More Volunteer Insights for KidMin Leaders
4. “Please find enough volunteers so I don’t burn out.”
Volunteers know they can say no. But they love you, and it’s hard to draw the line when they know you’re short-handed. Every church needs a plan for staffing children’s areas, and it starts with the pastoral team. It’s sad when a volunteer leaves because you overschedule them. Ensuring that volunteers can worship regularly keeps them engaged and excited about serving.
5. “What’s happening in our classroom is as important as what’s happening with the adults. So invest in us!”
Children’s ministry brings families into the body, helps them consistently attend church, and changes lives. So invest the church’s resources in it! Make sure volunteers have the materials, training and the great classroom they need. It makes a difference to them and to the kids!
What might your volunteers be thinking but not saying? Reflect on which of these volunteer insights resonates the most with you.
Denise McKinnon is a children’s pastor with her husband Mark at City Church of Bartlesville in Oklahoma.
