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Leading
- Supervision
What leadership techniques allow you to best oversee the work of your volunteers; being as involved as necessary, without micromanaging them?
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- Building Maintenance Coordinator (Ministry Descriptions)
“The house of the Lord” is the place where Christians gather to worship God and fellowship with each other. Your concern and care for the buildings of the congregation and its equipment benefits all that come to services and other events at our church.
- Well Done (Letters)
This is a great image for communicating that their work was done for God, not just you.
- 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!
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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.  To Lead is to Serve
To Lead Is To Serve - How to Attract Volunteers and Keep Them is based on interviews with 75 successful volunteer and corporate leaders. Over 300 anecdotes clearly demonstrate each of the key To Lead Is To Serve principles. "Some of the best anecdotes I have every read," according to the CEO of one national not-for-profit. * 50 techniques you can start using today to attract volunteers and keep them * 25 volunteer management tips * 10 more tips on "How to Overcome Obstacles" * 21 exercises that you can use to effectively integrate the To Lead Is To Serve principles into your organization in a lasting way.
Published by Shar McBee  Pastoral Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas
Refuel your ministry and refresh yourself! Be equipped with hundreds of practical ideas that cover the dynamic and daily aspects of pastoral ministry. You get more than 600 ideas including sermon illustrations, creative approaches to experiential worship, ideas for personal refreshment, and more.  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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- Spiritual Gift Assessment
One of the foundational principles that Church Volunteer Central was built upon is The Giftedness of All Believers. One of the keys to finding your best ministry fit is understanding your God-given spiritual gift(s). This tool can help you do that.
- Leadership Process Assessment
A thriving volunteer ministry is composed of several elements. This tool is designed to help you evaluate the current environment in your church toward each of the elements underlying the volunteer leadership process.
- 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.
- Staff Manager
Staff Manager lets you keep your workers' information together in one place. Track contact, service, and gifting information, and even search for volunteers by area of ministry.
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- Preventing Computer Nightmares -
Dec, 2005
Your church sends out inaccurate donor records. A porn virus keeps popping up on the church office computer. The Trustee's Monthly Report doesn't match the Accounts Payable Report. These bad dreams and hundreds like them can be minimized by taking appropriate precautions.
- There's No Constructive Criticism -
Jan, 2006
Sue Mallory says that she has never understood where the term —constructive criticism—came from. "Every time I've ever been on the receiving end of criticism—whether as a leader, a spouse or a friend—I was usually devastated, wounded, or embarrassed."
In this article, she helps us see the difference between criticism and critique. If, like Sue, you prefer to look at a person's positive side and help them grow into the people God intended them to be, then you'll want to read this article that will help you develop the art form of speaking the truth in love.
- How We Kill the Volunteers -
Jan, 2006
Larry Shallenberger says that all too often we are the cause of our volunteer problems. How many of these five volunteer killers are you guilty of?
- Takeout Training for Teachers -
Jan, 2006
Book cover Imagine you've done your family's grocery shopping for the week. You prepare one meal for your family, and then padlock the pantry and fridge. "That's it,"¯ you tell your family. "See you next week."¯
Not much of a strategy for a healthy family, is it?
The Bible lessons you teach give the kids in your class a wonderful dose of nutrition—but it's just a single meal. You may be assuming the children are being fed at home, too—enjoying exposure to Scripture and being involved in spiritual discussion. But is that really happening?
- Teach Shoulder-Tapping -
Jan, 2006
TappingTim Stevens says that if the pastors or church staff members are the ones solely responsible for finding and placing new volunteers, then the growth of the church will be limited.
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