The Unstuck Church Podcast with Amy Anderson Strategy for Volunteer Engagement - Episode 355
Jul 3, 2024
Exploring the challenges of volunteer engagement post-pandemic, the podcast delves into the decline in volunteering and the importance of integrating serving into spiritual formation. Strategies include one-on-one invites, sermon messages on serving, and quality volunteer environments. The discussion also focuses on assessing mistakes in volunteer engagement, prioritizing challenges, and casting vision to effectively engage volunteers in church ministry.
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Declining Volunteer Engagement
- Churches are finding it harder to engage volunteers after the pandemic.
- Pre-pandemic, 45-50% of adults/students served monthly, now it's only 35%.
Serving and Spiritual Formation
- Churches struggle with volunteer engagement because serving is often disconnected from spiritual formation.
- Many churches may not view serving as a key part of spiritual growth.
Overstaffing and Hiring Practices
- Churches are overstaffed, reducing the need for volunteers.
- Churches often hire doers instead of leaders, hindering volunteer engagement.