The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson

Structure for Volunteer Engagement - Episode 356

Jul 10, 2024

Discussing the decline in volunteer engagement in churches post-pandemic. Exploring structural mistakes that hinder volunteer participation. Emphasizing the need for churches to focus on team structure for effective volunteer engagement as a spiritual formation issue.

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Having one leader overseeing spiritual formation can enhance volunteer engagement and discipleship outcomes.

Empowering leaders within the congregation to build effective teams can address volunteer shortages and foster sustainable engagement.

Deep dives

Structuring Your Team for Volunteer Engagement

Structuring teams effectively to maximize volunteer engagement is crucial for churches. One key insight is having one leader overseeing all spiritual formation areas, ensuring a cohesive approach. This central figure can guide the various aspects such as groups, serving, and outreach, leading to more impactful volunteer engagement. By consolidating leadership, churches can witness enhanced discipleship outcomes and organizational effectiveness.

Intro

2min

Challenges with Volunteer Engagement and Structural Mistakes in Churches

2min

Challenges and Strategies for Volunteer Engagement in Churches

8min

Transition from Corporate America to Ministry Roles and Volunteering Empowerment

2min

Enhancing Volunteer Engagement in Churches

8min

Before the pandemic, we typically saw 45% to 50% of all adults and students serving on a volunteer team at least monthly. Our most recent data shows churches reporting only 35% are serving today.

In the first episode of this series on "Serving as Spiritual Formation," we talked about some of the most common mistakes churches make with their volunteer engagement strategy that are contributing to that shortage of volunteers. But in this second episode, we’re going to look at the structural mistakes churches make that lead to low volunteer engagement.

Tony and Amy talk about the structure of churches that engage the most volunteers in serving roles, and specifically, how this needs to be considered a spiritual formation issue.

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The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson

Structure for Volunteer Engagement - Episode 356

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Structuring Your Team for Volunteer Engagement

Leaders vs. Doers in Ministry

Clarifying Responsibilities and Celebrating Empowerment

Practical Steps for Volunteer Engagement

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