week 8: Motivating Volunteers>>>Trenton Prieshoff

God's House Ministries
February 22, 2009

Pastor said he does not feel it is his objective in life to add any more information to the world. There is information everywhere and if new information is all people want they can get it from anywhere. Instead, he said his desire is to instill the world world with inspiration. Every week in writing his sermons, he told me he always asks himself "Would this inspire me? Would it inspire someone who doesn't go to God's House to find out more? Would it inspire the regular people to find places they can get involved?"

Though it is difficult to lay out a "plan" for motivating volunteers by Pastor's method, I can tell you it works. At God's House, the entire church is run by volunteers: a church of more than 400 and our pastor is still bi-vocational. Some things he does practically are: He mentions several ministries (and the people involved) during his sermons to add to his point, to show how God is providing, and to show how others are serving.

One other thing is about every quarter, he has a volunteer meeting with free pizza! The meeting is for anyone who volunteers or is interested in volunteering. During the meeting, he draws attention to the ministries that are going on. He brings the leaders forward, thanks them for all they've done, prays over them, and points people to those leaders so they know who to go to when they want to get involved.