Clear communications help you create volunteer recruitment and retention
Many churches operate on what I call the 80/20 fallacy. We’ve all heard that “80 percent of the people do 20 percent of the work.” That is true in many churches, but I call it a fallacy because it does not need to be that way. We forget that statement is merely a business observation—it [...]
Communications for a good continuing relationship with your volunteers
Every church is desperate for volunteers. It’s not only important to effectively recruit them, but after they are recruited, it is equally important to work hard to keep them. Unfortunately, the difference between how we treat volunteers when we are recruiting them and after they volunteer is sometimes similar to the difference with some couples [...]
Effective Volunteer Recruitment Communications: advice and PDF examples
Every church needs a committed and enthusiastic team of volunteers if all the ministries and needs of the church are to function as a healthy representative of the Body of Christ.
Recruiting that team, training, and keeping them functioning well are some of the major responsibilities of church communicators. Following is some overall advice and then [...]
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