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If you are involved in any type of ministry or organization that usess volunteers, you really need to start reading Mark Waltz’ excellent blog. I loved this post I just read. I forwarded it to my whole team!

It’s so easy to miss opportunities to value the volunteers who lead and carry the ministry of your church. Here are some ideas:

• Bake a cake! The cake above was actually provided to one of our weekend teams by their volunteer leader - just because.
• Send a note - after the weekend serve.
• Thank them face-to-face.
• Cast vision as you thank them - remind them why they do what they do…why it matters at all.
• Demonstrate that you’re happy to see them!
• Empower them with responsibility for the ministry.
• Take time to coach them. Invest in them. Believe in them.
• Provide serving roles of significance. Make it worth their time and energy.
• Thank them publicly. During a service.
• Throw a party!
• Don’t assume they’re “lifers”. Give them opportunity to “re-up”.
• Brag on them to other volunteers.
• Brag on them to other volunteers in front of the volunteer you’re bragging about.
• Ask about their life. And care enough to listen.
• Remember what they told you… and follow-up.
• Pray for them.
• Trust them to pray for you.
• Build relationships.
• Develop reasonable spans of care, so you really can care, and people really do experience care.