Episode 0012 - Volunteer Spotlight on Serving in Production with Tanya Sprathoff

Welcome to Episode 12 of the FOUR12 Canada Podcast

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We are so excited to share this Volunteer Spotlight episode with you!

 

Meet Tanya Sprathoff

Tanya has been serving in the Production Ministry at Faith Baptist Church for the past 5 years as a service director. She also coordinates the Prayer Team and leads a small group. Tanya loves dark chocolate (at least 85%) and Lung Ching green tea.  She loves travelling in general and thinks Canada is filled with amazing places to visit. She part-time homeschools and is a taxi service for two teenagers. During the growing season, her passion is her 30'x50' veggie garden!

 

Links from the Podcast

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

Best Practices for Scheduling Volunteers

• Look ahead!
• Encourage everyone to block off times they are not available
• Make sure all volunteers have an opportunity to say no
• Let them know they are accountable and responsible to find a replacement should they not be able to make it

Tips for Planning Centre

• Provides a big picture view; shows who is serving where
• Look at previous plans
• Pair families together (youth with parents or spouses serving together)
• Send notifications easily and specifically for each week
• Use reminder emails and text notifications

What Equips

• Remember everything is for Jesus
• Knowing that online is a safe place for those who may not come into a church; creating an online environment is very important 
• Look for ways to reach people who we normally wouldn't have access to on a Sunday-to-Sunday basis

Things to Appreciate

• Production team arrives very early to get things set up
• They are thinking of ways to reach people outside of the church and create an online environment

Encouragement for Listeners

• What a wonderful opportunity to draw closer to God and prioritize what is important in our lives
• Read His word
• Watch videos
• Get on fire for God!

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen" Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)

 

Thanks for listening! We hope this episode has equipped you for greater influence through serving. We don’t want you to miss a single episode so if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Help us reach more people by writing a review for the podcast! The FOUR12 Canada podcast is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church in Huntsville Ontario. Explore everything FOUR12 Canada at four12.ca. Thanks for spending some time with us. See you next time!

 

Up Next Season 1 Episode 13:

Dave Lane on What You Do at Home Equips You for

Ministry, Defining What Different is and

Grace And Rebuilding