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Recruiting Volunteers Getting the Right People
on the Team

• David E. Satterfield
• Discipleship Ministries Agency
• Promotions Manager

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How do you get people to volunteer for ministry
in the local church?
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Universal Recruiting Method

• Meet warm body in hallway of church
• Hand over age-level curriculum materials
• Show where the classroom is located
• And say our meeting today is a God thing!
  Youll do a great job.

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Help Wanted!

• "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are
  few.
• Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send
  out workers into his harvest field."
• He called his twelve disciples to him and gave
  them authority to drive out evil a spirits and to
  heal every disease and sickness.
• Matt 935-101, NIV

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Getting the Right People on the Team
getting the right people on the bus (team),
getting the wrong people off the bus (team), and
the right people on the right bus (team), in the
right seat Collins, Good to Great
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Just a Thought

• People are your most important asset
• (True or False)

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Just a Thought

• People are not your most important asset, the
  right people are your most important asset.

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• Eight Axioms or Principles for
  Recruiting Volunteers

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Axiom 1Recruiting is the most important task
of church leadership

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Axiom 1Recruiting is the most important task
of church leadership

• The sooner church leadership recognizes this
  principle, the sooner they will be able to get on
  with the transformation process moving from
  good-to-great will be realized.

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Axiom 2Recruiting volunteers is a constant
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Axiom 2Recruiting volunteers is a constant

• The recruiting process never goes away

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Axiom 2Recruiting is Constant

• If recruiting is constant, why not
  prepare to make it the very best
  journey possible?

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Axiom 2Recruiting volunteers is a constant

• Recruiting volunteers is time consuming!

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Axiom 3Recruiting volunteers is hard work

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Axiom 3Recruiting volunteers is Hard Work

• It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to
  be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to
  be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people
  for works of service, so that the body of Christ
  may be built up until we all reach unity in the
  faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and
  become mature, attaining to the whole measure of
  the fullness of Christ.
  Eph. 411-13, NIV

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Recruiting Expectations
Transitioning from Good to Great!
They Must

• Be a Christian with a good reputation

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Recruiting ExpectationsTransitioning from Good
to Great
They Must

• Active membership in the local church

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Recruiting ExpectationsTransitioning from Good
to Great
They Must

• Personally be involved in a small group
• Bible study or class of instruction

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Recruiting ExpectationsTransitioning from Good
to Great
They Must

• Show love and compassion for people they will
  work with

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Recruiting ExpectationsTransitioning from Good
to Great
They Must

• Be Teachable
• I would rather have someone who doesnt have all
  the talents and gifts wanted in an
  individual in exchange - for a
  person who has a good attitude and
  teachable spirit and
  displays a willingness to learn!
  
• David Satterfield

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Recruiting ExpectationsTransitioning from Good
to Great
They Must

• Record of faithfulness and dependability

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Axiom 4Recruiting Volunteers Must Be Intentional
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Axiom 4Recruiting Volunteers Must Be Intentional

• Getting the right people on your ministry team
  (on the right bus) serving in the right area of
  ministry removing or re-assigning people in
  ministry areas who happen to be serving in the
  wrong area of ministry is hard work and requires
  intentionality on the part of church leadership.

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Axiom 4Recruiting Volunteers Must Be Intentional

• Recruiting the right volunteers doesnt
  happen automatically (Haystead)

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Axiom 4Recruiting Volunteers Must Be Intentional

• Pick the right person the first time and the
  headache you save will be your own (Collins)

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Recruiting Observation

• Consider the entire congregation
• Survey the people in your congregation
• Talk with other church leaders
• Meet with class leaders
• Plan a brief course for all adults who are
  interested in learning their spiritual gifts
• Get acquainted with those who show interest
  in leadership

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Recruiting Presentation

• Recruiting is simply talking to one person at a
  time.
• Use one-on-one approach
• Approach on a positive note
• Present the ministry as a challenge in obedience
  to the Great Commission (Matt. 2819-20)

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Recruiting Presentation

• Provide recruit with a copy of the job
• (ministry) description
• Let them know of the screening process
• Provide opportunity for questions
• Give them time to think and pray

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Axiom 5Begin the Process Now!
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Axiom 5Begin the Process Now!

• If you continue to do the things youve always
  done, you will continue to get the same results

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Axiom 5Begin the Process Now!

