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76 Welcome! Check out our ideas! Pull it out! & pass it around
NĀU TE ROUROU, NĀKU TE ROUROU, KA ORA AI TE IWI WITH YOUR FOOD BASKET AND MY FOOD BASKET THE PEOPLE WILL THRIVE.
Once at a conference we were asked how we first became involved in Children’s Ministry. Nearly all of us had started by being shoulder tapped and asked to help out as a volunteer. This was my story as well, a phone call inviting me to a meeting I was hesitating about going to, but I couldn’t ignore the personal touch. Reflecting on that experience, I always found the best way to find more volunteers for Children’s Church is the personal touch, the café date, the cheese scone, and the conversation around needs, expectations and dreams. Scripture Union is a volunteer movement, with many wonderful people hard at work all over the country, with a few paid staff overseeing it all. Volunteers are our lifeblood and I’m sure they are yours too. In this edition of the WAY2GO magazine we’ll look at recruiting and keeping volunteers and in particular appreciating them.
___ Liz Eichler
Children and Families Consultant, SUNZ
