Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers

by Nelson Searcy; Jennifer Dykes Henson

Publisher:

Baker

, 2012

Overview

What if your church had more volunteers than you knew what to do with? Sound far-fetched? It doesn’t have to be. Connect uncovers the secret to doubling your volunteer base in as little as one day. Yes, you read that right.

This step-by-step guide shows you how to create a culture that attracts, keeps, and grows volunteers. It gives you the practical insight and tools you need to effectively involve people in serving your local church. You’ll learn how to help people see the importance of serving, how to continually raise up new volunteers, how to really delegate, and more.

In the Logos edition, this volume is enhanced by amazing functionality. Scripture citations link directly to English translations, and important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library. Perform powerful searches to find exactly what you’re looking for. Take the discussion with you using tablet and mobile apps. With Logos Bible Software, the most efficient and comprehensive research tools are in one place, so you get the most out of your study.

Contents

• Offers a volunteer system that maximizes the potential in churches
• Provides a clear, practical approach for getting people connected with the serving opportunities
• Utilizes simple tools and well defined strategies cultivated by 20 years in ministry

Praise for the Print Edition

• Adopting a Ministry Mindset
  • The Significance of Service: What Ministry Looks Like
  • Clarifying Your Theology of Ministry: Eight Biblical Principles for an Effective System
• Creating Opportunity
  • A First Step into Service: Generating Points of Entry
  • The Power of New Beginnings: Recruiting New People for Ministry
  • Igniting Involvement: Additional Ways to Mobilize Volunteers
• Cultivating the Ministry Ladder
  • Lake and Ladders: Helping Volunteers Take the Next Step
  • Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Suggestions, Tips, and Tactics
  • Calling Out the Called: Guiding People into Full-Time Vocational Ministry
• Celebrating and Reproducing Servants
  • Ongoing Recruitment and Reproduction: The Key to a Constant Flow of Volunteers
  • Creating a Culture of Celebration: Showing Gratitude to People Who Serve

Product Details

• Title: Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers
• Authors: Nelson Searcy, Jennifer Dykes Henson
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Lay ministry › Recruiting; Voluntarism › Religious aspects--Christianity; Church work
• ISBNs: 9781441256874, 9780801014673, 1441256873, 0801014670
• Resource ID: LLS:CONNECTSEARCY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:57:23Z

About the Authors

Nelson Searcy served as the director of The Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback Church before starting The Journey Church of the City in New York City in 2002. He and his 2,000-member church appear routinely on lists such as The 50 Most Influential Churches and The 25 Most Innovative Leaders. The Journey is a multi-site church with locations across New York City and Boca Raton, Florida. His newsletter for pastors and church leaders, Church Leader Insights, now reaches more than 80,000 subscribers and continues to grow by hundreds each month.

Jennifer Dykes Henson is a freelance writer based in New York City. She has served as a writer/producer and ministry consultant to organizations across the East Coast. Jennifer also worked with Charles Stanley as the manager of marketing communications for In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.