Level: Team Member

Roles: Fuse Café, Greeter, Safety, Set up/Tear Down, Check In

Development Process:

Attract: Bridge Church Volunteer Assimilation Process/Recruitment; Starting Point Newcomers Party

Build: Observation Period/Shadow Day; Initial Training

Connect: Initial One on One Meeting; First and Second Serve Follow Up; Welcome Celebration; Yearly Appreciation Event

Develop: On-the-Job Training; Recommended Resource: What Did I Sign Up For?: Things Every Youth Ministry Volunteer Should Know by Chris Folmsbee; Quarterly Training; Volunteer Central Training [Quarterly]

Encourage and Evaluate: Handwritten Cards; Leader of the Month Celebration; Birthday Acknowledgement

Level: Assistant Team Leader, Team Leader, Ministry Director

Roles: Greeter Assistant Team Leader; D-Group Assistant Leaders; Greeter Team Leader; D-Group Leaders; Location Ministry Director

Development Process:

Attract: Bridge Church Placement/ Hiring Process

Build: Training; Observation Period

Connect: Monthly Check-in; Yearly Appreciation Event; Monthly One-on-One

Develop: On-the-Job Training; Recommended Resources: A Volunteer Youth Worker’s Guide to Leading a Small Group by Mark Oestreicher, The Volunteer’s Field Guide to Youth Ministry: Practical Ways to Make a Permanent Difference in Teenagers’ Lives by Len Kagler; Leadership Central Training [8 weeks]

Encourage and Evaluate: Handwritten Cards; Leader of the Month Celebration; Birthday Acknowledgement