Engaging Game Changers
By Ali Howard
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Do you want your church to be a place of belonging? Do you want your church to be Irresistible? An Irresistible Church is an authentic community built on the hope of Christ that compels people affected by disability to fully belong. Your ministry’s impact depends on the volunteers you recruit—the people who serve as the hands and feet of Jesus. If you are a ministry leader, this resource will train you in the key aspects of working with volunteers: identifying and recruiting the right people, providing great training, and releasing them to serve. Engaging Game Changers will help you build solid volunteers who will serve families affected by special needs with the love of Christ.
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Engaging Game Changers - Ali Howard
Engaging Game Changers
Measuring the impact of volunteers is something that many organizations attempt to do. Volunteers who are faithful, talented and passionate about the ministry with which they serve are worth their weight in gold. Many large nonprofits and countless churches rely heavily on volunteers to accomplish their work and advance their goals. At the time this book was written, Independent Sector, the leadership network for nonprofits, estimated the average value of volunteer time at $23.07 per hour. A church using ten volunteers for three hours a week can save $692.10 per week, $2,768.40 per month and $33,220.80 per year. Volunteers can help facilitate a Sunday morning ministry, assist with administrative tasks, provide manpower at an event, and can even help with the training and management of other volunteers. Speaking in a strictly business sense, these volunteers are game changers, giving the nonprofits and churches they serve the leading edge.
It is easy to see however, that the advantage of utilizing volunteer help goes far beyond dollars saved and tasks accomplished. The true impact of volunteers is immeasurable. Recently a church in Southern California decided to bless families in their congregation affected by special needs by inviting them to enjoy a day at the beach. The church recruited enough volunteers that kids could play in the water and along the shore with careful supervision. The parents were able to sit on the beach and simply hang out with other moms and dads who completely understand—without a word of explanation—the difficulties, joys and pressures of having a special needs child. Throughout the event parents had enormous smiles on their faces. Many repeatedly shared, with tears in their eyes, that they felt like they had experienced a slice of heaven by being there that day. One young man who has severe autism and generally only uses about ten words embraced a volunteer and with a beaming smile exclaimed, Best day ever!
Without all the volunteers who helped to keep the kids safe and happy this kind of experience would never have been possible for these families.
Can you quantify what it means to a family affected by disability to be able to relax and enjoy a Saturday at the beach like any other family in Southern California? Can you measure the peace and joy that comes from finally being able to close your eyes for a moment, wiggle your toes in the sand and feel the sun on your face for the first time in over a decade without fearing that your beloved child might run away, injure themselves, or get into something they should not? Giving those families a rare opportunity to laugh, smile, and be completely themselves is something that cannot be measured.
These intangible, immeasurable elements of volunteer involvement are the true heartbeat of special needs ministry. This kind of impact is what really makes volunteers game changers. Volunteers are game changers, not only because of the work they accomplish for a very busy ministry, but because of who they are and the influence they have. Begin to think about the volunteers serving in your ministry. Now, ask yourself how you view the role of volunteers, how volunteers transform the culture of your ministry, and what value you bring to the lives of your volunteers. Are your answers to those questions what you expected them to be? Your view of volunteers will strongly influence ministry support and growth moving forward.
As indicated in the subtitle of this book, engaging game changers is only a portion of the equation—training them and coaching them are also important. Anyone familiar with sports knows that while recruiting