Comments on: How Do You Get Volunteers To Help With The Children’s Ministry http://ministry-to-children.com/volunteers-fo-childrens-ministry/ Children's ministry should NOT be so hard . . . Ministry-To-Children.com exists to help you. You'll find thousands of lessons, ideas, and resources for telling kids about Jesus. All of this is 100% free and easy to print.. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Catrena http://ministry-to-children.com/volunteers-fo-childrens-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-7315 Catrena Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:37:47 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=1177#comment-7315 I would like to share with you my conviction from the Lord. I have been the preschool director at our previous church and am currently the Sunday School director over the entire SS program. God convicted me while I was the preschool director and told me to ask the parents of the kids in the preschool room. He told me that if they wanted to show their children how to effectively minister to others, the kids needed to see them ministering to others. So, in order to give that opportunity to show their children how to minister, the teachers in my class were the parent's of the kids in my class. I have been blessed with a pastor that agrees with that conviction and has told me to fall the calling of the Lord to take that approach again. If you have all things ready, the teachers are happier. The less your teachers have to prepare the happier they are and the more they come back to help. I hope this helps anyone. God Bless. I would like to share with you my conviction from the Lord. I have been the preschool director at our previous church and am currently the Sunday School director over the entire SS program. God convicted me while I was the preschool director and told me to ask the parents of the kids in the preschool room. He told me that if they wanted to show their children how to effectively minister to others, the kids needed to see them ministering to others. So, in order to give that opportunity to show their children how to minister, the teachers in my class were the parent’s of the kids in my class. I have been blessed with a pastor that agrees with that conviction and has told me to fall the calling of the Lord to take that approach again.

If you have all things ready, the teachers are happier. The less your teachers have to prepare the happier they are and the more they come back to help. I hope this helps anyone. God Bless.

]]> By: Jeri http://ministry-to-children.com/volunteers-fo-childrens-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-7313 Jeri Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:15:58 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=1177#comment-7313 This is good, Tony. I am going to put these ideas to immediate use! I so appreciate that prayer is an essential ingredient. This is good, Tony. I am going to put these ideas to immediate use! I so appreciate that prayer is an essential ingredient.

]]> By: Andy Johnson http://ministry-to-children.com/volunteers-fo-childrens-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-7305 Andy Johnson Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:42:33 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=1177#comment-7305 Here's my 4 steps for a recruiting conversation: 1. Explain what the position is and what it entails. 2. Explain why you thought of them--encourage them that they would be a valuable asset. 3. Provide them with how long of a commitment it would be. 4. Ask them to pray over it and set up a time to get back with them if they don't seem gung ho at the start (I usually tell them I'll get back with them in 4-5 days) Andy Johnson www.freecmstuff.com Here’s my 4 steps for a recruiting conversation:
1. Explain what the position is and what it entails.
2. Explain why you thought of them–encourage them that they would be a valuable asset.
3. Provide them with how long of a commitment it would be.
4. Ask them to pray over it and set up a time to get back with them if they don’t seem gung ho at the start (I usually tell them I’ll get back with them in 4-5 days)

Andy Johnson
http://www.freecmstuff.com

]]> By: Matt Keegan http://ministry-to-children.com/volunteers-fo-childrens-ministry/comment-page-1/#comment-7302 Matt Keegan Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:28:53 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=1177#comment-7302 This is a good way to bring on new volunteers. I take it that by "restarting" the list you don't immediately contact people who said "no" earlier, rather you consider fresh sources of people who might be interested in helping out. I believe that being specific with people about what they will be doing is important. Not everyone is gifted as a teacher, but they make for wonderful helpers. Some helpers eventually become teachers as the Holy Spirit guides them and expands their talents. This is a good way to bring on new volunteers. I take it that by “restarting” the list you don’t immediately contact people who said “no” earlier, rather you consider fresh sources of people who might be interested in helping out.

I believe that being specific with people about what they will be doing is important. Not everyone is gifted as a teacher, but they make for wonderful helpers. Some helpers eventually become teachers as the Holy Spirit guides them and expands their talents.

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