How to Recruit Care Providers from Your Congregation
Practical guidance to spot, invite, equip, and support caregivers who embody the compassion of Christ.
1. Identify and Invite Potential Members
- Spot natural caregivers: Notice who already comforts others or takes initiative to help.
- Ask current volunteers: They often know others with similar hearts.
- Engage newcomers: Many are looking for meaningful ways to belong.
- Share your vision: Explain the mission of your care ministry and how it serves the church’s call to love well.
2. Communicate the Opportunity
- Host an info meeting: Create a low-pressure space to hear the vision and ask questions.
- Share a volunteer profile: Describe desired qualities — empathy, maturity, confidentiality, dependability.
- Invite observation: Allow interested members to shadow a visit or sit in on a team meeting before committing.
3. Equip and Support New Members
- Provide training: Active listening, confidentiality, boundaries, referral protocols.
- Define clear roles: Visitation, prayer follow-up, meal coordination.
- Sustain the system: Debriefs, continuing education, and regular check-ins using CareNote reports.