Edifying & Equipping Volunteers Assessment
Ephesians 4:11-13 (NIV)
11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Please CIRCLE the number which best reflects your response.
1. What is the status of your volunteers’ readiness or equipping to carry out their ministry?
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Unequipped Adequate Fully Equipped
2. How well have you identified your volunteers’ spiritual and natural gifts and abilities?
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Unidentified Some are Identified Fully Identified
3. How often are you supplying your leaders with resources to equip them for ministry or to challenge them spiritually in their walk with Christ?
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Never Occasionally Frequently
4. I effectively communicate the vision and passion of this ministry as well as specific job responsibilities to potential volunteer leaders during the recruiting process.
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Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree
5. How often do you communicate with your volunteers? This should include: calendar events, vision, affirmations, relationship building.
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Never Occasionally Frequently
Communication
Check all of the following methods you use to communicate with your volunteer leaders.
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YOUTH MINISTRIES ASSESSMENTS 1 www.sagu.eduq Mail (Letters, greeting card,
newsletters, postcards)
q E-mail
q Telephone
q Home/Work Visit
q Church Bulletin
q Youth Ministry Web Site
(blogging, message boards,
posting on ministry site.)
q Text Messaging
q Instant Messaging or Chat
q Other ______
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YOUTH MINISTRIES ASSESSMENTS 1 www.sagu.eduCommunication Content
What is the content of your messages? Check all that apply.
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YOUTH MINISTRIES ASSESSMENTS 1 www.sagu.eduq Personal Encouragement
q Calendar Events
q Crises
q Discipleship
q Inspiration
q Problems
q Ministry Vision
q Affirmation
q Youth Culture
q Testimonies
q Mentoring (Ministry Tools)
q Your Resignation
q Other ______
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YOUTH MINISTRIES ASSESSMENTS 1 www.sagu.eduTake a moment to list your adult volunteer leaders. Then identify their obvious or perceived gifts. Next reflect on how you are equipping them to succeed in their current ministry role. Finally, pray about an attainable 6-month goal for that leader’s ministry.
VOUNTEER LEADER / Spiritual and Natural Gifts & Abilities / Strategy to Equip for Ministry / 6-Month Goalfor Leader
CLOSING PRAYER:
Lord thank you that you have brought, are bringing and will bring adult volunteers who will share the burden and vision that you have given me to reach the adolescents of this community with your love. Help me to honor you by obeying Ephesians 4:11-12 and skillfully equipping my volunteers to do the work of the ministry. Remind me to encourage them as they have encouraged me. Show me their hurts so that I can communicate your love. Help me to show grace and mercy when they fail me, just as you show them to me when I fail you. Give us unity of vision and grant me clarity of communication. AMEN.
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