The Complete Guide to Religious Education Volunteers

This is an excellent, well written book. I was first exposed to it several years ago in a Church Leadership Development course I took in college. Of the books in my library this is one to which I refer frequently. It was especially useful in writing a position description for youth counselors at my church. I have used this book numerous times as a reference for recruiting volunteers. I highly recommend it for *anyone* who works with volunteers, be it in Christian Education or not.

Table of Contents1. What is a Volunteer?--Harold William Burgess 2. Biblical Roots of Volunteerism 3. The Broad Spectrum of Church Volunteerism 4. Religious Education Volunteers are Very Special--James Michael Lee 5. What Needs Can Volunteers Meet? 6. Forming the Goals of the Volunteer Program 7. How Goals Lead to Volunteer Programs 8. Where to Find Volunteers 9. Encouraging Them to Volunteer 10. Screening Prospective Volunteers 11. Getting Commitments from Volunteers 12. Supervising and Orienting Volunteers to the Task 13. Training Volunteers as they Work 14. Evaluating Volunteers' Work 15. Encouraging Volunteer Improvement 16. Short-Term Volunteers 17. Keeping and Motivating Volunteers 18. Encouraging Some Volunteers to Leave 19. Administering the Program 20. Climate and Context of the Volunteer Program 21. Holding Effective Meetings with Volunteers 22. Communicating with Volunteers 23. Solving Volunteer Programs 24. Evaluating the Results of Volunteer Programs 25. Adjusting the Volunteer Program 26. Where is Volunteerism Going? Appendix: Where to Get More Information Index of Names Index of Subjects