to reach out to others with hands slapped by Christians.
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