1. How to get the most out of your volunteers Livability Training day

5. The Cabinet Office defines volunteering as: “ any non-compulsory activity which involves spending time, unpaid, doing something which is of benefit to others (excluding relatives), society or the environment." What is a volunteer?

7. 1) How long have you been working with volunteers? 2) In your experience why do people volunteer? Exercise

11. P V The Christian volunteering context

12. P V The Christian volunteering context

13. P V The Christian volunteering context

14. The professionalising of volunteering… The Voluntary sector The Community sector The Church?

17. The Paid / Volunteer relationship P P P V V V

22. Challenges in a Christian context…. Video: The Simpsons Episode: Marge volunteers at church © FOX

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26. What makes a good motivator? Video: The Office Episode: Keith’s Appraisal © BBC

30. Process Relationships Achievement Vision 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ms. Micro- manager

31. Process Relationships Achievement Vision 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mr. Laid Back

32. Process Relationships Achievement Vision 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mr. Mountain- top

33. Process Relationships Achievement Vision 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Ms. Martyr

36. Communicating healthily Anxiety Pussy-footing Clobbering Assertive

37. Listening healthily

38. Listening healthily

39. A practical example: Making dice exercise

42. The 6 E’s cycle E valuation E quipping / educating E ncouraging E nvisioning Retaining & Motivating Volunteers E nd or E volve E xpectations (mutual) Recruitment 1

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49. Father God thank you for choosing to love us despite our faults and imperfections. Thank you for choosing us to be involved in your mission. Help us follow the footsteps of Jesus in living out your great news for everyone in our communities. As we look at Jesus may we understand better how to live in relationship with each other and with you. Thank you Lord for gifting us with other people to work and live with already in our lives….

50. Help us find and support the right people in our local work so that we can better join you in living out your Kingdom now. Where we need fresh vision please inspire us today. Where we need healing today help us find peace and restoration in you. For those of us needing to release programmes or people give us the courage to do so. Challenge, equip and encourage all of us as we leave today. Amen

51. Further links for volunteering information Best practice: www.volunteering.org.uk www.employeevolunteering.org.uk www.timebank.org.uk How to thank volunteers: http://www.energizeinc.com/ Motivation stuff for volunteers