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(Don't believe it? Go  here ,  here ,  here ,  here ,  here , and  here .) Yet, the overwhelming majority of ministry leaders have had very little— if any —training when it comes to finding, developing, and retaining volunteers for ministry. I have great news for you. Help is on the way! We can bring these three biblical, interactive, and practical training experiences to you and your leadership teams. Session #1 Finding Volunteers We'll explore five practical ways to turn pew potatoes into passionate participators. Plus we'll explore... * Why volunteers want a mission not just tasks * How to develop a volunteer "job description" for your ministry * How NOT to ask volunteers for help * How to train volunteers to find more volunteers   Session #2 Developing Volunteers We'll explore twelve motivating factors that make volunteers tick and why it matters. P lus we'll explore... * Why working with volunteers requires real leadership * T

Instead of torturing you one meme at a time, I decided to put all these in one post. Rock on.  Get it? This is in my 23-year-old son's apartment. Pray for him. Not nice. But kinda true.

"I'm bored." I couldn't believe my ears. I was three months into a youth pastorate. I had taken the high school students from our youth ministry to a theme park—one with "the world's fastest roller coaster"—and the students complained of being bored. That was the last time I took any students to a theme park. Instead, I started doing something else... and when I did this "something else" with students... I quit hearing the words, "I'm bored." No joke. I don't know what all the answers are to dealing with bored high school students in the church, but I can guarantee that it's not more fun entertainment. Besides, you didn't get in to youth ministry to babysit whiny teenagers. You got into youth ministry because you wanted to see students become REAL disciples of Jesus Christ... right? If you're interested in discovering the "something else" that will take the "I'm bored" rig

My friends are legit professionals. Me? I'm still sporting the original Cheap Trick concert t-shirt from the 70s. This is where Allison Lunch Rule #1 comes into play: The guy with the tie buys. Is this guy really one of my friends or my probation officer? You decide. But I think we can all agree that few things are worse than two old guys posing for a selfie.