How To Build (And Retain) Your Best Volunteer Team with Scott Magdalein

Written by Vanderbloemen | 1/16/18 1:00 PM

The Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast brings you interviews from leaders across the theological spectrum of the global Church. Our goal is to bring you thought-provoking interviews that encourage you, challenge you, and help you build, run, and keep great teams.

In today's episode of the Vanderbloemen Leadership Podcast, Holly talks with Scott Magdalein, Founder & CEO of TrainedUp, a virtual training program for church leaders and volunteers.

Scott Magdalein is the founder of TrainedUp, a simple online training platform used by ministries and teams of all sizes to develop leaders, train volunteers, teach the Bible and equip believers. Scott leads TrainedUp with 13 years of ministry experience, most recently as an executive pastor, and over a decade of technology leadership.

Scott talks with Holly about:

Why volunteer ministry is difficult for church leaders
Specific challenges in the training of volunteer teams
Advice for church leaders operating on a small team
Biggest mistakes of churches in volunteer training
The difference between onboarding and ongoing training for volunteers
How effective training can retain volunteers
Baby steps to implementing effective onboarding and training for volunteers

Scott Magdalein

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Quotes from Scott:

Everything in the church happens through volunteers.

Churches are built on volunteers.

Volunteers need accountability.

No matter the size of church, there will be challenges with leading volunteers.

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