church volunteer

As I've written before... Volunteers are the life blood of your church. Much of your ministry success rests on the time and talent of those most committed to your church. With Christmas approaching, it seems like a good time to list some ways to bless your volunteers. Making certain they understand the value you place on them.

Without rocking your world too much I'd like to state the obvious... Volunteers are the life blood of your church. While we all would acknowledge that fact. It's easy to forget about in the day to day of ministry. They dutifully arrive every week, with a smile on their face (real or painted on) and serve. Regardless of their motivation, our effectiveness long-term depends on them. We could never hire the volume of people needed to run our church and we shouldn't have to. The challenge comes down to expectations.

No matter your church’s size or type, all churches have one thing in common: people. Whether you are a church of 200 or 20,000,...