About 60.8 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2006 and September 2007 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Believe it or not there are
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written by rockinyp 256 days ago
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Hmm... I the article misses half the point of raising volunteers: to give them opportunities to use their gifts for the body of Christ. This article unfortunately approaches it as most people do, "I have several holes in our ministry. Which one would you like to fill?" Instead, we should be asking, "How has God gifted you? What are you passionate about? How can we make that fit in our ministry?"
I blogged a little bit about my approach here, in case anyone is interested:
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Hmm... I the article misses half the point of raising volunteers: to give them opportunities to use their gifts for the body of Christ. This article unfortunately approaches it as most people do, "I have several holes in our ministry. Which one would you like to fill?" Instead, we should be asking, "How has God gifted you? What are you passionate about? How can we make that fit in our ministry?"
I blogged a little bit about my approach here, in case anyone is interested:
http://timschmoyer.com/2005/11/05/my-former-pastor-apologizes/