YoungLives Handbook - Flipbook - Page 24
Volunteers stay committed
when they:
Feel appreciated and valued.
See that their presence is making a
difference.
Have
opportunities
for
more
responsibility.
See opportunities for personal growth.
Receive recognition for their work,
privately and publicly.
Are able to complete the tasks.
Have a sense of belonging in the group.
Participate in problem solving, decision
making and goal setting.
Recognize the significance of the group’s
existence.
Have their personal needs met.
Volunteers lose interest
when they:
Experience
discrepancies
between
expectations of their relationship with
their teens and the reality of the
situation.
Feel like they are not making a difference.
Encounter a lack of variety.
Feel a lack of support from or feel tension
among mentors.
Are not thanked and underappreciated.
Stagnate in their personal relationship
with Christ.
Feel personally unfulfilled in what they are
doing.
Lack opportunities to demonstrate
initiative and creativity.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Childcare Team
Recruiting a reliable childcare coordinator and assembling a core childcare team are essential to
providing the highest quality of care. Give the childcare portion of your ministry priority attention and
ensure that you have taken all the necessary precautions to safeguard the ministry — including
background checks and appropriate orientation and training for childcare volunteers. Competent and
reliable adults who love children should be the base of your childcare team. Having a consistent core
team will build trust with the children and their parents. Your core childcare team can be supplemented
with Campaigners kids and other occasional volunteers.
For children over the age of two, consider incorporating elements of Sunday school or Vacation Bible
School (VBS) curricula. This approach not only enriches the childcare experience but also presents a
valuable opportunity to impact two generations simultaneously. Teaching the children about Jesus’ love
during their time in your care can have a profound and lasting effect on both the children and their
parents, reinforcing the ministry’s mission to nurture and support young adolescents in their faith
journey.
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