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
Online registry of Christian volunteer opportunities run through TechMission, this site offers a variety of free training materials for volunteers and program managers, including PowerPoint shows, videos, Webcasts, and templates.
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 freeweekly e-newsletter, "Tuesday's Tips."
Congregations
of Promise
http://www.americaspromise.org/community/congprom_toolres.cfm
Area of the America's
Promise Web site that offers information, resources and tools to
help faith communities engage in helping children and youth.
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.
El
Camino Real Episcopal Diocese
http://www.ecrweb.org/f/CongregSupt-Volunteers-Jun2004.pdf
"Volunteers
– finding them, keeping them, caring for them!" (PDF)
Episcopal
Migration Ministries
http://www.dfms.org/3687_32084_ENG_HTM.htm?menu=menu32080
Guide
to recruiting, interviewing and screening faith-based volunteers.
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.
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.
respect
http://www.respect.org.uk/about.php
A UK-wide
campaign to get people of all faiths and none to spend more time
with each other.
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 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)
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.
