2. Here are five tips that pastor Matthew gave me for pastors who are trying to motivate volunteers.
- Announce the volunteer position frequently in services and make sure that there are printed handouts that tell the possible volunteers what the job is, what the requirements are and how often they will be asked to serve.
- Depending on the volunteer opportunity you may want to ask specific people that you know have specific skills to think about serving in this capacity. Its much more effective to have a conversation and describe the position fully to a possible volunteer.
- Provide a great deal of information about how the church will serve the volunteer. Volunteers are sometimes hesitant to serve because they fear that they will be on their own. The church should provide them with information about how they will be equip to serve in the church.
- When asking for volunteers for leadership positions and not just service positions, make sure that you have some kind of interview to make sure that you have the right people to lead. Teachers and people who will be in front of the church need to be held to a higher standard because of what they are entrusted with.
- Give them needed rest. Volunteers are afraid that once they volunteer they are owned by the church. Finding some kind of a rotation for volunteers or a schedule is important to make sure that the church is not burning out its volunteer base. We should show our appreciation to our volunteers and make sure they know how important they are to the ministry.
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