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Volunteer apathy can be discouraging—especially when you care deeply about your people and the mission. In this episode, we talk honestly about how to discern what’s really going on when volunteers seem disengaged. Is it a vision issue, a leadership gap, or simply a role that isn’t the right fit? We explore the importance of knowing your why, communicating it clearly, and creating volunteer roles that invite ownership without placing unrealistic expectations on people.

We also discuss what it looks like to become leaders volunteers feel safe and excited to follow, and how to lovingly navigate difficult conversations when a volunteer relationship needs to change. With grace, clarity, and reflection from our own early ministry experiences, this conversation is meant to encourage pastors and ministry leaders to lead volunteers with wisdom, humility, and care.

Want to invest in your volunteers? Bring them to one of our free Essentials conferences or meet us at Youth Pastor Summit this Spring! A cheap and easy way to pour into your ministry leaders, while also filling your own minister cup.

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As we wrap up the release of This is Friendship, we wanted to kick off this new season of His Glory, Her Good reflecting on our personal seasons of friendship and discussing the necessity of friendship in ministry.

Whether you're longing for a friend, desiring more depth in your friendships, or wondering how to invest in your friendships in a busy, exhausting season, we are so glad you are here.

Want to be our friends?! We'd love to meet you and connect you with other women in youth ministry. Reach out to us at girls.ministry@lifeway.com at any time.

The Her Good Retreat is almost here and almost full! Let's be real-life friends and strive to make ministry friends that last for decades to come. Sign up HERE!

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We can't believe this is the final podcast for This is Friendship. If you've listened to all four episodes, we are so thankful you went on this journey with us.

In Session Four, we will discuss walking hand in hand with joy and grief in our friendships. Learning to let our friends share in the highs and lows takes practice and a willingness to be vulnerable, but the reward of sharing with our friends the honor of sitting with us through our joy and tears is God’s very good gift of community.

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