As you consider becoming a Scripture Union volunteer, you may be asking yourself 'What am I letting myself in for?'
Well... the length of time you are committing to depends on how you volunteer. If you volunteer to help in the office, or assist a schools worker in your area, it's likely to be an occasional few hours. If you're volunteering on a holiday or mission, you'll be signing up for the length of the event itself - usually one or two weeks of the year. Of course if you go on one of Action Abroad placements, you could be abroad for six to nine months! Or if you went on one of our Action Now placements you'll be signing up for three to six months within England and Wales.
But joining Scripture Union as a volunteer is more than the event itself. It's about being part of the organisation as a whole. Scripture Union is a volunteer movement, and although it employs some full-time staff, it's our volunteers who make Scripture Union work.
Of course, a volunteer's commitment can be confined to just the duration of the event, but we find that once our volunteers catch the bug, they just can't stop. Either side of the event, they find themselves thinking about new games when they should be working, searching the internet for innovative activities when they should be emailing distant relatives and developing creative Bible talks when they should be doing the ironing. These people show dedication all year round and we're very thankful for it.
So in reality, being a volunteer actually means becoming part of the SU family. But that's OK - we're a really really nice family. Really.
While you're thinking about becoming a volunteer, have a go on the game!