 |  Preaching to today's fragmented congregations.
Winter 2000
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Building Your Leaders
January 1, 2000
How You Pay Volunteers
And get them to say yes next time
"It's tough to lead people who don't get paid for what they do." How many times have you heard a colleague in ministry say that?
Leading volunteers is not easy, but the issue of money may not be the problem. Here's why: all workers in today's highly competitive job market are, in essence, volunteers; every day they choose to leave or stay. Most valuable employees, especially in the technical field, frequently entertain job offers from headhunters. A friend, an IT professional, recently quit his job on Friday and started a new one the next Monday. He didn't plan on quitting, but when he did, he had several options.
Beyond that, every day, every hour, even paid employees decide how well they are going to work. Quality work, especially in creative or service sectors, has always been given, not extracted by a paycheck. Only volunteers go the extra mile—in business or in ministry.
So what makes people stay and produce if it isn't money?
What people get paid (or don't get paid) may contribute to dissatisfaction, but it really can't contribute to satisfaction, which usually comes from internal motivators.
An acquaintance, a chemist in the computer industry, recently complained to me that his company didn't recognize him for one of his inventions—a special solution that washes silicon chips. His company pays him a big salary, but "what I want is recognition for what I've done," he said.
What he really wanted was something church leaders can give those who serve in the church.
Another kind of pay
"Psychic income" refers to what motivates people other than money, such things as respect, recognition, and challenge. Psychic income may be the only earthly benefit people receive ...
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