The Parish Guide to Volunteer Ministry

Filled with personal stories and lessons learned from Lorene Hanley Duquin s own ministry to volunteers, this very practical guide gives you all the information and advice you need to strengthen your parish s volunteer ministries from discernment and formation to dealing with conflicts, to keeping your volunteers motivated and free of burnout. Most of all, it shows you how to foster the spirituality of your volunteers by helping them discover their gifts and God s will for them, deepen their prayer lives, and grow in faith, hope, and love. P Whether you are part of the ministerial staff or the office staff, or the leader of a parish organization, this beautifully written guide will help you nurture and strengthen the volunteers who do so much to strengthen your parish.