How to Keep Your Youth Ministry Volunteers for Years!

🚨 ➡️ Grow your Youth Ministry!! http://www.growyouryouthministry.com ⬅️ 🚨 Getting the right 🍕✝️ youth ministry volunteers is step 1️⃣...but how do you retain them 🤔? Volunteer retention might be the most overlooked youth pastor leadership skill in student ministry 🍕✝️ today. While we pour energy 🔋 into recruiting and training new team members, keeping them engaged for the long haul requires an entirely different approach. In this episode, we share 🛡️ battle-tested strategies for volunteer longevity. This episode will 💪 challenge 🍕✝️ youth ministry leaders to view volunteer retention not as a ☑ checkbox to complete but as an ongoing 🤝 commitment requiring intentionality and care ☺️. Learn how to transform your leadership approach from merely managing volunteers to cultivating a thriving community where leaders stay engaged not just because they believe in the mission, but because they've found a place they belong 😄. People join for the team, not the task! ========= 😍 WE WOULD LOVE ❤️ YOUR SUPPORT 😍 If you'd like to help us make more videos like this & have it on your heart ❤️ to support this ministry, please consider going to our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/ministrycoach 🙏Thank you!🙏 ========= We love hearing from you all and we do our best to provide powerful and insightful content on a weekly basis to be that coach and mentor you may not have, but desperately need. If you have a story to share or have an episode idea, please 💻 📩 E-Mail us at MinistryCoachPodcast@gmail.com Thank you for those who have submitted! 🙏🙏🙏 ========= You may also enjoy these episodes: ▶️ How to Recruit the Right Volunteers for Youth Ministry https://youtu.be/aGz2ohdqamo ▶️ Small Group Leader Training for Youth Ministry https://youtu.be/QYcu8dB56AI ▶️ Training Youth Ministry Volunteers Part 1 of 2: Onboarding & Acclimation to Your Team https://youtu.be/cJfv_Aw_vJM ========= 📕 CHAPTERS:📕 0:00 - 5 TIPS TO HELP RETAIN YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS 2:18 - (1) BECOME A PASTOR TO YOUR TEAM 6:03 - WHO ON YOUR TEAM HAS UNTAPPED POTENTIAL? 9:11 - (2) GIVE THEM A PARTNER 12:28 - (3) SPECIAL PERKS 12:50 - IDEAS TO TREAT YOUR LEADERS 16:21 - HAVE A "LEADER CALENDAR" 17:18 - (4) THEY HAVE TO HAVE FUN WITH EACH OTHER 19:10 - (5) SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS FOR THEIR JOB 19:25 - GIVE THEM A QUIET SMAL GROUP ROOM 21:41 - GIVE THEM DISCUSSION SHEETS AHEAD OF TIME 22:33 - COMMUNICATE YOUR CAMPS & RETREATS WELL IN ADVANCE 22:54 - TEACH THEM HOW TO LEAD A SMALL GROUP 24:16 - MAKE SURE YOUR SMALL GROUPS AREN'T TOO BIG 26:23 - HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS SHOULD YOU HAVE? 27:42 - WHERE TO GO NEXT? 27:49 - COMMUNITY COMMENT OF THE DAY 28:15 - TURKEY / GTI TOURS Thank you @yvonneberko3674 for your comment! ========= 🔄 CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 📱: Ministry Coach Podcast: Website: http://www.kristenlascola.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MinistryCoach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ministrycoachpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ministrycoachpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ministrycoachpodcast Kristen Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klascola/ Jeffrey Lascola: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grandmasterbengal/ ======= AUDIO / VIDEO GEAR (We used in this podcast): Camera 📸: https://amzn.to/3eWTTaS Lens: https://amzn.to/3dIeJM6 Memory Cards: https://amzn.to/38p6pxA Front Lighting / Key Lighting💡: https://amzn.to/2YX3v02 Accent Lighting in Background💡: https://amzn.to/3im1QsB https://amzn.to/3NdiQ33 Microphones 🎤: https://amzn.to/4awimQo Microphone Preamp: https://amzn.to/4bPhFml Digital Recorder: https://amzn.to/3eXmvkj Mic Stands: https://amzn.to/4bZA8MX #youthministry #studentministry #youthministryvolunteers *This episode is not sponsored. Some of the links are affiliate links which simply means, if you buy something, we will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) Thank you!*