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ASK!
• Vague desperate pleas read out by the vicar DO NOT WORK
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PRESENT VISION!
• People don't respond to vague need, they respond to Vision
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GIVE DETAILS
• Remember the church has a really really bad history with volunteers for youth work
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DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
• Think wider than just trendy young 20's and the newly wed couple, there are great youthwork volunteers of all ages.
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BUILD TEAMS
• No one wants to be handed a crisis, however people might join functional envisioned teams that ENJOY what they do
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OVERCOME FEAR
• Remember that congregations are heavily influenced by media opinions of young people
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OUR SIDE OF THE DEAL
• What support, resourcing, training, budget etc. can the volunteer expect?