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Volunteer Program Development for Faith Communities

Author : Deborah J. Ziebarth
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781973994923
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Volunteer Program Development for Faith Communities written by Deborah J. Ziebarth and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The organizational identity of a faith community draws people into volunteering. Faith communities have 1) people seeking volunteer opportunities and 2) recruitment for volunteer opportunities. Faith communities often provide an array of volunteer opportunities. It's a common mistake to think of volunteering as just something nice that people do. Volunteers have an enormous impact on the health and well-being of individuals assisted by their services. The hospitalized, elder shut-ins, and young families all benefit from a well-organized volunteer program in a faith community. Having a systematic approach to volunteer program development and sustainability is important. This booklet offers a step by step process. The iterative steps are: 1) Biblical Foundation, 2) Volunteer Recruitment, 3) Types of Volunteer Programs, 4) Volunteer Training, 5) Volunteer Appreciation, and 6) Evaluation. Volunteer programs, such as meal programs, cards/calls of concern, transportation, or hospital to home visitation are all possible but each will need a dedicated committee to frame and support the volunteer program. Each faith community will have a different look based on the needs of attendees or their community. There is increased competition between faith communities and other civic groups for volunteers. Faith communities compete for volunteers with professionally trained recruiters at non-for-profits. We know that volunteer work enhances the well-being of the volunteer and, conversely, people who have greater well-being invest more hours in volunteer service.

The Volunteer Church

Author : Leith Anderson
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310519160
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Volunteer Church written by Leith Anderson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with volunteers can be a rewarding and exciting experience—for them as well as for those who recruit, train, and maintain their services. However, if church leaders are honest, they know there are times that it can be frustrating. They know that volunteers are essential, vital to creating growth and new ministries, and are the key to introducing youth and children to Jesus Christ. They have the welcoming smiles at the door, they serve the food, pray for needs, stuff bulletins, organize missions trips, and on and on. If they want to see their church grow, it must be a volunteering church, a church that runs on volunteers. The Volunteer Church was developed out of the ministry of Leith Anderson at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where a vital and vibrant volunteer program boasting 4,000 participants grew under the leadership of Jill Fox. The principles and training have been applied in churches of all sizes and denominations in seminar settings across the country as well as at Wooddale Church. In The Volunteer Church, leaders will Learn how to effectively recruit and train volunteers Discover how to build sustainable, long-lasting ministries led by volunteers Find methods for encouraging and maintaining your volunteers for success Know how to build teams of volunteers Understand how to find the right service that fits a willing volunteer If you lead a church and are exhausted by the lack of volunteer help, or if you are a volunteer and dream of adding numbers to your team, this book is for you. If you are on a church staff and know that a new ministry is needed but volunteers and training are required to make it happen, here you will find the resources to recruit, inspire, train, and maintain the church’s most vital workforce.

Volunteer Management for Churches and Large Events

Author : Bryan Yeager
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781482040784
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Volunteer Management for Churches and Large Events by : Bryan Yeager

Download or read book Volunteer Management for Churches and Large Events written by Bryan Yeager and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to recruit, train and deploy volunteers for Church ministry and large events. Introducing Volunteer Management to the Pastor, Leadership Team, and Volunteer Coordinators. Probably most pastors can remember certain seasons in the ministry when they felt the weight of the ministry bearing down on them so heavily that they wondered if they were going to collapse from mental, physical and spiritual exhaustion. Pastors to often find themselves engaged in far too many projects while feeling if they stepped away the projects would fail. Or, they can feel like the circus entertainer frantically spinning all the plates, hoping none of them fall. If you know a pastor like that, or if you are that pastor, then this book is for you. Does your ministry or organization suffer from volunteer attrition? Many organizations experience volunteer attrition and, because of the absence of volunteers, the focus becomes diverted from moving forward with goals and projects to filling in positions that were once filled by trained and passionate workers. The tragedy of attrition isn't always because of the workers' lack of faithfulness and commitment. It is quite possible that there are several other factors contributing to the volunteer attrition. Would the volunteer attrition rate change if volunteer management became a higher priority within your organization? Quality volunteer management is a must in any developing church. It isn't just a new program, but it is how your organization can accomplish its purpose statement without exhausting and burning out your church leadership team.

