Volunteering Questions for Ministry Best Fit Placement

Here is a battery of questions that I came up with over a year ago that I just found.  I thought it may have come in handy for someone who wanted to figure out what kind of ministry in which to help and invest.

Mark the answer that best indicates your feelings or thought patterns in the given situations.

1.     If I saw a middle or high school student sitting alone at the mall, looking sad, I would:

I am too shy to approach strangers like that.
Stop to talk.
Invite them to church.
Ask them if you can pray for them.
(to see if the person would fit well on a care team or with student ministry)

2.     In order to relax and recharge, I most often:

Spend time by myself (reading or reflecting)
Get together with friends to play games
Get together with friends to talk
Make or fix something
Take a nap
(to see if the person could work in the office or with a small group ministry or a technical team)

3.     When I am around other people, I most often:

Am asked for advice or listen to what is going on in people’s lives
Make things happen, make plans or give instructions
Talk about the latest technology/exhibit the latest technology
Make sure everyone is comfortable or having fun
(to see if someone would be on a hospitality team, a point person in a ministry, care team or tech team)

4.     In order to feel successful, I need:

Someone to congratulate me
Just to feel that I gave my best
To see a finished product
To see how the product affects people
(to see how a person would need to be affirmed inside ministry to ensure valuing of contribution)

5.                My feelings toward children younger than five is:

If they can’t talk to me I don’t want to bother with them.
They are God’s greatest gift to earth.
I don’t mind them, but they tire me out easily.
I like to play with them, but I don’t want to change diapers.
(to see how the person would do with working with very young child, helps determine age preference)

6.                The thing that I appreciate most about _________ Chruch is:

(this would be a fill in the blank section to determine what sticks out to them and what matters to them)

7.                What would you immediately improve about ________ Church if you had the opportunity?

(another fill in the blank along the same lines, but allows for more specific motivation) 

8.                I would feel best utilized by helping ________ Church:

Keeping people informed.
Keeping people safe.
Helping people get to where they need to be.
Helping make the service happen.
Helping people understand the truth of Jesus’ love.
(this gives a general direction for volunteering beyond just child and student ministry)

9.                If I saw a person who was attending ________ Chruch that has special needs, I would:

Try to find someone who would help them enjoy a suitable environment for the service.
Help the person enjoy the service to the best of my ability.
Tell the volunteer coordinator about it so that next week they can be taken care of.
Let the security team know in case something happened while the person was here.
I don’t know that it is something that should be worried about.
(to see if the person would work well with special needs)

10.           There are hand prints on a window on the balcony floor.  What next?

It’s not a big deal, they are cleaned during the week.
Level 5 emergency, hand me some Windex©!
There is probably someone else who will get to it.
I wouldn’t mind cleaning up someone else’s mess if I knew it would lead to someone accepting Christ.
(to see if the person would work well with the cleaning team)

11.           It is very important to me that _______ is flawless.

The media on the screens during the service
The website, NewSpring.cc.
The presentation or environment in the Atrium
The presentation or environment in the children’s or student’s areas
These kind of things do not catch my attention
(to see if the person is passionate about a technical or theatrical side of serving)

12.           My skills do not fit a Sunday service, but would be of more use at a function like:

A work day to repair a house
Baby sitting so that a single mom could get some errands run
Changing oil or doing other minor car work
Organizing and managing equipment or supplies for efficiency
(to see if there is a different or better fit for the person)

13.    Then have a section about time commitment and abilities the pertain to each ministry.

14.    Then have a list of ministries and which questions apply to them.

15.    Then have a section to score yourself and write down your top 3 ministry fits.