Why Volunteers Quit
In the ministry we deal mainly with volunteers. As you prepare for your ministry I would make a mental note of the things below. You will be a foreigner, speaking their language in a strange way. How you treat them will only be compounded. People skills is close to number one, if not the number one killers of ministry out there. Learn how to work with everyone, even your volunteers.
Bro. Tony
Why do some people come back day after day to serve, while others try it once and never return? According to volunteerism expert Dr. Don Simmons, “We don’t have a recruitment issue with volunteers. We have a retention issue.”
Simmons gives his Top 10 reasons volunteers quit or fail to perform their services:
1. A sense that their service is not valuable.
2. A sense that they do not matter as a person, only as a “worker.”
3. A sense that their contribution is not as valid as others.
4. A lack of community.
5. A lack of connection with a bigger purpose.
6. Poor leadership and management.
7. Poor communication/direction.
8. Lack of appreciation.
9. Failure to recognize them as a donor.
10. Lack of development of them as a person.
Giving volunteers the information, tools and resources they need shows dignity and trust. But volunteerism is not all work and no play. “Give people a nurturing support system, a sense of community and fun,” Simmons adds.
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