Start and Grow Your Faith-Based Nonprofit

Author : Jill Esau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787980919
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book Start and Grow Your Faith-Based Nonprofit written by Jill Esau and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-07-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start and Grow Your Faith-Based Nonprofit offers clear guidance on how to fund and manage a faith-based social ministry. If you have been called by God to fulfill a mission through a nonprofit organization, this is the book for you. Written specifically for grassroots faith-based groups, this important book is a tool for the thousands of individuals and churches that heal emotional, physical, and spiritual wounds through faith-based social service programming. In this much-needed resource, Jill C. Esau, founder of We Care Northwest--a nonprofit designed to build capacity in and advocate on behalf of faith-based organizations, provides professional step-by-step guidance. Start and Grow Your Faith-Based Nonprofit addresses vital issues such as church sponsorship, volunteer management, the grant making process, observing government regulations and certification, fiscal responsibilities, partnering with complementary programs, and much more.

Applied Volunteerism in Community Development

Author : Richard E. Hardy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Applied Volunteerism in Community Development written by Richard E. Hardy and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mobilization of Non-poor Volunteers in Community Action

Author : Community Action Program (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Mobilization of Non-poor Volunteers in Community Action written by Community Action Program (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on the utilization of non poor volunteers in community development programmes in the USA - covers the recruitment and vocational training of volunteers, and describes sources of volunteers and fields of community action. Bibliography p. 23.

But Children Matter

Author : Kenneth G. Warren
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532686943
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book But Children Matter written by Kenneth G. Warren and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often, a disconnect exists between the way pastors, children's ministry volunteers, and churches describe the health and impact of children's ministry volunteers (and the overall functioning of an ongoing children's ministry). The volunteer dysfunction that is evident in many churches goes beyond the building scenario or the current strategy that leadership is pursuing. If one asks the pastor of just about any local church how the children's ministry is going, most pastors will respond positively. However, if speaking with a children's ministry volunteer, one is likely to hear, "I am burned out, but I feel obligated to serve here because we have such a shortage of volunteers and I do love these kids." Too often, there is no program in place to monitor the health of the ministry. Official training is lacking, church vision is blurred, and many children's ministry volunteers feel like they are nothing more than large-group, unpaid babysitters. This book analyzes these problems and provides pragmatic, systematic steps to a healthier, more robust children's ministry.

Notable American Philanthropists

Author : Robert T. Grimm
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 9781573563406
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book Notable American Philanthropists written by Robert T. Grimm and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2002-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides substantial profiles of individuals and families who made significant contributions to the American philanthropic tradition from the 1600s to the present. The volume encompasses men and women who significantly shaped American life by their dedication to voluntary service or charitable donations. The 78 entries describe 110 individuals (a number of essays describe entire families, such as the Rockefellers, Booths, and Guggenheims). Most essays are 1,500-2,500 words in length, but family entries range from 2,500-9,000 words. Each essay examines a philanthropist's early years, education, and career, and then focuses upon his or her philanthropic philosophy and actions. Particular attention is paid to an individual's motivations and justifications for philanthropy. Short samples of each philanthropist's writings are included, and the important societal contributions of each individual's philanthropic activity are assessed. All entries are cross-referenced and include a bibliographic list of references (print and nonprint sources). Many feature photos, and some describe the location of personal papers and other manuscript sources. This book also includes a preface, introduction, timeline, and lists of videos and children's books on American philanthropy. Sixty scholars contributed to this volume, each of who is notable for work on certain individuals or in the broad field of American philanthropy. These contributors did a great deal of original research, making this book the only source for detailed information on many of the included individuals.

