Repost- So You Wanna be a Youth Ministry Volunteer (Episode 7 Original Run)

03/01/22 • 48 min

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(2:31) We have another guest: Nick Vergatos
(3:13) Finding Great Volunteers
(7:03) Know What You Want From Volunteers
(9:40) Why it's good to avoid the term "volunteer"
(10:45) Alternative words to use for those that help in ministry
(13:12) "Dating" vs. "Marrying" Your Volunteers
(14:43) Creating Volunteer Job Descriptions
(17:16) Equipping New Volunteers
(19:40) Continual Training and Orientation is Vital
(20:34) DTR (Define the Relationship) With Volunteers
(23:25) Volunteers Understanding Wins
(24:51) Interview with Nick Vergatos
(31:35) What Keeps Nick Coming Back

Why he wanted to get involved
Process of getting involved
Why he keeps coming back
How to decide what roles to take on
When he's been celebrated as a volunteer

38:21 Playing to Strengths of Volunteers
Volunteer Shout Outs
Shareables (resources)

Interested in learning more about your strengths - yes, we all have them. Take Gallup's Strengthsfinder assessment.
Looking for an example of a volunteer job description? Check this one out for an idea!

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Why he wanted to get involved
Process of getting involved
Why he keeps coming back
How to decide what roles to take on
When he's been celebrated as a volunteer

38:21 Playing to Strengths of Volunteers
Volunteer Shout Outs
Shareables (resources)

Interested in learning more about your strengths - yes, we all have them. Take Gallup's Strengthsfinder assessment.
Looking for an example of a volunteer job description? Check this one out for an idea!

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Links from the Show
iGen- Dr. Jean Twenge
Drawing from nationally representative surveys of 11 million young people as well as in-depth interviews, iGen is the first book to document the cultural changes shaping today’s teens and young adults, documenting how their changed world has impacted their attitudes, worldviews, and mental health.
From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age
Every human society possesses a moral and spiritual imaginative vision, a set of assumptions and ways of looking at things according to which life proceeds. This essay is an attempt to contribute effective strategies to engage our own time and culture once more with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and – for a weary world – to awaken the Catholic imaginative vision.

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