Faith
Based Volunteering
Called
to serve: affirming church volunteers
This
article is from John Mark Ministries, an Australian
website providing thought provoking articles for church
pastors. The author outlines a number of the key issues
facing churches in their utilisation of volunteers
Called
to serve: volunteers and teams
This
article was written by Peter Corney and comes via
a link to John Mark Ministries, an Australian website
providing thought provoking articles for church pastors.
The author outlines a number of the key issues facing
churches in their utilisation of volunteers
Christian
Research Association
The
Christian Research Association was formed in 1985
to serve the churches of Australia. Its task is to
provide up-to-date and reliable information about
religious faith and church life in Australia. This
link leads to their page on volunteering research
Faith,
voluntary action and social policy
This
review of research was released by the Institute for
Volunteering Research in the UK in 2000, and while
not Australasian in content, it does provide some
great background information
Lessons
from the Pulpit: What volunteerism can learn from
the modern day church movement
This
hot topic from May 2005 examines the modern day church
movement and asks just what volunteerism can learn
from it.
OzVPM
Fact Sheet - Volunteers and the Church
This
OzVPM fact sheet outlines some of the basic statistics
surrounding volunteers and faith based organisations
in Australia and takes a look at some of the reasons
why so many churches appear to manage thei volunteers
so badly
Religious
roots of service
While
not specifically an Australasian resource, this article,
written by Lori Renner and published in the April
2002 issue of e-volunteerism, outlines the roots of
volunteering in all of the world's main religions.
Sorry folks - this is one you'll have to purchase,
but it is a great resource
Volunteers
and the reasons they do not volunteer
A
long list of reasons volunteers may not volunteer
or leave the church - from Jahn Mark Ministries website
Volunteer
Ethics Document
This
is a copy of the Catholic Church of NZ's ethical protocols
for volunteers working in the church
International
Resources on Faith Based Volunteering
Additional links and information
on this topic from around the world care of our friends
at Energize. | 
