Faith-based Service
Articles and excerpts on this subject
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Christian Volunteer Programs and Church Volunteer Handbooks from Church Volunteer Daily (must register on the site to get this and other materials - free) (2010) - Brief meaning and history of Institution of Ismaili Volunteer Corp (IIVC), by Amin Kanji, MSW (2012)
- Essential Elements in a Parish-wide Recruitment Campaign, from NewCatholic.org
- Firing a Volunteer, by Jay Hostetler, Children's Ministry
- Keys to Effective Service Celebrations, from the book The Starter Kit for Mobilizing Volunteer Ministry
- Leading Volunteers, by Nancy Beach
- Setting the Tone, from the book The Church Puzzle Game
- A Title Without a Purpose, from the book The Equipping Church
- Volunteerism and Religion: A Midwestern U.S. Perspective by Paula Beugen and Jay Tcath for USIA (1998)
- Volunteerism in Islam, by Dr. Ahmad Hussein Sakr (another article by the same author)
- Volunteers and the Jewish Classroom, from the Union of American Hebrew Congregations Web site
- What Can We Do about It? The Tools, from the book How to Mobilize Church Volunteers
- White Collarist Volunteerism, blog posting on the "Making Chutney" site with a strong opinion about church-based volunteer "management" (2010)
Web sites with useful articles on this subject
Children's Ministry
http://www.childrensministry.com/
All about working with
children through church activities, including Sunday School curricula.
Has a section on volunteer management. Free site, but requires
registration.
ChristianVolunteering.org Training Materials
http://christianvolunteering.org/register.do?method=showTraining
Run through Urban Ministry's TechMission, this site offers a variety of free training materials for faith-based volunteers and program managers, including PowerPoint shows, videos, Webcasts, and templates. Especially see
their "Encyclopedia of Volunteer Management, Volunteering, and Short-Term Missions" for a very long list of articles and other documents.
Church Volunteer Central
http://www.churchvolunteercentral.com/
Site of the International Association for Church Volunteer Leaders, providing many resources for paid members, free samples, and a free weekly e-newsletter, "Tuesday's Tips." Also see the Church Volunteer Daily blog.
Directors of Church
Volunteer Ministries in Minnesota
http://www.dcvm.org/
A state network for leaders
of lay ministry with information on position descriptions and salaries,
volunteer gift assessment, inspirational quotes and stories.
The Equipper
http://www.theequipper.org/
A site for those who “lead church volunteers and want to improve volunteerism in their church.” Filled with free resources, including PowerPoint presentations, training activities, and a free monthly e-newsletter.
Faith and Voluntary
Action
http://www.ivr.org.uk/faithreport.htm
Summary of study by the
Institute for Volunteering Research, UK.
Faith and Service Technical Education Network
http://www.fastennetwork.org
Offers networking opportunities and informational resources for faith-based practitioners, private philanthropists, and public administrators seeking to collaborate effectively to renew urban communities. Be sure to check out the FASTEN
Volunteer Toolkit: Practical Equipment for Effective Volunteer Management at http://www.urbanministry.org/wiki/volunteer-toolkit-practical-equipment-effective-volunteer-management.
Islamic Relief USA Day of Dignity
http://www.irusa.org/campaigns/day-of-dignity/
"Day of Dignity is not just a one-day event—it is an effort to mobilize communities and establish long-lasting programs that foster the spirit of service and volunteerism all year round."
J-Serve
http://www.jserve.org
J-Serve is a single day on which Jewish teens across the country perform acts of community service in conjunction with Youth Service America’s Global Youth Service Day.
Ministry Tools
Resource Center
http://mintools.com/church-volunteers-placement.htm
Pointers for placing church
volunteers into ministry, including tools for assessment, profiling,
and recruitment.
Spark: The Center for Jewish Service Learning at the Jewish Funds for Justice
http://www.jewishjustice.org/
To inspire a commitment
to service as an important expression of Jewish identity. Site focuses on volunteer resources and service-learning from a
Jewish perspective, explaining how to apply religious concepts of
service.
STAR: Synagogue Transformation and Renewal - Volunteer Engagement
http://www.starsynagogue.org/VolunteerEngagement/
Titled "Volunteers: The Heartbeat of the Synagogue," this section of the STAR Web site offers a variety of articles and resources.
Synagogue Social
Action Resource Guide
http://www.juf.org/tov/section1.asp
A six-section guide from
the Jewish United Fund of Chicago to engaging volunteers in many
synagogue service projects.
Volunteer Centered
http://www.volunteercentered.com/
Site from James Higginbotham, a church leadership coach, with various free resources for congregational volunteer leadership.
Volunteer Management
Capacity in America’s Charities and Congregations: A Briefing
Report
http://www.urban.org/publications/410963.html
2004 study by the Urban
Institute, UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community
Service, and the USA Freedom Corps (34 page PDF).
Volunteer Spot
http://www.volunteerspot.com
Free site designed to enable anyone to quickly mobilize, coordinate , and schedule volunteers in their community, congregation and social network to accomplish projects more easily.
Youth Worker: The Contemporary
Journal for Youth Ministry
http://www.youthspecialties.com/articles/Youthworker/
Articles for and by youth in faith-based settings, with emphasis
on topics related to volunteering, organizational relationships,
and leadership.
Relevant Hot Topic essays
For
information on this topic specifically relating to the Australasian
region please visit our friends at OzVPM :
http://www.ozvpm.com/resourcebank/resource_faithbased.htm
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