Protestant Christian Volunteers in Community Social Service Programs: What Motivates, Challenges, and Sustains Their Service

Garland, Diana R.; Myers, Dennis R.; Wolfer, Terry A.

doi:10.1080/03643100802508627

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“…Most studies of community volunteers argue that when volunteers experience greater satisfaction and perceive more relative benefits from their role, they are likely to remain actively involved for longer periods of time [16,32,33]. Unfortunately, this study shows that the longer a person has volunteered overall the more s/he felt burdened.…”

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confidence: 76%

Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a survey

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BackgroundVolunteers in Taiwan complement the delivery of health services by paid health professionals. However, in doing so, community health volunteers experience burdens associated with their activities. The reasons for these burdens and degree to which they are experienced are explored in this paper. Our study adds to international research regarding the burden experienced by volunteers. This project is the first to assess how community health volunteers in Taiwan experience burden.MethodsThe 20 item Burden on Community Health Volunteer (BCHV) instrument, specifically designed for this project, was administered to 435 volunteers attached to Community Health Promotion Development Centres in northern Taiwan.ResultsThe overall burden experienced by volunteers is relatively low. However, a multivariate adjusted regression analysis revealed significant differences in volunteer burden depending on the number of people each volunteer served on average per week, as well as the volunteer’s marital status and their perceptions about personal health. Volunteers who served many people and who perceived their own health as poor experienced a higher level of burden. Those who were a widow or a widower felt less burdened than others.ConclusionsThe results of the study identify areas where burden is high and where strategies can be developed to reduce the level of burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan. Community health volunteers in Taiwan complement the role of nurses and other health care providers so their retention is important to ongoing service delivery.

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Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a survey

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“…Based on research on the faith and service relationship among adult and adolescent congregational volunteers in community ministry, religious faith and community service have a mutual and synergistic relationship with both faith motivating service and service enriching faith [23,24]. These findings are particularly relevant for this study of the impact of community ministry involvement on boomer congregants.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Faith maturity, according to Benson, Donahue, and Erickson is defined as "the degree to which a person embodies the priorities, commitments, and perspectives characteristics of vibrant and life-transforming faith" ( [22], p. 3). Several studies have examined the relationships among Christian faith, faith maturity, and adolescent and adult congregational volunteers [23,24]. To date, no studies have explored these relationships among baby boomers in Protestant congregations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Baby Boomers as Congregational Volunteers in Community Ministry

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Religious congregations are a significant setting for volunteerism in the United States, and increasing rates of volunteerism correlate with age. Because of their prolonged health and increased longevity, the large boomer generation represents a potentially significant volunteer resource for congregations. But current research on boomers and congregational life provides little information about this age cohort for engaging them in community ministry. Using a large purposive sample (n = 2883) drawn from Protestant congregations in four regions of the U.S., we explore differences between boomer volunteers and non-volunteers including self-reported motivations, barriers, and outcomes. Despite similarities in most demographics and barriers to volunteering, volunteers and non-volunteers report differing levels of motivation for and outcomes of volunteering. Using service-learning concepts to explore how characteristics of volunteer opportunities influence the faith of volunteers, we found that certain program characteristics indeed correlate with positive outcomes while other characteristics are generally absent. Based on these findings, we provide guidance for both congregation and community agency leaders to increase and enhance opportunities for boomer volunteers.

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“…Wilson (2012), Hodgkinson (2004), Perry and Imperial (2001), and Cnaan, Handy, and Wadsworth (1996). Reinforcing this basic finding, providing a response to God by helping meet the needs of others was a primary motivation for 25 volunteers (Garland, Myers, & Wolfer, 2009). The faith-based aspect of programming served as a recruiting tool for volunteers and staff especially when high turnover of staff resulted in dependence on volunteers (Netting, O'Connor, Thomas, & Yancey, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Religious motivation was consistent for volunteers at two FBOs studied by Belcher and DeForge (2007). Reinforcing this basic finding, providing a response to God by helping meet the needs of others was a primary motivation for 25 volunteers (Garland, Myers, & Wolfer, 2009). Religious motivation to volunteer helped high school seniors build their own identities (Youniss, McLellan, & Yates, 1999).…”

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Faith-Based Organizations as Service Providers and Their Relationship to Government

Bielefeld

Cleveland

2013

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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The welfare reforms initiated in the 1990s prompted increased discussion of the use of faith-based organizations for the provision of social services. This is the second of two articles examining the progress of this debate. The first article provides the scope of inquiry, defines specific characteristics of faith-based organizations, and outlines methods used to study them. This article discusses specific services provided by faith-based organizations and how these organizations are related to the government. Faith-based organizations compared favorably to secular organizations in the services they provided while providing a somewhat narrower range of services. The implementation of Charitable Choice and other faith-based initiatives as policy required consideration of constitutional and practical issues with the implementation of collaborations and partnerships between government and faith-based organizations along with increased government funding and contracting for these organizations.

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Protestant Christian Volunteers in Community Social Service Programs: What Motivates, Challenges, and Sustains Their Service

Cited by 13 publications

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Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a survey

Burden experienced by community health volunteers in Taiwan: a survey

Baby Boomers as Congregational Volunteers in Community Ministry

Faith-Based Organizations as Service Providers and Their Relationship to Government

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