Resources e-letter 24:4 - August 2024
This issue gives news of a new DIY training aid, A 57, this one on working with volunteers. There is also a listing of some of my more lighthearted Training Notes - ideal for summer reading.
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NEW: How to work with volunteers
This is the fourth ‘DIY training aid’ in this series of Articles, following A49, A52 and A54. It is, at heart, a write-up of my own training event on this topic, making the material available so that anyone can run an event on working with volunteers. It can of course also be for individual use. It comes with a series of 13 hand-out sheets for group use.
There are three sections, each taking a different lens to the theme.
Understanding people looks at why people do and do not volunteers both in the world and in church. We need to understand how people as people react to the concept of volunteering.
Mobilising disciples covers the idea of all-member ministry by investigating three approaches: church-centred, people-centred and kingdom-centred. This section then shows different approaches to fitting Christians to roles they might play.
Supporting workers emphasises that volunteers need to be given practical support through the church environment, printed information, a team approach and personal affirmation.
Article A57, How to work with volunteers – a DIY training aid, is now available without charge on the Articles index page of this website.
Some of my more light-hearted or visual resources
If you want some light reading for summer days, here are a few sets of Training Notes on the website that may make you smile, or think, or both. Find them on the Training Notes index page.
TN8 Major decisions: a new approach
TN15 How not to delegate!
TN29 What’s your real church income?
TN43 Did Jesus use an iPhone?
TN44 The message of your buildings
TN52 The perils of PowerPoint
TN55 So, who should be in the dock?
TN60 Administrator types
TN63 How not to write a newsletter
TN71 Seatings for meetings
TN77 Administrator wisdom
TN88 Advice to a new committee member
TN113 What to avoid on your website
TN119 Group behaviours to beware of
TN142 Values create a culture
TN153 How not to manage volunteers!
TN155 The value of the ‘Blob pictures’ tool
Please ensure all these materials are widely promoted in your church. Thank you for your interest in my website.