We’ve all been there. It’s Sunday morning. You’re ensuring everyone is in place before people enter your church doors. And you see it…an empty space by your door. It looks like you’re short on greeters, and new visitors won’t see a happy face to welcome them and show them where to go when they walk in. Oh no! Talk about a rough first impression.
So you start running around to find someone who doesn’t look busy, and you text and call those who live close by the church to see who can get there quickly to serve.
Talk about stress!
Of course, Dan and his wife Mary show up with smiles on their faces and ask what they can do to help right before the parking lot starts filling up. Crisis averted!
How helpful would it have been if you had known beforehand that your greeter volunteer could not serve that morning? You would’ve been able to find a replacement ahead of time and could’ve spent that time enjoying a cup of coffee by the coffee bar before morning worship.
Volunteer coordinators and team leaders are indeed Godsends. They are willing to endure the stress of filling last-minute needs to ensure the success of your services, events, outreach projects, and more. But wouldn’t it be great if you could reduce that stress and keep those coordinators from eventually burning out and stepping into a different role?
Introducing Volunteer Connect!
Volunteer Connect is the newest Life App in MinistryPlatform. Here are the incredible benefits you will see with Volunteer Connect:
- Your volunteer coordinator will be able to create team schedules tied to events to track volunteers serving in different roles within their team.
- Team leaders can see who accepts or declines serving assignments, manage compliance requirements for volunteers in specific roles, and communicate with their team members.
- Plus, your volunteers can see their upcoming assignments to serve and sign up for open opportunities.
- Team leaders can mark and view attendance in Volunteer Connect.
With Volunteer Connect, your coordinators and team leaders can relax and trust that volunteers are in place and ready to serve.
Leigh Ann Ortega
Leigh Ann joined the ACST team in 2019 as a Product Marketing Manager. She oversees the launch and overall communication of key solutions to support the church’s needs. Prior to joining ACST, she spent several years in communications and graphic design roles, most notably as a Communications Director for a large church in Florence, SC, where she leveraged Realm to help solve key ministry challenges.
