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<strong>VOLUNTEERS</strong> // unSeminary 17<br />

3 STRATEGIES FOR<br />

CHURCH <strong>VOLUNTEERS</strong><br />

RECRUITMENT<br />

I Don’t Have Enough Volunteers!<br />

By Tony Morgan<br />

This time of year can be quite fun as the worship<br />

services and other ministry environments<br />

fill up again. The challenge, of course, is that<br />

it takes people to minister to people. It’s right<br />

about now that the harsh reality begins to set<br />

in–we need more volunteers.<br />

When that happens, the natural reaction may<br />

be to blame the congregation. If they started<br />

contributing rather than consuming, we<br />

would have plenty of volunteers. That’s true.<br />

Unfortunately, though, our actions often fuel<br />

this consumption mindset. In other words, we<br />

can become the barrier that prevents people<br />

from serving. With that, let me offer these<br />

suggestions:

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