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Supporting Unpaid Staff at Every Level

Supporting Unpaid Staff at Every Level. Don R. Simmons, Ph.D. www.creativepotentialconsulting.org. Language Matters!. Volunteer Ministry Partner Unpaid Staff Servant Minister Time Donors. Community Liaison. Student Leader. Graphic Artist. Camp Counselor. Musician. Bible Study Leader.

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Supporting Unpaid Staff at Every Level

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  1. Supporting Unpaid Staff at Every Level Don R. Simmons, Ph.D. www.creativepotentialconsulting.org

  2. Language Matters! • Volunteer • Ministry Partner • Unpaid Staff • Servant • Minister • Time Donors

  3. Community Liaison Student Leader Graphic Artist Camp Counselor Musician Bible Study Leader Worship Leader Money Counter Usher Greeter Office Assistant Small Group Leader Coach Women’s Ministry Leader Parking Lot Attendant Interpreter Deacon Hospitality Leader Elder Outreach Leader Sound Engineer

  4. What every Unpaid Staff Person Needs • Invitation • Assessment/Discerning Placement • Definition • Time Boundaries • Training • Affirmation • Feedback • Evaluation • Recognition • Reflection

  5. Respect* * To be treated with dignity and not treated as “Volunteers.”

  6. Invitation “People serve better and longer when they are INVITED rather than recruited or expected to serve.”

  7. Be a Disciple! Sign Up Here

  8. 87% * * Percentage of Americans Serving who state they were personally invited to serve. (2009 Corporation for National and Community Service)

  9. 7% * * Percentage of Americans identified with a Meyers-Briggs Personality Assessment as “Self Initiators.”

  10. Assessment • S.H.A.P.E. • More than Spiritual Gifts • Right Person in the Right Place at the Right Time for the Right Reason. • Background Checks; References; Clearances • Time Availability • Spiritual Maturity • Family Support System

  11. Definition • Ministry Description • Covenants and Service Agreement • Team Accountability • Boundaries

  12. Time Boundaries

  13. T.A.F.E.R.R. • Training • Affirmation • Feedback • Evaluation • Recognition • Reflection

  14. What they Don’t Need • Second-Hand Recognition • Lengthy Trainings • Disinterested Leadership • Patronizing Leadership

  15. Stuff

  16. Resources

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