The Volunteer Effect
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Work, Money & Leadership
- Publisher: Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
Every ministry needs capable and reliable volunteers, but so often it feels like no one is coming forward to fill your church's needs. In reality, the people around us do want to volunteer their time and talents, but we often fail to connect potential volunteers to ministry opportunities or lose them somewhere along the way. The Volunteer Effect is your start-to-finish guide to recruiting, leading, and retaining volunteers for your ministry. Based on solid management theory delivered in an engaging narrative form, this book shows you how to- recruit people to a mission, not just a role- create low-risk entry points- build a team that evokes pride- train them for the bigger picture- and much moreYour most effective volunteers are already in your church! Let this resource show you how to find--and keep--them.
Endorsements (11)
“Jason and Jonathan know what it’s like to lead volunteers with excellence. The Volunteer Effect is everything they’ve learned, distilled into practical ideas you can use at your church.”
“The Volunteer Effect is a creative way for people to process and think through their responsibility as someone who leads volunteers. I loved hearing the different perspectives from other leaders as well. This book will be impactful for so many leaders and teams. Thank you!”
“This book is rich in easy-to-use ideas for building a strong and reliable volunteer team for your church.”
“The Volunteer Effect epitomizes years of church experience from Jonathan and Jason, helping you train anyone to be a high-capacity volunteer on a mission to help your church bring people closer to God. Every church needs this book as a core strategy for leading volunteers.”
“Whether you’re dealing with creative minds, people who love kids, or even people who have no idea what they like, The Volunteer Effect is the perfect book to help you get them involved. Working with volunteers doesn’t have to be the toughest part of your job. Let Jason and Jonathan show you how to take your volunteers beyond Sunday and unleash the potential of your ministries.”
“Teams are essential to building the local church. Jason and Jonathan have brilliantly unpacked the vital role that volunteers play in church life. If you want to build effective teams of highly motivated volunteers, this is your next read.”
“Now more than ever in my lifetime, the church must rely on volunteers. The landscape changed in 2020 for everyone. Smart leaders will get a copy of The Volunteer Effect and learn all they can about how to mobilize their church for ministry.”
“You need them and they want to belong, so why is it so hard to find and keep volunteers? Jonathan and Jason have pushed beyond theory and created a hands-on, make-it-happen kind of book that will help you build this essential team for your church.”
“This book will change how you recruit and train your volunteer leaders. Have you ever wondered how to find, train, and keep volunteers coming back week after week? Jason and Jonathan help you solve this issue and many more.”
“This book is overwhelmingly practical, engaging, and easy to read. Leading teams that oversee hundreds of volunteers, I know that this is a book that will live on for years and make a lasting impact for those leading people who serve. All its stories and practical components are vital tools and will impact teams across the globe.”
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