Leading from Within
A biblical insight designed to help leaders reflect on the principles and obstacles that exist deep within that will enhance or hinder effective volunteer ministry.
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The Executive Course
in Volunteer Ministry Development
Course Outline
Empowering Your Church or Organization
Ten powerful benefits volunteers can bring to your church or organization
Learn the highly effective High Impact volunteer process
Keys to motivating volunteers
Why "research" may be making matters worse
Key Bible passages that will transform the way you see volunteers.
How High Impact volunteerism reduces risk for your organization
Compare your model to four different volunteer approaches
Effectively integrating technology with your volunteer ministry
High Impact Principles
Learn eight key High Impact principles
Understand the significance of financial vs. human stewardship
How to raise the "bar" and increase volunteer effectiveness
Why each volunteer ministry must connect to the gospel
How to transform a menial job into a powerful ministry
Why motivation and retention are not always the best measuring sticks
How vision and expectations impact volunteers
Recruitment
Avoid 3 deadly volunteer recruitment mistakes
Develop a potent recruitment "ad."
*How to develop an effective recruiting strategy
How to develop and use an application packet
What must be in place before recruitment can begin
Selecting High Impact Volunteers
Discover four serious selection slip-ups
Develop a clear effective selection process
Seven criteria to look for in each volunteer prospect
Learn effective interviewing techniques
How to say "no" to an under qualified volunteer without losing a donor
Equipping Volunteers
Learn to develop training that will bring results your ministry
Why monthly training may be a bad idea
Develop a clear plan to help volunteer master skills
Four essentials you must know before developing volunteer training
Leading Volunteers
How to run a coaching meeting
*Resolving conflict with volunteers/how conflict impacts retention
Why not to say "Thank You" to volunteers
Holding volunteers accountable: Two kinds of "control"
How to effectively recognize and affirm volunteers
*Raising Funds through Volunteers
Developing advocate volunteers
Increasing donor retention through volunteers
Volunteers: a powerful marketing/development force in your organization
Developing Volunteer Leadership
Identifying and selecting outstanding leader volunteers
Developing High Impact Ministry teams
Volunteers leading other volunteers
How Volunteers work within your church or organization
Learn how each department functions with the volunteer department
Nine essentials a leader of volunteers must have
Understand the four key roles of a volunteer ministry director
Learn how to create an environment that fosters volunteer effectiveness
