More recruiting advice collected here:
Member Jaymie Posted:
Enlisting volunteers is ALWAYS a challenge.
One of the things I like about the Rotation Model is that we always need "helpers" or "shepherds" and not just teachers. Those positions are "less preparation" and thus easier to recruit for. And those helpers are a great source for future teachers!
Think beyond just parents -- grandparents, older teens, college students, adults whose kids are teens or grown, etc.). You can add 1 or 2 extra helpers to the class and handle a lot more kids than you can with just a teacher and 1 shepherd.
Member Dawn posted:
I've found that our parents say "yes" when they know each other. Our family ministry has greatly helped our recruiting. They understand that when it is "their turn to teach" they need the other parents to get their kids there as a show of support. Takes the "anonymity" out of the program. Makes it personal like "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours."
It has also helped to have one of our dads do the recruiting of other dads for some of the workshops like our computer lab.
We also approached two theatrical teens and their local-theater mom to lead our Drama workshop. They were doing High School plays and community theater and had lots of good ideas for our lessons.
I sometimes CREATE a specific workshop and lessons specifically FOR a special person in our congregation with specific talents. I approached several older ladies to lead a "gardening workshop" last spring, and had a carpenter to do a "bird house" workshop project in June (consider the lillies of the field and birds of the air" was our rotation. Once I got them to help, they've been willing to do other things too.