The Equipping Church

Author : Sue Mallory
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310830443
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Equipping Church written by Sue Mallory and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture your church as a place where the priesthood of believers finds its expression in creative and powerful ways. Picture leaders and staff equipping and unleashing people to minister in ways consistent with how God designed them. Think of the effectiveness, vitality, and contentment that come when the body of Christ nurtures itself through the healthy give-and-take of each member. In The Equipping Church, Sue Mallory describes the benefits, the structure, and the culture of an equipping church and shows how your congregation can become one. This book is about limitless possibilities. Think "vision." What might your church look like if its members became vital, fully empowered partners in ministry? How can you help them discover and release their full potential? How would their roles change--and yours? AN EQUIPPING CHURCH IS A CHURCH WHERE: * pastors and leaders enable church members to share in ministry * people’s gifts, talents, and life callings are matched with areas of service * ministry opportunities are recognized and developed * the culture encourages the growth of a broad array of ministries *a well-designed system addresses needs of every kind, both individual and corporate *the pastor doesn’t have to be all things to all people Unpacking insights and principles uncovered by Leadership Training Network over the last several years, Mallory helps you customize an equipping system and culture in your church. You’ll proceed from preparation (what you need to know), to foundations (what you need to change), to construction (what you need to do). In the process, Mallory takes you inside the story of her own church, Brentwood Presbyterian, to observe the different stages of their trial-and-error journey and how it has transformed their approach to "doing church." See how they dealt with various concerns that arose along the way, and meet men and women whose lives have been changed because Brentwood took the ministry road less traveled. Each chapter includes a section of "Equipping Principles," questions for discussion and reflection, and a summary of different equipping churches from around the country. With the accompanying Equipping Church Guidebook, this book will be a mile marker in your church--and the gateway to a more effective and biblical approach to ministry.

The Volunteer Revolution

Author : Bill Hybels
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310566037
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Volunteer Revolution written by Bill Hybels and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastor Bill Hybels believes that there is a new reality in America. The church has entered an era of growth and unprecedented spiritual opportunity to share the Gospel, yet at the same time we face a shrinking economy and a world in crisis. This poses a great resource challenge for the church. In order to reach out to people who are spiritually hungry, the church needs more people to be equipped to serve others. Hybels passionately believes the key to the future of the church is the equation "X (paid staff) + Y (volunteers) = Z (bearing much fruit for God’s glory)." Churches cannot afford to continue hiring more and more staff with limited budgets. The key to resourcing the church is what Hybels calls "the Y factor." The Y factor is the pool of volunteers in every church. The great need of the church is to grow the church’s volunteer base through the equipping ministry of church staffs. As churches recover the message of Ephesians 4:11-12 to "equip God’s people for works of service" they will launch a Volunteer Revolution. People are just waiting to discover the gifts and passions that God has given them to serve others and then be invited to use those gifts and passions through the local church in order to advance the kingdom of God on Earth. Hybels believes that every church staff should be helping people discover their spiritual gifts, passions and place of service in order to meet the growing needs in our churches and world. Hybels makes a clarion call to move beyond volunteer retention to volunteer acquisition. By attracting, connecting, training, and sustaining volunteers, churches will mobilize people into places of service that will bring new meaning to their lives and understand why God put them on planet Earth. Hybels also outlines how we can build lifelong volunteers in the church through community, celebration, and commendation.

How to Mobilize Church Volunteers

Author : Marlene Wilson
Publisher : Augsburg Books
ISBN 13 : 9780806620121
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book How to Mobilize Church Volunteers written by Marlene Wilson and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1983 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you motivate the volunteers on your staff? Are you "burning out" your best people? What can you do with the pew- sitters? Do you find it hard to ask for help? This insightful, practical book by Marlene Wilson, an international authority on volunteerism, will help you answer these and other questions about volunteers in the church. Problems in any church's volunteer program can be corrected, says Wilson. We can learn to care as much about people as we do about programs by using sound principles for human resource management. This new book for all churches points out common problems, establishes management principles, answers questions, and offers a plan to turn the volunteer challenge into a reality.

