Volunteer training

Children's ministry training is a hot topic. How (and how often) do you train your kidmin volunteers?

Leading volunteers is often the most pressing need for children's ministry leaders. Recruiting, training, affirming, managing, or even firing kidmin helpers is a lot of work. Check out these 25 articles from kidmin experts!

Here are seven misconceptions about volunteers. A few of them may be what's holding you back from creating a robust volunteer program.

One day I took a look at how we were training our volunteers, and I was not happy with what I observed. It seemed like I was so focused on recruiting new volunteers that I was not doing a good job training the new people we recruited. So I asked Aaron, a former restaurant manager [...]

Next to “recruiting” volunteers, training is perhaps one of the most challenging elements of leading in Children’s Ministry. But our real job is to equip God’s people to do the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12; see this post for more).

Our definitive guide to starting a volunteer program. Plan, recruit, train, and retain volunteers to create a sustainable, impactful volunteer program.

What's the difference between volunteer training that inspires and training that only fills time? Here are 3 triumphant plans that'll inspire volunteers.

There are 7 things that every meeting should include. 1) Food Maybe it is a cultural thing. Maybe I am just a little hungry while I am writing this. Either way, every meeting should include some type of snack. Ideas for food to have: Muffins, donuts, bagels, fruit/veggie trays, nutra grain bar, nuts, cookies, or [...]

Follow these important tips from a successful nonprofit training program when it comes to setting up a volunteer program for your organization.

Getting volunteers to attend volunteer training can be a challenge, but you can overcome. Your volunteers will love training when you follow these tips!