TN139 Church workers in teams

First published on this website in June 2022 and last updated in May 2024

Synopsis

Many churches are struggling to recruit volunteers in a post-Covid world. But this may well be because they are going the wrong way about it: asking for people to come on to rotas.

These notes present a better way: setting up teams each with a Team Leader who personally invites suitable people to join their team. The emphasis is on working together to achieve an outcome, rather than having to be on duty at various times.

The notes present a number of FAQs as to how such a system works and then list the kind of teams that might be set up, including, for Sunday services:

• Music Team
• Preachers Team
• Intercessions Team
• Tech/Infrastructure Team.

And for other ministries the list includes:

• Small Group Leaders Team
• Pastoral Visitors Team
• Children’s Groups Team
• Finance Team.

These notes were updated in May 2024 with minor amendments to both the text and layout.