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Kicking off the Year!
Today was promotion Sunday - a big day around here! Hundreds of kids and parents arrived at our campuses ready jump in. Some came for the first time. Preparation for this day takes months. We really aren’t preparing for just one day. We’re preparing for the whole year. Where does most of our preparation lie? Volunteers! We find [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Be That Leader
10. August 2011
We used this video last year and we are using it again this year! It’s just a fun way to remind our volunteers of a few important things.
Continue reading...The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 3
16. May 2011
New Volunteers have a lot of questions! We need to ease their concerns and provide answers. It is very important that all of our volunteers are trained and prepared to do a great job. It’s difficult to make sure that every new volunteer receives the same information in the best possible way. If you want to deliver [...]
Continue reading...Apprenticing Small Group Leaders
13. May 2011
Since we’ve been talking about new volunteers all week, I thought you might like to see the piece we are using this week to apprentice new volunteers. Part 3 of the New Volunteer Process will be posted on Monday!
Continue reading...The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 2
11. May 2011
It can be challenging to keep up with where potential volunteers are in the process, and to make sure that all new volunteers complete every step. A clear system will help! We are right in the middle of talking about our New Volunteer Process. If you missed the first few steps, you can find them here. One [...]
Continue reading...The Nitty Gritty for New Volunteers: Part 1
9. May 2011
It is challenging to get hundreds of new volunteers moving in the same direction with excellence! We are in the thick of recruiting, training, orientating, apprenticing, and placing new volunteers for the fall. EVERYONE on our team has some responsibility for new volunteers. We know that our ability to place volunteers who feel prepared, want to stay, [...]
Continue reading...New Volunteer Orientation Video
2. May 2011
One of the first steps in our New Volunteer Process is an orientation. You can read more about our orientations here. Sometimes we combine both potential new Waumba Land (preschool) and UpStreet (elementary) volunteers into the same orientation. This means that the communicator has to be well versed in both departments and create an outline that [...]
Continue reading...Backstage
23. March 2011
Last month I told the Bible story at our Buckhead Church campus. It was fun to teach our UpStreet kids the story of the Lost Sheep. While I was hanging out backstage with the volunteer team, I noticed how they had personalized their space. I loved it! There was an orange Christmas tree! There were verses [...]
Continue reading...Preparing to Communicate to Kids
3. January 2011
From time to time I get the opportunity to tell the Bible Story to our kids in both Waumba Land and UpStreet. I love it! As I hang out backstage with our different volunteers, I can see that everyone has a different way of preparing. Some methods work better than others and some people are more [...]
Continue reading...Christmas Ideas for Volunteers
30. November 2010
I got an email asking how we have celebrated and appreciated volunteers during the Christmas season in past years. I asked all of our directors and here’s what they said! Volunteer Christmas Ideas from our Directors to YOU! The last couple years we’ve just done a special hot breakfast on the Sunday before Christmas with fun flavored [...]
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14. August 2011
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