Comments on: Do they love it? http://www.childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/do-they-love-it/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kenny http://www.childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/do-they-love-it/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Kenny Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:21 +0000 http://www.childrensministryonline.com/blog/volunteers/do-they-love-it/#comment-261 Good idea Sam. That's probably a very good way to just keep the thought in front of leaders/volunteers on a regular basis. Many people probably aren't going to naturally think "Who do I know that can serve in CM with me?" Or at least they're not thinking that on a regular basis. However, if we keep that question in front of them on a regular basis, this thought might come to mind the next time the come across "the right person." Donna, I think you're on to something. Although there is an experiential part that I want to develop for people who serve in ministry... one that they'd want to share, it is different from the "consumer" mindset. Good additional question too... I'll add it to the list. Good idea Sam. That’s probably a very good way to just keep the thought in front of leaders/volunteers on a regular basis. Many people probably aren’t going to naturally think “Who do I know that can serve in CM with me?” Or at least they’re not thinking that on a regular basis. However, if we keep that question in front of them on a regular basis, this thought might come to mind the next time the come across “the right person.”

Donna, I think you’re on to something. Although there is an experiential part that I want to develop for people who serve in ministry… one that they’d want to share, it is different from the “consumer” mindset. Good additional question too… I’ll add it to the list.

]]> By: Donna Terrell http://www.childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/do-they-love-it/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Donna Terrell Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:56:46 +0000 http://www.childrensministryonline.com/blog/volunteers/do-they-love-it/#comment-260 Instead of equating your spreading the word about a great restaurant or movie as a consumer to other consumers to your volunteers recruiting volunteers, a better analogy would be do the servers at a restaurant try to actively recruit more servers to be hired at the same restaurant. Think about it, you probably have a lot of parents (consumers) telling their friends about your church (restaurant) and your ministry (steak) in particular. The last questions you asked are good, but I would add, "Do my volunteers have some ownership of the program?" Just some thoughts. Instead of equating your spreading the word about a great restaurant or movie as a consumer to other consumers to your volunteers recruiting volunteers, a better analogy would be do the servers at a restaurant try to actively recruit more servers to be hired at the same restaurant. Think about it, you probably have a lot of parents (consumers) telling their friends about your church (restaurant) and your ministry (steak) in particular. The last questions you asked are good, but I would add, “Do my volunteers have some ownership of the program?” Just some thoughts.

]]> By: Sam http://www.childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/do-they-love-it/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Sam Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:20:03 +0000 http://www.childrensministryonline.com/blog/volunteers/do-they-love-it/#comment-259 Great thoughts Kenny. Quality of product and ownership are huge. One thing that has worked well for me as of late is every week after our service we have a team debrief and one of the questions all my volunteers fill out is "who do you know that isn't currently serving in Uptown that should be." In the last 4 weeks I have gotten 3 new volunteers this way. Great thoughts Kenny. Quality of product and ownership are huge. One thing that has worked well for me as of late is every week after our service we have a team debrief and one of the questions all my volunteers fill out is “who do you know that isn’t currently serving in Uptown that should be.” In the last 4 weeks I have gotten 3 new volunteers this way.

]]> By: Kenny http://www.childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/do-they-love-it/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Kenny Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:27:44 +0000 http://www.childrensministryonline.com/blog/volunteers/do-they-love-it/#comment-257 Yeah, it's not cheery and happy stuff. Good things to work on though. I believe it's possible, but I think we've got to be doing a lot of things right.We'll see. We're going to be investing a lot of effort into this stuff this fall and spring. Yeah, it’s not cheery and happy stuff. Good things to work on though. I believe it’s possible, but I think we’ve got to be doing a lot of things right.We’ll see. We’re going to be investing a lot of effort into this stuff this fall and spring.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.childrensministryonline.com/fresh-ideas/do-they-love-it/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Jonathan Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:31:54 +0000 http://www.childrensministryonline.com/blog/volunteers/do-they-love-it/#comment-258 Very convicting thought. I have always struggled with this challenge as well. I bet it's a little bit of both them being lazy and them being unhappy with some aspect of their experience. Very convicting thought. I have always struggled with this challenge as well. I bet it’s a little bit of both them being lazy and them being unhappy with some aspect of their experience.

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