The State of The State of Volunteerism in the Volunteerism in the

ChurchChurch

Karen KoglerKaren Kogler

January 2007January 2007

Karen Kogler www.theequipper.org

ThenThen

• Few working Few working MomsMoms

• Society: Society: ‘Christian’, ‘Christian’, homogeneoushomogeneous

• Church central Church central for socializing, for socializing, significancesignificance

•Many working Many working MomsMoms

•Society: secular, Society: secular, diversediverse

•Many options Many options for socializing, for socializing, significance significance

NowNow

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ThenThen

• Less Less discretionary discretionary incomeincome

• Loyal to Loyal to institutionsinstitutions

• Sense of dutySense of duty

•More More discretionary discretionary income; more income; more toys; less timetoys; less time

•Institutions not Institutions not trustedtrusted

•What’s in it for What’s in it for me? me?

NowNow

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Opportunities?Opportunities?

• People’s increasing needs People’s increasing needs church as center of healthchurch as center of health

• Expectation for teams, less hierarchy Expectation for teams, less hierarchy People have experience People have experience leading, working togetherleading, working together

• Healthy, active retirees Healthy, active retirees have time, skills, visionhave time, skills, vision

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Opportunities?Opportunities?

• Search for meaning when Search for meaning when we minister with compassion, people we minister with compassion, people listenlisten

• Internet and technology Internet and technology multiply means for ministrymultiply means for ministry

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RecruitingRecruiting

• Focus = needFocus = need• Goal = filling Goal = filling

positionposition• Aim at people Aim at people

who can fill who can fill needneed

• Encourages a Encourages a ‘yes’ answer‘yes’ answer

•Focus = personFocus = person

•Goal = person Goal = person following God’s following God’s callcall

•All God’s peopleAll God’s people

•Encourages Encourages good choicegood choice

EquippingEquipping

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RecruitingRecruiting

• Ends when the Ends when the position is filledposition is filled

• Church = Church = organizationorganization

•Continues with Continues with training, support, training, support, problem-solving, problem-solving, affirmationaffirmation

•Church = living Church = living organism, body organism, body of Christ.of Christ.

EquippingEquipping

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An Equipping An Equipping SystemSystem

• Teaching about servingTeaching about serving• Paths to ministryPaths to ministry• Assistance: select, changeAssistance: select, change• Job descriptionsJob descriptions• Positive recruitmentPositive recruitment• Orientation, Training, affirmationOrientation, Training, affirmation• Leaders trained and accountableLeaders trained and accountable• Information tracking and Information tracking and

communicationcommunication

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An Equipping CultureAn Equipping Culture

““the way we do things”the way we do things”

talk the talktalk the talk

andand

walk the walkwalk the walk

““catch” people at itcatch” people at it

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Helping People ServeHelping People Serve

• DisciplingDiscipling• StewardshipStewardship• Growing the body of ChristGrowing the body of Christ

““State of the Union”State of the Union”

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