Lately we’ve seen some amazing connections occur within the volunteer team in fpKIDS. It’s always amazing to me to be a part of a ministry that fosters relationships and connects people around a common cause.
We’ve spent the past year rebuilding our volunteer team within our Preschool Ministry at the Pellissippi Campus as Faith Promise Church. With the launch of our first multi-site in October 2010, we sent out the former Preschool Director, Mia Hannahs, and a large number of strong volunteers to launch that campus. As a result, the Blount Campus has been a great success from the beginning.
However, the shift in leadership within the Preschool volunteer team at Pellissippi took it’s toll. The core of volunteer leadership remained strong within the team but (as with any shift in leadership) some of our volunteers on the periphery found this as an exit opportunity.
The depletion to the team was a struggle for several months. But with a ton of inviting, we’re watching this team grow and gain health. The cool thing is seeing the number of people joining the team as a result of an invitation that came from another volunteer. I look around many times and the people I see are not faces I’ve recruited. But they came as a result of a volunteer inviting their friend to join them in ministry. I love that.
Currently, I’ve got a team of volunteers that serve in our 3-year old room. Some serve on Saturday night while others serve at our Sunday, 11:45 service. One team member is out of commission right now as she recovers from complications from surgery. The beauty is watching this group work together to ensure that our Saturday night team and Sunday 11:45 team are covered while they’re “one man down”.
It’s a gift to get to work with volunteers that see the vision of what they do and know the ministry they steward.
