Perhaps you’re having difficulty recruiting volunteers for caregiver ministry at your church because of fears, misconceptions, or feelings of inadequacy regarding all that “caregiving” might entail. Here are some defined ideas (some original, some take from other churches) that may draw the unobvious caregiver to your ministry; feel free to use these titles or make up your own.
- Showing Kindness in Labors of Love (SKILL) (or) Helping Hands (providing yard maintenance, shoveling, and small home repairs for the elderly & widows)
- Hospital In-patient Visitation Encouragers (HIVE)
- Meals Ministry
- Correspondence Connection (or) Caring through Cards
- Keeping in Touch (with shut-ins and the homebound) (KIT)
- Team-up for Transport (or) Rides within Reach (transportation for seniors who no longer drive including errands, appointments, or accompanying you to church.)
- Caregiver Relief & Respite (or) Breathers for the Burden Lifters (or) Helping Caregivers
- Carry On (providing assistance to a full-time caregiver by sitting with / visiting their loved one for a block of time to give the caregiver respite.)
- Parents’ Nite Out (church sponsored child-care afternoon/evening for special needs families)
- Older Wiser Loving Saints (OWLS) (General name for elder ministry)
- Helping, Encouraging, And Refreshing Together (HEARTS) (General name for elder ministry)
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