Volunteer Leadership Training

Volunteer Leadership Training for Youth Ministry provides youth pastors with proven tools to effectively train their volunteers. This comprehensive resource walks your team through the point of initial interest to committed engagement.Youth pastors often excel in shepherding the students in their care, but find themselvesfrustrated in their leadership role. You've seen the vicious cycle - willing volunteers are welcomed into youth ministry; they arrive without any initial training;...
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Volunteer Leadership Training for Youth Ministry provides youth pastors with proven tools to effectively train their volunteers. This comprehensive resource walks your team through the point of initial interest to committed engagement.Youth pastors often excel in shepherding the students in their care, but find themselvesfrustrated in their leadership role. You've seen the vicious cycle - willing volunteers are welcomed into youth ministry; they arrive without any initial training; their role is undefined; they have no clear expectations; finally they burn out and leave feeling hurt or angry. Volunteer Leadership Training for Youth Ministry unfolds the leadership concepts necessary to shatter this cycle. It offers practical training along with a detailed curriculum to address the intricacies unique to youth ministry teams.5 Foundations for Leadership Training:Why intentional TERMINOLOGY mattersThe purpose of DEFINED ROLESThe benefit of addressing OBLIGATION only after the volunteer is trained The importance of MODELING your training to showcase the desired results How to pace the FREQUENCY and DURATION of your training6 Core Training Principles:Using a proven CURRICULUM to deliver the trainingMINISTERING TO volunteers before asking them to minister to others The crucial value of TEAMWORK among all volunteersEmpowering volunteers to be LEADERS of the youth ministryFostering a culture of honesty, vulnerability, and servanthood Catapulting your ministry to 'the next level' with insider tips and ideasUtilization:Volunteer Leadership Training for Youth Ministry provides a customizable template for developing curriculum suitable to each unique context. Those who prefer ready-to-adopt curriculum will find the Volunteer Leadership Training Workbook to be an ideal companion to this book.Versatility:Every ministry situation calls for the best resources available. Volunteer Leadership Training for Youth Ministry is designed for direct application for youth ministers across the board - the multi staff youth ministry of large churches, solo youth pastors at smaller churches, and every size between. These principles have been implemented in smaller traditional churches and large multi-site ministries with great success.