Category Archives: volunteers

Nixon Ng on Sticky Volunteers

Just a background of Pastor Nixon’s church (Victory Malate). They are a church of 2500++ with a staff of six. Yes let me repeat – 6 staff members to run 2500+ people. Here are his secrets: 1. Serve with them. … Continue reading

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Crickette Abello on Volunteer Management and Systems

Crickette Abello’s guide to have a great volunteer management system: 1. MINISTRY PLAN – Do whatever it takes is not enough to make volunteers stick. It would frustrate them because you dont have a plan. 2. Goals, Activities and Tasks. … Continue reading

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Paolo Punzalan on Making Volunteers stick

You need 3 things: 1. Team – get the best team. – the best volunteers are not available. Get those volunteers -personal note: get the right people on the bus. – don’t just get because of their availability 2. Tools … Continue reading

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How to Make Volunteers Stick

- exciting day today. We start our pre-conference activities with a seminar entitled ” Making Volunteers Stick”. – will be sharing the teaching load with Volunteer Management expert Paolo Punzalan, Nixon Ng, Crickette Abello and full time volunteer Pinky Katipunan. … Continue reading

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Bench Deep

Watching the 4th quarter of GAME 3 OF THE NBA FINALS  between the Celtics and the Lakers shows us the importance of a strong bench. There will always be off nights. There will be days when the main guys dont … Continue reading

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Promoted too soon

Every time we promote a leader we need to be sure he/she has been faithful in the small things because once we’ve promoted someone or empowered someone it is hard to unempower that person. Luke 16:10 ¶      “Whoever can … Continue reading

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Take the blame, give the credit

When something bad happens in church – take responsibility. Take the blame. When a volunteer messes up in public- take the blame but talk to the volunteer privately. When a staff did not come through – take the blame publicly, … Continue reading

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Leading Volunteers

“A good ministry leader will excel in developing collaboration, giving volunteers appropriate ownership, creating authentic relationships where team based ministry is the expectation and not just something that’s talked about. Leaders of volunteers do much more coaching than dictating. It’s … Continue reading

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Psst… You ( Hoy… Ikaw)

You want more volunteers in your church then you have to teach your current volunteers to tap the shoulder of their friend in church and tell tehm..psst..you volunteer. The best way to get volunteers in not by announcing on the … Continue reading

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T.I.M.E

Whether it’s your spouse, your kids, your pastoral staff, your administrators, your small group leaders, your volunteers – all of us need TIME. T – touch Touch in the right way at the right time. A pat on the back, … Continue reading

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