Comments on: 3 Ways to Build Long Term Volunteers

By: 6 Rules for Small Group Crashing | More Than DodgeBall - Youth Ministry Blog by Josh Griffin - Saddleback Church's High School Youth Ministry (HSM)

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:38:26 +0000

[...] Follow-up with a nice email – there’s nothing better than an email to the leader after your visit. No matter how the night went, send along an encouraging note. This is not the time for criticism – you weren’t there to spy, you were there to celebrate. A few minutes of your evening and a few emails the next day will go a long way in keeping long-term adult leadership. [...]

By: Great Blog Post About Youth Ministry Volunteers « Youth Ministry Volunteer Central

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:44:28 +0000

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By: Jody Earley

Jody Earley — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:54:57 +0000

I think that planning ahead is huge and often overlooked. Thanks for sharing.

By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:06:50 +0000

Off subject, but I remember reading about your moleskine,
how did you organize it? I’m trying to become a better
organizer….

Thanks,

Noah
http://www.noahescamilla.wordpress.com

By: Brett Ayers

Brett Ayers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:48:56 +0000

Josh, this is maybe you’re best week of posts… ever. Super great stuff.

By: Kyle Gunderson

Kyle Gunderson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:40:07 +0000

Great post-
We call this idea doing life together. It is our ongoing call to each other as leaders. We are in this together and doing life together, the good and the bad.

Have a great day! keep serving Christ.

By: Amber French

Amber French — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:08:12 +0000

as a volunteer, i can agree with you. i like what you said about life being poured back and forth. just this past weekend, my youth pastor and his family moved from a townhouse into a house and a bunch of us were there to help out. it was raining and icky but we were able to share in their big day and help them get settled in. i really feel like the team of leaders i’m a part of is so great. we’re all bringing different things to the table and are at different places in our lives but we can all contribute. each year we either re-commit to the ministry or find another place to serve and i don’t think we lost any leaders when we had sign-ups in august and in fact had more people wanting to work in the youth ministry. the youth pastor had to conduct interviews to see who would be the best fit – what a great problem to have; too many workers!!

By: Ben Komanapalli

Ben Komanapalli — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:34:52 +0000

Great post!
“Every last minute bomb you drop causes destruction on a volunteer/ministry relationship. ” I have had to learn this the hard way. I have gotten a lot better but definitely have room for improvement.

Thanks for the reminder!

By: Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:01:31 +0000

This is very simple, but profound. Great post!