How to Keep Your Volunteers From Quitting

Your volunteers want to quit.

 

Okay, not all of them and not all the time. But as a lifelong volunteer and leader of volunteers, I can promise you this is true for at least a few volunteers every Sunday. 

 

This is true even if. . .

 

they love where they serve,

 

they love you,

 

and they are regularly appreciated with t-shirts, donuts and custom promotional water bottles. 

 

Even if, like me, volunteering at church is the highlight of their week, there will be times when that nagging voice in...