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Retaining
- Motivation
We all get tired and frustrated at times. There are many things a leader can do to help keep a volunteer motivated in their ministry.
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- Performance Planning Meeting (Forms)
This form helps servants and their supervisors assess the servant's progress, and plan for their future success.
- Big Things (Letters)
You helped us accomplish BIG things
- Kids Thank You (Letters)
Show your children's worker how much the little ones appreciate what he or she does!
- Big News (Letters)
Big News: Your work touches lives!
- Heart Soar (Letters)
You make my heart soar!
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- Leader-Palooza
Use these ideas for celebrating your volunteers!
- Quote Book
Give or get instant encouragement from your own personalized book of quotations.
- Trading Places
Suprise your volunteers with a fun outing they'll never suspect.
- Ripple Out
Increase ownership and unleash the potential of your volunteer leaders
- Without You...
Ideas for affirming leadersand their families.
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 Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry
Following on the success of their recent release Simply Strategic Stuff, church administration experts Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan guide readers through rough waters of volunteer management. They ease the pain and please the brain with bite-sized tips and strategies for recruiting, training, motivating, and keeping valuable ministry volunteers. It's in-depth and in touch with the practical needs of busy leaders looking to convert church "consumers" to passionate "contributors."As a CVC member, save 20% when you buy this item in the CVC store.  Breathe: Devotions for the Youth Worker's Soul
Be reminded that what you do has lasting impact. Turn off your cell phone and decompress these 21 devotions help you reconnect with what matters as you listen to the narrator, read Scripture, and jot down your God-prompted thoughts.
CD included!  How to Keep From Quitting Too Soon (audio download)
Leaders are Learners Adult Leader Edition - Session 8
Are you discouraged? Feel like quitting? Understand how to achieve longevity in youth ministry. Discover five ways to build endurance for the long haul.
This is an mp3 audio file - approximately 18MB. After you have completed your order, you will be prompted to download your file.  Church Volunteer Central--1 Year Membership
Maximize your volunteers the easy way. Join Church Volunteer Central today, and you'll have access anytime to online resources for volunteer training, recruiting, and managing. You'll get a full database of training ideas and tips; access to background check services; 24/7 online training for your volunteers; ready-to-use forms, applications, policies, handbooks, and job descriptions; plus savings on great volunteer management resources.
For more information or to see a preview, visit Church Volunteer Central today!
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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.
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- From Gripe to Goal -
Dec, 2008
"Meetings have just become gripe sessions and we don't accomplish anything to move forward with positive solutions. Help! What can I do to turn this around, outside of letting them all go and forming a new team?"
- Mastering Volunteer Management -
Jan, 2009
In his book Mastering the Management Buckets, John Pearson shares the things he has learned in 25 years of leadership. His resume includes time at the helm of the Christian Management Association and the Willow Creek Association, and he gives us a peek at the keys to leading volunteers.
- Pitching Ideas Properly -
Jan, 2009
Sometimes, the way you say something is more important than what you actually say! Krista Petty gives us her methods for organizing and leading brainstorming sessions that remove the but to encourage, rather than stifle, creativity.
- Engage and Celebrate Team Ministry -
Jan, 2009
Its well-proven that teams accomplish more than individuals working alone. But Don Simmons has found that when it comes time to engage new people or celebrate success, the concept of team seems to be neglected.
- Showing the Way -
Feb, 2009
Showing the Way
Bobbie D'Addario had the opportunity to lead a group of youth and adults from her church in a day of service at a local soup kitchen. The experience was both good and bad, and she shares with us several lessons (learned through the pain of her young people) we all need to take to heart as we invite people to join us in serving.
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