Resources for Church Staffing Ministry
Do you view staffing of both volunteer and paid staff as a ministry, not merely an administrative duty? Is it about finding the best fit to the glory of God?
Click on a tab below to view a list of resources to provide help with staffing in general, issues involved with staff, or specific tasks like assessment, delegation, job descriptions, ministry profiling, placement, recruitment, staff meetings, team-building, and training.
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General
The Following Can Relate to Volunteer or Paid Church Staff:
Articles:
- Encourage Church Staff to Grow in Grace
- Encourage Church Staff to Walk by the Spirit
- Get Church Staffing Right
- Leadership Skills: Staffing
- Objective for Staffing in the Church
- Spiritual Gifts of Those Involved in Staffing
- Staffing Ministry: An Overview
- Staffing & the Big Picture
- Staffing & Body Life
- Staffing & the Church's Purpose
- Staffing & Prayer
- Staffing & Shepherding
- More Articles about Church Staffing Expectations and More
Books:
- Staffing Ministry Manual by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Management Essentials for Christian Ministries edited by Michael J. Anthony & James Estep, Jr.
Resources:
The Following Relates to Paid Staff:
Articles:
- How Church Leaders Can Design a New Staff Role That Fits
- 5 Essential Steps When Hiring Church Staff
- 5 Ways to Help Your Church Staff Flourish
- Preparing for New Hires in Ministry, Are You Asking the Right Questions?
- What About Paid Church Staff?
Books:
- Church Staff Handbook: How to Build an Effective Ministry Team by Harold Westing
- Leadership Handbook of Management & Training by James D. Berkley
- Staff Your Church for Growth by Gary L. McIntosh
- The Ministry Staff Member by Douglas L. Fagerstrom
Resources:
The Following Relates to Volunteer Staff:
Articles:
Books:
- Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry by Tony Morgan, Tim Stevens
- The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer by Jonathan R. McKee, Thomas W. McKee
- The Volunteer Revolution by Bill Hybels
Resources:
Staffing Issues
Need to Extend Appreciation, Affirmation, Encouragement to Both Paid & Volunteer Staff
Articles:
- 7 Volunteer Appreciation Ideas That Hardly Cost Anything
- Encourage Church Staff to Grow in Grace
- Encourage Your Volunteers: One-Minute Motivators
- More Than a Pat on the Back - This article deals with teaching staff but the principles would apply to any kind of volunteer or paid church staff.
- Preservice Volunteer Huddles
- Thank You Idea for Ministry Workers
Books:
- Big Book of Volunteer Appreciation Ideas by Joyce Tepper
- The Ministry Worker's Devotional: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Devotional by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Treat 'Em Right: Tasty Ideas for Encouraging Volunteers by Susan Cutshall
- Volunteer Encouragement, Evaluation, and Accountability ed. by Marlene Wilson
Safety / Security Issues Related to Staffing
Articles:
- Safety Measures in the Church: Trust God or Take Precautions?
- Safety Takes Everybody Doing Their Part
- Volunteer/Employee Background Check Policy and Procedures
Staff Problems
Articles:
- 10 Procedures to Follow When Firing Church Staff
- How to Get Unmotivated People Motivated
- How To Deal with Ineffective Workers
- Seven Causes of Low Morale on Church Staff
- Top Reasons Why Volunteers Quit and How to Keep Them
- When Volunteers Quit
Resources:
Tasks
Assessment to Help with Staffing Needs
Articles:
- Biblical Basis for Ministry Assessments?
- Guard Body Life When Doing Assessments
- Leadership Skills: Assessment
- Ministry Needs Assessment
- Ministry Needs Assessment Questions
- Ministry Assessments Not an End in Themselves
- The Right Standard for Assessments
- Using Assessment Results in Ways that Line Up
Delegation
Articles:
- 10 Reasons Leaders Don't Delegate
- Church Leadership Skill: Delegation
- More Articles about Delegation
Job Descriptions
Articles:
- 4 Reasons Church Volunteers Need Job Descriptions
- Everyone Needs a New Job Description
- Variety of Articles about Job Descriptions in the Church?