The Volunteer Effect

Author : Jason Young
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493427768
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Volunteer Effect written by Jason Young and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every ministry needs capable and reliable volunteers, but so often it feels like no one is coming forward to fill your church's needs. In reality, the people around us do want to volunteer their time and talents, but we often fail to connect potential volunteers to ministry opportunities or lose them somewhere along the way. The Volunteer Effect is your start-to-finish guide to recruiting, leading, and retaining volunteers for your ministry. Based on solid management theory delivered in an engaging narrative form, this book shows you how to - recruit people to a mission, not just a role - create low-risk entry points - build a team that evokes pride - train them for the bigger picture - and much more Your most effective volunteers are already in your church! Let this resource show you how to find--and keep--them.

Hoping to Help

Author : Judith N. Lasker
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501703846
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Hoping to Help written by Judith N. Lasker and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overseas volunteering has exploded in numbers and interest in the last couple of decades. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people travel from wealthier to poorer countries to participate in short-term volunteer programs focused on health services. Churches, universities, nonprofit service organizations, profit-making "voluntourism" companies, hospitals, and large corporations all sponsor brief missions. Hoping to Help is the first book to offer a comprehensive assessment of global health volunteering, based on research into how it currently operates, its benefits and drawbacks, and how it might be organized to contribute most effectively. Given the enormous human and economic investment in these activities, it is essential to know more about them and to understand the advantages and disadvantages for host communities. Most people assume that poor communities benefit from the goodwill and skills of the volunteers. Volunteer trips are widely advertised as a means to "give back" and "make a difference." In contrast, some claim that health volunteering is a new form of colonialism, designed to benefit the volunteers more than the host communities. Others focus on unethical practices and potential harm to the presumed "beneficiaries." Judith N. Lasker evaluates these opposing positions and relies on extensive research—interviews with host country staff members, sponsor organization leaders, and volunteers, a national survey of sponsors, and participant observation—to identify best and worst practices. She adds to the debate a focus on the benefits to the sponsoring organizations, benefits that can contribute to practices that are inconsistent with what host country staff identify as most likely to be useful for them and even with what may enhance the experience for volunteers. Hoping to Help illuminates the activities and goals of sponsoring organizations and compares dominant practices to the preferences of host country staff and to nine principles for most effective volunteer trips.

Volunteer Program Development Guide

Author : National Center for Alcohol Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volunteer Program Development Guide written by National Center for Alcohol Education and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

See, Know & Serve the People Within Your Reach

Author : Thomas G. Bandy
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426775555
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book See, Know & Serve the People Within Your Reach written by Thomas G. Bandy and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In See, Know & Serve, Tom Bandy shows how the transition between Christendom and Post-Christendom is unfolding at different speeds and with different twists in diverse regions and places, and that this development makes standardizing ministry practices, or using collections of "best practices," unsuccessful in growing God's mission. Bandy presents startlingly new ways to view congregations and communities, enabling leaders to understand the people within their reach on a granular level. The author demonstrates with real-world examples how organizations can translate this information into practical strategies and tactics. The book includes helpful charts and diagrams, making the material surprisingly easy to digest and share. This important, groundbreaking and convicting book lays out with depth and clarity a pioneering new way forward for every church and every mission-focused organization. Bandy shows how we can see the people in our communities with unparalleled clarity, so that we can serve them—fulfilling our mission—effectively.

Not by Faith Alone

Author : Julie Adkins
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739146580
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Not by Faith Alone written by Julie Adkins and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume builds on the existing ethnographic literature on faith-based development internationally to offer a fresh and sophisticated analysis of faith-based organizations in the United States. The case studies included offer starting points for expanded discussions on the meaning of 'faith-based' development, the differences between faith-based and secular development approaches, the influence of faith-orientation on program formulation and delivery, and whether faith-based organizations can offer more efficient and effective solutions to structural inequality and poverty alleviation.

A Prayer For Children

Author : Ina Hughs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684829932
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book A Prayer For Children written by Ina Hughs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-03-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of "Child" magazine's 1995 Best Parenting Book Award, this loving celebration of the real lives of children features the poem that has captured the hearts of millions. This collection of prose pieces includes "A Prayer for Children", which was read aloud during UNICEF's World Summit for Children.