The Lead Ministry Podcast

#013 - Here is Part 2 of 2 on our leading volunteers for big events series. We know that managing volunteers for large events is not an easy thing to do! "How many do I need?" "What jobs are there?" "Do I have enough people?" "Do I have too many people?" "How many things can one person do?"... Am I missing anything? There are so many things to be thinking about when planning a large event and we w...

#012 - Managing volunteers for large events is not an easy thing to do! "How many do I need?" "What jobs are there?" "Do I have enough people?" "Do I have too many people?" "How many things can one person do?"... Am I missing anything? There are so many things to be thinking about when planning a large event and we want to do everything we can to help make sure that your volunteers (or lack thereo...

#011 - A lot of ministry leaders worry about burning out volunteers, but what about boring out volunteers? How can we as ministry leaders make sure our volunteers are being challenged enough? In today's episode we are continuing last week's conversation about burnout and talking through a few helpful ways that you, as the ministry leader, can get a read on the overall health and status of your vol...

#010 - Some volunteers fill 92 slots per year and love every minute of it while others fill 11 slots and feel like they're barely hanging on. How can we as ministry leaders make sure we know how our volunteers are feeling? In today's episode we talk through a few helpful ways that you, as the ministry leader, can get a read on the overall health and status of your volunteers. These suggestions may...

#009 - The last thing we want to hear from our volunteers is that they're miserable. However, it happens more than you might think, AND could even be happening within your own ministry RIGHT NOW without you realizing it. In this episode of the Lead Volunteers Podcast we talk practically about how to recognize whether or not your volunteers are reaching their full potential and making the Gospel im...

#008 - You would think volunteering for a ministry would naturally come with its own sense of purpose, right? Well unfortunately, that's just not the case. It is so important for you as the ministry leader to engrain a sense of vision and purpose into your ministry culture so that your volunteers know, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are making a Kingdom impact! So how do we do that? Well,...

#007 - Why do my volunteers need a job description? This isn't a job! What sounds like a job is creating job descriptions for every single one of my volunteer positions. Well, this may come as a surprise, but we believe that every church volunteer should have a list of a few short, clear, and effective job descriptions in order to make your life, and their life as a volunteer, SO MUCH EASIER! Than...

#006 - Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert? Regardless of the answer, your job as a ministry leader is going to require you to talk to people and, in some cases, require you to have uncomfortable conversations. I think we can all agree that these conversations are becoming increasingly more difficult because of the digital world we live in. Do I Text? Call? Email? Write them a letter? What am I s...

#005 - BONUS SEGMENT TIME! On this episode of the Lead Volunteers Podcast we are wrapping up our four-part series on how to effectively release a volunteer. We're here to help you IDENTIFY whether or not your leader should be released, NAVIGATE those conversations with practical strategies and examples, and give you a few examples of things you can implement into your ministry to help you PREVENT...

#004 - On this episode of the Lead Volunteers Podcast we are continuing our four-part series on how to effectively release a volunteer. We're here to help you IDENTIFY whether or not your leader should be released, NAVIGATE those conversations with practical strategies and examples, and give you a few examples of things you can implement into your ministry to help you PREVENT (as best you can) the...

#002 - On this episode of the Lead Volunteers Podcast we talk about the best way that you can effectively recruit volunteers in a way that gets both you and your potential volunteers excited about ministry.  Check out leadvolunteers.com and get started today! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram !

#003 - On this episode of the Lead Volunteers Podcast we are beginning a new four-part series on how to effectively release a volunteer. We're here to help you IDENTIFY whether or not your leader should be released, NAVIGATE those conversations with practical strategies and examples, and give you a few examples of things you can implement in your ministry to help you PREVENT (as best you can) thes...

#001 - Welcome to the Lead Volunteers Podcast! Recruiting volunteers is difficult enough on its own. Here are some things that you should Always AND Never Do while recruiting volunteers, including the #1 recruiting line that will help you develop a healthy volunteer team and culture in no time! Check out leadvolunteers.com and get started today! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram !