Volunteers & Leadership

Volunteer texted parent last month about kid's behavior. Didn't tell me. Didn't ask. Parent was confused. I was blindsided. Volunteer thought helping. Boundaries exist for reason. Volunteers cross them? Everyone suffers. The Parent Texter Some volunteers text parents about everything. Kid had bad day?

Sarah comes up to me after service looking stressed and goes "I can't do VBS this year. I know you're counting on me but my mom's having surgery and I just can't commit to anything else right now." My first

Tom comes up to me after service all excited and goes "I have this amazing idea for VBS! What if we do full theatrical production with costumes and sets and choreography? I've been thinking about this for weeks!" My heart just sinks because Tom's

VBS starts tomorrow and I'm getting ready for bed when Jessica texts me at like 10:30 PM "Umm what am I supposed to do tomorrow exactly? I know crafts but how many kids am I getting? What supplies? WHERE IS EVERYTHING???" I'm just

Tom's yelling at kids again during craft time and I'm just sitting here pretending it's not happening. Like seriously what is wrong with me? Emma spills glue and he goes "Emma come on be more careful!" in this really sharp voice and

Found myself standing in the Hallmark aisle yesterday for twenty minutes trying to pick thank you cards. Twenty minutes. For cards. The problem isn't finding the right cards. Problem is I've been avoiding this for weeks and now it feels like this huge thing I'

I'm looking at our volunteer group text and it's literally just me barking orders at people. "VBS meeting Tuesday." "Someone grab construction paper." "Who's covering for Jessica?" Like I'm their boss or something. No wonder nobody

Staring at my computer screen right now wondering how I created this monster. It's supposed to be a volunteer schedule. Started as a simple spreadsheet with names and dates. Now it has seventeen tabs, color coding I can't remember the meaning of, and formulas that break

Perfect! For this post about recruiting and working with teen volunteers, I recommend: Skip the keyword for this post. This is another volunteer recruitment/management post with no natural connection to curriculum, lessons, songs, VBS, or any of our keyword phrases. The content is entirely about volunteer leadership and working