What do these words mean to you? Here at Group that’s what we call our weekly meetings with our direct supervisors. It’s a casual time to get together and review our priorities, ask questions, get feedback, and offer praise or coaching on how we are doing or what we could do better. It’s not scary…or intimidating…or stressful. [...]
Tony Morgan (http://tonymorganlive.com/) and Tim Stevens (http://www.leadingsmart.com/) authored a book for Group a few years back that has been very popular with leaders of volunteers. In Simply Strategic Volunteers they present 99 simple solutions that can radically improve your volunteer experience—for both you and your volunteers. As I was browsing through the book again (I get a new nugget every [...]
Happy birthday to the CV Daily! We’re celebrating with 50% off great volunteer resources! We hope you’ve been enjoying our CV Daily birthday celebration. If you haven’t yet taken advantage of some of the birthday bash deals, there’s still time. We’re celebrating 2 years by featuring a different discounted resource each and every week in May. [...]
I just love Jim Wideman’s claasic, Children’s Ministry Volunteers that Stick. It’s filled with nuggets, scripture, and real-life advice. Not all of the advice applies only to volunteers, though! I came across these three points the last time I read the book and realized these are things everyone in the church needs to know. I [...]
How forgiving is your ministry with volunteers? How many times can someone mess up and still be welcome? These are questions Jim Wideman asks in his book, Volunteers That Stick. I think Jim hits on a crucial component of any ministry—the grace factor! This can be a drawing card for new volunteers—and a key to [...]
This is an excerpt from Tom McKee’s milestone book, The New Breed, Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer. You can get Tom’s book for 50% off this week during the CVDaily Birthday Bash! Plus, Tom will be here at Group January 21-23, 2013 for our Church Leadership ReGroup Event. It promises to be full [...]
“For I am yearning to see you, that I may impart and share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen and establish you; That is, that we may be mutually strengthened and encouraged and comforted by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” (Romans 1:11-12 AMP) Your volunteers need you. And you need them. Maybe not [...]
For some reason, I was in the mood to celebrate May Day this year! I have fond childhood memories of making baskets out of Dixie cups with pipe cleaner handles. Then we would fill them with treats–usually popcorn and maybe a couple of chocolates. Then the fun began! We would walk up and down the block leaving them on [...]
It’s our birthday. And we want to celebrate with you! To celebrate two years of great tips, insights and advice, we’re giving all of our CV Daily subscribers a special deal! This birthday is pretty special—so special, that we’re celebrating for the entire month of May! Each week, a different resource will be featured (and [...]
Today I’m sharing part of a recent article from Volunteer Spot focused on National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I think this is an important message, one I hope you will share with your children’s and youth teams…and anyone else who cares about kids. National Child Abuse Prevention Month was created to raise our awareness and inspire us [...]
