Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson, Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers. Baker Books, 2012. Related volume: Searcy, Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church Referenced in: Managing Volunteer Ministry in Church Involvement, Spiritual Gifts in Christian Ministry LifeandLeadership.com Summary While the subtitle suggests a focus on “volunteers,” the emphasis
Jonathan McKee and Thomas W. McKee, The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer. Second Edition. Group Publishing, 2012. Referenced in: Managing Volunteer Ministry in Church LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a must read for those who work with ministry volunteers. While most who work in these positions prefer to elevate ministry involvement beyond
Marlene Wilson, Group Publishing’s Volunteer Leadership Series Referenced in: Managing Volunteers LifeandLeadership.com Summary This series is by Marlene Wilson who has written and trained on volunteer issues for 35 years. More than 250,000 people from churches and volunteer organizations have attended Marlene’s workshops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. These four volumes are part
Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens, Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry. Group Publishing, 2005. Referenced in: Managing Volunteers LifeandLeadership.com Summary An excellent anthology of short, well-written, field-tested articles presenting 99 ideas on how to lead volunteers. Sets forth this philosophy: “The focus isn’t on the ministry role; it’s on the person who’s interested in
Denise Locker, The Volunteer Book: A Guide for Churches and Nonprofits. Beacon Hill Press, 2010. Referenced in: Managing Volunteers LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a comprehensive guide to implementing a “volunteer program” in a church, including recruitment, training, motivating, etc. It is a good supplement to the materials on this subject by Marlene Wilson. From the