• Recruiting methods that dont work
• Whining from the bulletin or pulpit
  rarely bring results
• Crawling on your knees
• Trying to make people feel guilty for their
  lack of commitment
• Getting the pastor to whine, crawl, or condemn

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Recruiting Maxims to Follow

• Ask God to supply the right people
• Focus on the needs of peoples lives, not the
  needs of your program
• Help the present leaders to succeed (Matt. 10
  Luke 10)

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Consider this

• Administrators need to guard against letting a
  staff shortage get in the way of developing those
  who have already enlisted. The best way to draw
  new people into ministry is to equip those
  already serving so that they succeed in their
  ministries.
• Wes Haystead

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Axiom 6Dont give up!Planting-Watering-Increase

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Axiom 6Dont give up!Planting-Watering-Increase

• An administrator who wished recruiting could be
  eliminated from his job is like a doctor who
  wished to avoid treating sick people. He is like
  an evangelist who hopes no sinners will show up
  at a crusade.
• Wes Haystead

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• Every leader in a churchs educational ministry
  must recognize that the process of encouraging
  people to get involved in ministry is a major
  part of the job. Recruiting is at the very heart
  of what an administrators mission involves.
• Wes Haystead

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3 Things to Watch For

• Three things to watch for in the recruiting
  process
• Watch for those who show interest
• Watch through the eyes of the Holy Spirit
• Watch for a person who demonstrates interest and
  a passion for ministry

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Some Givens" Concerning Recruiting

• 1. Recruiting is an acquired skill
• 2. It is an on-going task
• 3. At times you will be misled and disappointed
• 4. On occasion you will recruit the
• wrong person

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Just A Thought

• Sometimes you will recruit the wrong
  person and have to find a way to remove
  them without doing more damage than they have
  already done

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The Recruiting Process
Presentation
Observation
Culmination
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The Recruiting Process
Culmination

• Accept their decision, don't coerce

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The Recruiting Process
Culmination

• If they refuse, assure them there will always
  be another opportunity

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The Recruiting Process
Culmination

• If they accept, begin the process of induction
  which should include
• the screening process
• scheduling training

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Axiom 7 Training and Education
Equipping volunteers with initial and on-going
training opportunities for success
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Axiom 7 Training and Education

• Equipping volunteers with initial and on-going
  training opportunities for success
• Assist people to become skilled in
  areas of responsibility

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Axiom 7 Training and Education

• Equipping volunteers with initial and on-going
  training opportunities for success
• Place leaders in a mentoring/coaching
  situation before full delegating a
  place of ministry

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Axiom 7 Training and Education

• Equipping volunteers with initial and on-going
  training opportunities for success
• Allow people to observe and be
  observed in the process

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Axiom 7 Training and Education

• Equipping volunteers with initial and on-going
  training opportunities for success
• Give orientation of facilities, policies and
  procedures, programs and resources

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Axiom 7 Training and Education

• Equipping volunteers with initial and on-going
  training opportunities for success
• Provide direction and demonstrate resources

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• All workers and volunteers are part of a
  ministry team guided by ministry designated
  leaders. Everyone involved in various programs
  must comply with these policies to ensure a safe
  and secure environment for all concerned.
• Wes
  Haystead

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• All of this is to create an intentional process
  by which we can obtain the best people and build
  a future reserve from which to draw leaders,
  teachers, and staff members.

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• A church that will have a quality educational
  ministry in the twenty-first century must have a
  strong commitment to developing and supporting
  people who will carry out its teaching ministry.
  No one else will equip the leaders and teachers a
  church needs.

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Regular On-going Training

• Conduct leadership team meetings held on a
  regular scheduled basis
• Offer special training seminars, conferences and
  conventions
• Provide leaders with training DVDs, videos,
  books and materials
• Give opportunity for leaders to make an on-site
  visit to successful churches

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Axiom 8Recognition and Appreciation

• Recruiting volunteers and keeping them are
  not the same thing.
• Begin with an installation service before the
  congregation make it a priority
• Annual appreciation banquet or activity
• Publicize the names of leaders in bulletin
• Give small gifts at special times of the year

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Good to Great

• Transitioning from Good to Great comes by
  planning a strategy and intentionally working the
  plan all of which takes time

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Good to Great

• Lets take the time to make A selections right
  up front. If we get it right, well do everything
  we can to keep them on board for a long time. If
  we make a mistake, then well confront that fact
  so that we can get on with the work at hand

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Good to Great

• Putting square pegs in square holes and round
  pegs in round holes is our goal
• It is called gifts. With the help of the Holy
  Spirit, administrators link the spiritual and
  natural giftedness of people equal to the
  ministry opportunity
• This will transition your ministry team from
  good to GREAT!

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Recruiting Volunteers

• Pray the Lord of harvest to send workers
• Recruiting is constant and an acquired skill
• Learn to observe, present the opportunity and you
  will receive the right workers for the task
• Begin a strategy that is intentional
• Resource the workers you already have on your
  team
• Train all workers regularly
• You will build a team from good to Great!

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• Recruiting Volunteers
• Now, go do the right thing!

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Our next live web training event
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• December 6, 2008 - Time 100 p.m. (CST)
• Topic Making Sunday School a Family Affair
• Speaker Wes Bartel

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