When ministry projects pile up, it’s easy to unintentionally let your volunteer team building take a back seat—leaving even great teams feeling under-equipped or under-engaged. In this episode of Kids Ministry Answers, Amanda Holt has a question about how to empower volunteers to lead in kids ministry. So we asked Elle Campbell, co-founder of Stuff You Can Use, to join Linda and Jason to share practical ways to recruit, train, support, and inspire volunteers to lead with confidence and ownership.

QUESTION:
"How can I help my volunteers step into leadership and take initiative?" — Amanda Holt

ANSWER:
In this episode, we’ll talk about how to:

• Ask big by casting a compelling vision that helps volunteers see the meaningful impact of their role
• Recruit well by inviting the right people into the right roles and structuring teams intentionally
• Train them with clear expectations, vision resets, and ongoing leadership development
• Support them emotionally, relationally, and practically so they feel valued, equipped, and inspired to keep leading

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Resources Mentioned:

• Volunteer Handbook