Welcome!
This website is for those who lead volunteers or want to improve volunteerism at their church by equipping God's people for service to Him. It is also for those who wish to strengthen their church by enabling and releasing their people to do what God has called them to do.
View "What is Equipping?" -- a short visual/audio presentation that explains equipping volunteers. Download this free presentation and its accompanying materials here
New on this site
- New articles:
- Profile of an Equipping Church: Beginnings at St. Peter Lutheran, Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Volunteering as We Age
- How to Discourage Your Church's Volunteers
- List abilities and interests, then create volunteering opportunities, on the Volunteering Inventory worksheet.
- Profile of Our Father Lutheran, Centennial, Colorado: "A Commitment to Connecting People;" "The Process;" and "Margaret's Story: A Musician Who Loves Volunteers"
- Church governance change and volunteerism health: article and PowerPoint presentation
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- Bible study: Acts of the Non-Apostles; free download.
- PowerPoint presentations for free download
- An assessment page and survey you may use to assess volunteerism in your church:
- In the store:
- "Job Descriptions" Presentation Package -- Two PowerPoint presentations on "Why Job Descriptions?" and "How to do Job Descriptions" with script, handouts and Leaders Guide. More info.
- "Training Volunteers" Presentation Package -- Two PowerPoint presentations on "Why Train Volunteers?" and "How to Train Volunteers" with scripts, handouts and Leaders Guide. More info.
This site invites contributions from site visitors. Questions or comments? Email karen@theequipper.org.