The term “icebreaker” comes from the phrase “to break the ice”, which in turn comes from special ships called “icebreakers” that are designed to break up ice in the arctic regions. For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it needs to have the ability to propel itself onto the ice, break it, and successfully clear the frozen debris from …
A few ideas from A-Z. Add your own as a comment!
A – Acting class, Art show, visit an Antiques Shop
B – beach party, bazaar, bulletin board
C – Chatroom (mlrc, msn), attend a Creative workshop
D – Dialogue nights, Dragon Boat races
E – Exhibition, educational show
F – Food
G – Giving Tree
H – Home (help) …
As your volunteers learn and grow, they will begin to exhibit characteristics that will identify them as effective volunteers. While not an exhaustive list, the following characteristics are the kinds of traits you want to see in your volunteer team:
• Good listening skills
• Empathy for teen perspectives on life
• Enjoyment of working with other teenagers
• Solid …
If you tear down a sparrow’s nest the bird will soon build the nest again in the same place as it was before. However, if you pull the nest down a couple times, the sparrow will seek a new place–a location that is higher up, and beyond your destructive reach.
Sometimes God’s creatures are wiser than Christians. Too many Christians …
“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
(Matt. 11:28 NLT).
Rest from the burden of a small god. Why? Because I have found the Lord.
Rest from doing things my way. Why? Because the Lord is my Shepherd.
Rest from endless wants. Why? Because I shall not want.…
We’re important,
but not essential;
valuable,
but not indispensable.
We have a part in the play,
but we are not the main act.
A song to sing,
but we are not the featured voice.
God is.
…
To “vet” is to make a careful examination of something or someone. When it comes to finding youth ministry volunteers you need to both vet your program as well as your prospective volunteers. It also makes a handy acronym for three crucial components of working with volunteers in youth ministry:
Vision
Expectations
Training
Vision: Have a vision …
Insecurity
We may feel like we are imposing on others, or that others might think we are less than capable if we ask for help.
Lone Rangers Mentality
Remember, even the Lone Ranger had Tonto. It takes work to recruit, develop, and train and maintain a healthy volunteer team. Sometimes it seems easier to simply do things ourselves. As it …
Should you involve volunteers in youth ministry?
Are you doing the work of ministry to youth by yourself or do you involve others? And what roles do you delegate to others? One of the common misconceptions is that you involve others to do those jobs that you don’t like to do – as a chance to lighten your workload of …