Recruiting, Training, and Sustaining Volunteers

Parish leaders rely on the rich resource of volunteers to accomplish their ministry, yet recruiting and sustaining volunteers is often a difficult part of parish ministry. This workshop will provide many ideas to help you discover the treasure of volunteers within your parish. The workshop will help you:

• Identify the current structure of your ministry and learn ways to broaden leadership to open it up to more volunteers;


• Learn ways of identifying the gifts of the people in your faith community;


• Tap into the motivations people have for volunteering and provide opportunities that match their motivations and gifts;


• Envision a system for volunteer management that works within your ministry structure;


• Enhance current recruiting methods;


• Explore new ways of mentoring and training of volunteers, including online resources.

Guest Presenter: Ann Marie Eckert

Who Should Attend?

If you have the need for volunteers in your parish, (e.g., Readers, EMHCs, Catechists, Bereavement Ministry, etc.) this workshop will help you learn more about how to invite people into ministry and how you can continue to support them as they spread the Good News.

Schedule:

9:30 - Arrival and Refreshments
10:00 - Opening Prayer and Keynote I
11:00 - Break
11:15 - Keynote II
12:15 - Lunch
12:30 - Questions and Next Steps
1:30 - Depart

About the Presenter:

Ann Marie Eckert has been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years, getting her start as a youth leader at the parish and diocesan levels. She is a project coordinator for youth ministry services for the Center for Ministry Development. Ann's prior experience includes diocesan ministry in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, diocesan and parish ministry in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, and leading hundreds of retreats and leadership training programs.

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