What Motivates Volunteers?

We are all starting out a new year and we want our adult volunteers to have a great experience. We want them to be successful and feel like they are making a difference. We also want them to love what they are doing so they will make the ministry a priority and will want to serve a long time. So how do we make this happen for them? The key to motivating a volunteer is placing them in a ministry position based on their passion. For example: if you have a female volunteer that is passionate about hospitality but you have a need for a freshman girl small group leader. So you decided the ministry needs a freshman girl small group leader more than a hospitality leader and you place this volunteer in the girls small group. How long do you think she will stay there? How motivated will she be? Sure she can use some of her hospitality gifts with the girls but how will she feel when she’s preparing the Bible study? This is easy to understand, so how do you find out what are your adult volunteers passions really are? At LeaderTreks we make a handy resource called The Sweet Spot. The Sweet Spot is a series of assessments that will help you and your adult volunteers understand their passions and the right place in youth ministry. Check it out at http://www.simplyyouthministry.com/resources-leadertreks-youth-workers-the-sweet-spot.html