About this resource

This bundle gives you an annual strategy for investing in your team in seven key ways : events that inspire, meetings that train, discussion groups that spark collaboration, tools that equip, one-on-one conversations that build trust, communication that keeps everyone connected, and celebrations that show volunteers how much they're valued. With these systems in place, you'll not only grow your volunteer team-you'll help them thrive. Looking for resources for families? Check out our Family Bundle ! RESOURCES INCLUDED VOLUNTEER & PARENT CELEBRATIONS : Celebrating our volunteers is vital for creating a healthy team culture, and celebrating parents is vital for building trust with families. This resource gives you 3 years of monthly celebration ideas and 12 thank-you card designs to make celebrating the people in your ministry even easier. This resource is also included in our Family Bundle. VOLUNTEER & PARENT COMMUNICATION : This resource provides templates, tools, and communication strategies for communicating with parents and volunteers. Whether you connect through email, text, social media, or phone calls, the point is to stay in touch with volunteers and parents consistently. This resource is also included in our Family Bundle. VOLUNTEER MEETINGS : Your volunteers need practical training all year long, so use these guides to equip them at key moments. This resource includes meeting guides for pre-service huddles, casting vision, new volunteer orientation, safety & reporting guidelines, and navigating a ministry transition. VOLUNTEER KICK-OFF : This is a complete kick-off event guide for volunteers, complete with icebreakers, team-building games, activities, and training! Just like events engage and inspire kids and teenagers, the right event can engage, inspire, and empower your volunteers in new ways, too. VOLUNTEER TIP VIDEOS : These 23 tip videos give your team of volunteers bite-sized help and practical advice on topics they actually care about! For each tip, we include a horizontal video, a vertical video, and the editable video script so you can film your own versions of the videos featuring you and your team members VOLUNTEER DISCUSSION GROUPS : You've got a lot of wisdom to share with your volunteers, but have you ever considered that your volunteers have a lot of wisdom to share with each other? That's where these Discussion Groups come in. You'll get guides to help you with mid-year and end-of-year check-ins, debriefing events, navigating transitions, and more. VOLUNTEER CONVERSATIONS : We're big believers that meeting regularly with your volunteers one-on-one is pretty important-not just for your volunteers, but also for you and your ministry. That's because your volunteers need to know you care about them, and building relationships is a great way to communicate how much you value them. These meeting guides will help you with onboarding new volunteers, checking in with your team, troubleshooting issues, and more. VOLUNTEER TOOLS : In order for your volunteers to do their jobs well, they need more than just words. They need a physical, practical, tangible tools they can take and use. This resource gives you an editable volunteer handbook, business cards, goals, surveys, and more to equip your team for their roles .