The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting, Training & Leading Volunteers

Want to do a better job of recruiting, training & leading volunteers in your ministry?

This guide I’ve put together introduces you to some of the best “volunteer how-to’s” available online.

I’ve broken this down into chapters. Each chapter contains several links to hand-picked blog posts from kidmin experts that will help you recruit rock star volunteers, keep volunteers for the long-haul, effectively equip volunteers and so much more.

You’ll want to bookmark this page and use it as a resource.

Are you ready to get better at recruiting, training & leading volunteers?

Chapter 1: How to Recruit Awesome Volunteers

We all need more volunteers and many of us go about the recruiting process all wrong. Learn how to attract the right kind of volunteers and discover proven recruiting strategies.

How to Get More Volunteers  | Brian Dollar, BrianDollar.com

5 Tips for Volunteer Recruitment in Children’s Ministry | Tony Kummer, Ministry-to-Children.com

19 Ways to Improve Your Ministry Recruiting | Greg Baird, Kidmin360.com

8 Ways to Get People on Your Team | Ryan Frank, JustFrankTalk.com

How to Never Have a Recruiting Problem | Karl Bastain, Kidologist.com

Chapter 2: How to Keep Volunteers for the Long-Haul

It does no good to recruit volunteers if you don’t keep them. A big problem many children’s ministries face is that they’re constantly losing volunteers, which means they have to recruit more…the process is never ending. Imagine if once you had a team of rockstar volunteers, you kept them. Imagine if you had a dream team that was with you for the long-haul. Well, it’s possible! Check out these tips from long-time kidmins.

Why & How to Spoil Your Volunteers | Jim Wideman

Inside the Minds of Your Volunteers | Sam Luce, SamLuce.com

11 Ways to Retain Volunteers | Greg Baird, Kidmin360.com

What Makes Student Volunteers Stick | Gina McClain, GinaMcClain.com

How to Invest In Your Volunteers | GrowingKidsMinistry.com

Chapter 3: Strategies for Training & Equipping Volunteers

Once you have awesome volunteers in place and you are working at keeping them, the next step is to train and equip them. Here’s a blueprint

21st Century Volunteer Training | ChildrensMinistry.com

Proactive & Reactive Volunteer Training | Amy Dolan, LemonLimeKids.com

7 Ways to Help Volunteers Succeed | Greg Baird, Kidmin360.com

How & Why to Delegate | David Wakerly, DavidWakerly.com

How to Avoid the #1 Mistake Ministry Leaders Make | Kenny Conley, ChildrensMnistryOnline.com

Bonus Chapter: Extra Resources

The two videos are more kidmin related rather than preteen. But they are pretty good. And I think we can all learn something from the Kids Quest Volunteer Handbook.

Children’s Ministry Recruiting Video | Christ UMC – Mobile, AL

I’m in Children’s Ministry Because… | Gospel Light

Kid Quest Volunteer Handbook | Kenny Conley, ChildrensMinistryOnline.com

If you have come across some great blog posts related to volunteers (or written one yourself), share it with us in the comment section below. Be sure to include a link.

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