Resources:
- Church Job Descriptions - Word Document [Download]
- Church Job Descriptions: A Collection of 45 Sample Job Descriptions for Church Employees by Patricia S Lotich
- The Big Book of Job Descriptions for Ministry by Dr. Larry Gilbert & Cindy Speark
- Volunteer Job Descriptions and Action Plans by Marlene Wilson
Ministry Profiling: Identifying Spiritual Gifts & Finding the Best Fit
Articles:
Books:
- Everybody Has A Part: Getting A Grip on Spiritual Gifts by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Finding Your Best Fit in Ministry by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Resources:
- Everybody Has a Part Adult Curriculum by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Everybody Has a Part Spiritual Gifts Tests Resource by Ministry Tools Resource Center
- Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Placement / Deployment
Articles:
Recruitment
Articles:
- Bible Verses for Ministry Recruitment
- Effective Recruitment of Volunteers for Christian Ministries
- How God Recruits Workers
- In Recruitment of Volunteers for Christian Ministries, Remember that Value Motivates People to Serve
- Ministry Fairs: Goals - Why Have Them
- Ministry Fairs: Planning - How to Plan Them
- Ministry Fairs: Ideas - What to Include
- Recruiting Volunteers as Jesus Did
- Recruitment Blues? - Put Yourself in Their Shoes
- Recruitment of Volunteers Serving for the Right Reasons
- Why Can't the Church Recruit Volunteers?
Books:
- Care and Feeding of Volunteers: Recruiting, Training, and Keeping an Excellent Volunteer Ministry Staff by Barbara Bolton, Mike Bright, & Byron Cressy (geared to children's ministry)
- Volunteer Recruitment, Interviewing, and Placement by Marlene Wilson, ed.
Resources:
- Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use by Ministry Tools Resource Center
Scheduling
Articles:
Staff Evaluations
Articles:
- 4 Key Areas to Cover in Church Staff Evaluations
- 5 Tips for Effective Church Staff Evaluations
- Variety of Articles about Staff Evaluations
Staff Meetings
Articles:
- 7 Church Staff Meeting Ideas
- 12 Principles for More Effective Ministry Team Meetings - In Any Size Church
- A New Format for Church Staff Meetings
- Agendas Versus Relationships
- Christ-like Boards, Committees, Ministry Teams: Team-Oriented
- Contributing in Committees, Boards, Ministry Teams
- Differences of Opinion Don't Have to Divide
- Division of Responsibilities
Team Building / Unity Among the Staff
Articles:
- Bible Verses for Ministry Teamwork
- Five Benefits of Team Building
- Five Things Pastors Can Do to Re-Energize Tired Teams
- Leadership Skills: Team Building
- Qualities Needed in Team Members
- Responsibilities of Team Leaders
- Turning Team Leaders into Team Builders
- More Articles about Team Building
Books:
- Church Staff Handbook: How to Build an Effective Ministry Team by Harold Westing
- Doing Church as a Team: The Miracle of Teamwork and How it Transforms Churches by Wayne Cordeiro
- The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player by John C. Maxwell
- The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork by John C. Maxwell
- The Power of Team Leadership: Achieving Success Through Shared Responsibility by George Barna
Training: Resources for Equipping Staff Members
Articles:
- Equipping
- Maximum Participation in Ministry Training
- Ministry Training Needed
- Ministry Training Beyond Skill Development
- Ministry Training: An Effective Plan
- Ministry Training: God’s Equipping Plan
- Ministry Training: God’s Equipping Objectives
- Training Begins with Leadership
Books:
- Care and Feeding of Volunteers: Recruiting, Training, and Keeping an Excellent Volunteer Ministry Staff by Barbara Bolton, Mike Bright, & Byron Cressy (geared to children's ministry)
- Developing the Leaders Around You by John Maxwell
Resources:
- Bible Teachers Training at TrainBibleTeachers.com
- Church Leadership Training at TrainChurchLeaders.com
- Downloadable Training for Bible Teachers
- Downloadable Training for Church Leaders
- Training for a Variety of Key Ministry Areas at Mintools.com: (available online or as a Ministry Manual download)
Christian Education Ministry: online manual
Leadership Ministry: online manual
Nuts & Bolts Ministry: online manual
Outreach Ministry: online manual
People Helping Ministry: online manual
Prayer Ministry: online manual
Shepherding Ministry: online manual
Teaching Ministry: online manual
Worship Ministry: online manual
Leadership Ministry: online manual
Nuts & Bolts Ministry: online manual
Outreach Ministry: online manual
People Helping Ministry: online manual
Prayer Ministry: online manual
Shepherding Ministry: online manual
Teaching Ministry: online manual
Worship Ministry: online manual
May God guide you in your staffing efforts so you get the right person for the right ministry at the right time, the person of His choosing. Train them and treat them well. Use these staffing ministry resources to assist but remember to envelop the whole process in prayer.