The Volunteer Effect: How Your Church Can Find, Train, and Keep Volunteers Who Make a Difference

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by Jason Young, Jonathon Malm Baker Books, MI, September 1, 2020

Description

The authors of this book, Jason Young and Jonath Malm, recognize that volunteers for your congregation are necessary for it to function and that they can sometimes seem difficult to find. This book aims to illustrate that the volunteers are often already a part of the congregation, but that they need to be effectively recruited and thoughtfully retained. This guide focuses on finding, keeping, and motivating volunteer teams and includes sample training materials that are vital to that process.

Features

Guest Services training checklist
Connections Team process
Worship Team vision sheet

Recommended Audience

Clergy, volunteer committee, lay leadership

Cost

Purchase as book, e-book or audio book

Practical Applications

Work with your team to evaluate the welcoming process within your congregation, utilizing the Guest Services Training Checklists that are offered in this book as a guide.
Protect your volunteers from obstacles that can demotivate them by reading and applying Part 3 of this book, "Motivate."

Updated: September 17, 2024

About the Contributor

Miriam V. Quezada Mendez

Miriam V. Quezada Mendez serves in the Center’s Northwest office in Crown Point as the Bilingual Associate for Resource Consulting, working to advance the Center’s mission to strengthen Indiana congregations by providing resources to the communities that make up the diverse tapestry of the Northwest region.

Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Miriam immigrated to the United States as a child and grew up on the East Side of Chicago. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Illinois College, graduating with a double major in Communications & Rhetorical Studies and International Studies with a concentration in gender and immigration equity.

Before joining the Center, Miriam served as the Director of Communications at the Parliament of the World’s Religions. In her tenure with the Parliament, Miriam worked closely with faith, community, and nonprofit leaders on outreach, engagement, and interfaith community-building efforts. She is an enthusiastic advocate for youth, Indigenous, and women’s voices in faith and civic spaces.

Miriam is a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church in Valparaiso, where she and her family attend weekly Spanish service.

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