by Nick Blevins | Feb 12, 2019 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Steven Knight about how to recruit volunteers. Steven talks about some boosts they do throughout the year and then gets really practical with the steps we need to be taking each week to build relationships and connect with potential...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 16, 2018 | Podcast, Elementary, Kidmin, Preschool, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Erin English. Erin is the Early Childhood Pastor at Westside Family Church. Erin shares the principles and practical steps that helped grow her volunteer team from 250 to 400 in just two years. We then have a great conversation about goal...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 19, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Alston Causey, the UpStreet Director at Gwinnett Church, about what his church is doing to create a remarkable volunteer culture. Alston shares the huge role that vision plays in this, and why leading with the “why” is so...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 14, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Adam Duckworth about volunteers. Adam has co-authored two books with Sue Miller, Not Normal: Seven Quirks of Incredible Volunteers and Leading Not Normal Volunteers. He shares key principles and practices from these, and what it takes to...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 17, 2017 | Elementary, Kidmin, Leadership, Podcast, Preschool, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Children's Pastor Andrae Jones. Andrae works at a church that has a very low ratio of staff to volunteers and kids. We dive into his church and ministry, exploring their structure, how they value leadership development, and what they do to...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 10, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Scott Magdalein of TrainedUp.Church. Scott shares a full volunteer onboarding process, walks through some great free resources, and shares the best way to maximize the number of volunteers who experience training. We also talk specifically...
by Nick Blevins | Jan 3, 2017 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Andy Needham. Andy is part of an organization called Greenhouse that puts on one-day children's ministry volunteers training and a one-day youth ministry volunteers training.We walk through what he and his team have learned in doing these...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 20, 2016 | Podcast, High School, Leadership, Middle School, Multisite, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Jeff Cochran of YMLead. Jeff and I talk about leadership development and the system his team uses to develop ministry leaders. He sharethe different components of their plan and how they move people from one level to the next. These...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 22, 2016 | Podcast, Elementary, High School, Kidmin, Middle School, Preschool, Volunteers, Youthmin
In this episode, I talk with Anthony Prince of Ministry Architects. We talk about what healthy benchmarks are for staffing, volunteers, and budgets in children's and youth ministry. Anthony Prince Connect with Anthony on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Newhope Church...
by Nick Blevins | Nov 15, 2016 | Podcast, Lead Small, Leadership, Volunteers
In this episode, I interview Tom Shefchunas. Tom is the Multi Campus Middle School Director at North Point Ministries in Atlanta, GA. We talk about introducing the role of a volunteer coach and finding the right people to invite into that level of leadership. He also...
by Nick Blevins | Oct 4, 2016 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Ryan Frank about how to effectively recruit and equip volunteers. He points to multiple resources that will help you lead volunteers and yourself well. Ryan Frank Connect with Ryan on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram RyanFrank.com Links...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 12, 2016 | Podcast, Leadership, NextGen, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Kevin Monahan. Kevin is the NextGen Pastor at 12Stone Church in Atlanta, GA. 12Stone is a large, multisite church averaging 15,000+ in attendance across 9 campuses. In fact, they launched 5 campuses in one day just a couple years ago! We...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 5, 2016 | Elementary, Kidmin, Podcast, Preschool, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Amy Fenton. Amy works for Orange, holding 3 roles in 1. She's an Orange Specialist, serving church leaders who use their elementary curriculum. She leads their Orange VBS team and she leads Live to Serve, an event Orange puts on for...
by Nick Blevins | May 31, 2016 | Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Christine Kreisher, Discipleship Pastor at GT Church in Reading, PA. We talk about the book she co-authored, entitled The Volunteer Project: Stop Recruiting, Start Retaining. Christine would suggest we prioritize retainment over church...
by Nick Blevins | May 24, 2016 | Leadership, Podcast, Volunteers
In this episode, I talk with Frank Bealer about how to help volunteers lead like staff. At Elevation Church, volunteers are empowered to lead in big ways in every ministry. We talk about what those roles look like, how to recruit volunteers, what Elevation does to...
