Tag: Volunteers
Get involved in GC 2020
![Anita Hahn at GC 2019](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GC-2019-Hahn.jpg)
Pages, marshals, choirs, and worship liturgy are needed for the 2020 General Conference meeting May 5-15 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Interested? Here’s how to apply.
Mid-Michigan tornado relief underway
![Trees downed in a storm](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Storm-damage.jpeg)
Seventy-four homes and some businesses in Shiawassee and Genesee counties were damaged by tornadoes that touched down on March 14.
Serve through Discover Mission
![Staff of Motown Mission in Detroit](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Motown-Mission3.jpg)
Michigan Volunteers in Mission (MVIM) highlights these Discover Mission opportunities to serve, both in the state and out of the country, during the next year.
Gauging for effectiveness and growth
![Gas gauge reading full](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Gauge-full.jpg)
In this feature from Leading Ideas, church consultant Rich Birch offers some novel indicators that can reveal growth and engagement.
Recruit some virtual volunteers
![Laptop and hands](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Laptop-and-man.jpg)
Even when they can’t be physically present, there are people who would love to lend a hand in cyber service. Make a plan and start recruiting virtual volunteers today.
Have scissors, will travel
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Skilled stylists helped nearly 20 children in Oklahoma kick off the new year with new looks.
Why don’t people volunteer?
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What’s the difference between a volunteer and a servant? Nurture a higher level of commitment.
When volunteers aren’t working
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This edition of Leading Ideas addresses what to do when the wrong people are on the bus.
Flood recovery wraps up
![Staff and volunteers of NW Detroit Flood Recovery Project](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/NW-Flood-13-1.jpg)
The Northwest Detroit Flood Recovery Project hopes to finish 25 rebuilds, still waiting action, before the end of 2016.
Help a homeowner touched by flood
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The NW Detroit Flood Relief Project is looking for “muck out” teams able to spend a week in Detroit.