The Volunteer Church
Mobilizing Your Congregation for Growth and Effectiveness
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Publisher: Zondervan Reflective (Zondervan)
- Published: 2015
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Publisher's Description
Working with volunteers can be a rewarding and exciting experience—for them as well as for those who recruit, train, and maintain their services. However, if church leaders are honest, they know there are times that it can be frustrating. They know that volunteers are essential, vital to creating growth and new ministries, and are the key to introducing youth and children to Jesus Christ. They have the welcoming smiles at the door, they serve the food, pray for needs, stuff bulletins, organize missions trips, and on and on. If they want to see their church grow, it must be a volunteering church, a church that runs on volunteers. The Volunteer Church was developed out of the ministry of Leith Anderson at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where a vital and vibrant volunteer program boasting 4,000 participants grew under the leadership of Jill Fox. The principles and training have been applied in churches of all sizes and denominations in seminar settings across the country as well as at Wooddale Church. In The Volunteer Church, leaders will Learn how to effectively recruit and train volunteers Discover how to build sustainable, long-lasting ministries led by volunteers Find methods for encouraging and maintaining your volunteers for success Know how to build teams of volunteers Understand how to find the right service that fits a willing volunteer If you lead a church and are exhausted by the lack of volunteer help, or if you are a volunteer and dream of adding numbers to your team, this book is for you. If you are on a church staff and know that a new ministry is needed but volunteers and training are required to make it happen, here you will find the resources to recruit, inspire, train, and maintain the church’s most vital workforce.
Endorsements (6)
“The Volunteer Church is an immensely practical and hands-on guide to encouraging, recruiting, motivating, and caring for the volunteers who make our church ministry possible. It is an invaluable tool in helping the members of our churches discover and fulfill their God-given mission.”
Rev. PAUL JORGENSEN
“The Volunteer Church is a must read for every ministerial and lay leader in the church. I only wish I had had this book early on in my ministry.”
Dr. GEORGE O. WOOD
“I met two pastors within the last week who lamented their lack of volunteers. Both wondered what God could do if they had more well-trained volunteers to accomplish their mission. And both weren’t sure how to solve this problem. They needed this book. You need this book. Read it and discover how to create a culture of volunteering at your church.”
“This is a now needed book. The Volunteer Church captures the imagination of what church should and could be now and in the future. People are longing to volunteer but need a pathway. Here it is! The weaving of the biblical and historical stories of volunteerism with contemporary examples is a compelling call to action. This is a watershed book for our time, coupled with specific guidance on how to lead a much needed volunteer movement movement of the kingdom of God on earth. Should be in the hands of every Christian leader!”
“The New Testament paints a vision of the church where every member is equipped for the work of ministry. Ministry is not just for a few paid professionals. Ministry is for every Christ-follower, and this means that ministry is for volunteers. In The Volunteer Church, Leith Anderson and Jill Fox provide us with the theological foundation for developing a volunteer culture and the practical advice needed to effectively recruit, train, and care for volunteers. This book should be required reading for all desiring to develop and maintain a volunteer culture in the local church setting.”
“As a pastor, I’ve grown to appreciate the value of volunteers and the role they play in the life of a church. In The Volunteer Church, authors Leith Anderson and Jill Fox discuss the culture of volunteerism and give practical tools for volunteer recruitment and development. This book is a welcome resource for anyone serving in church leadership.”
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