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Fishing For and Feeding Great
Volunteers.
The greatest
need in most churches is for great workers. I believe God has a solution for
that need.
Change your attitude.
Nobody wants to get on a sinking ship. Nobody wants to be part of something
that “you say “ no body wants to be a part of. Listen to yourself.
How
do you talk about Children’s Ministry? You may be your own worst enemy.
Realize that no storm that comes your way can stop God’s provision. If God
has called you to a ministry, He will give you everything you need to get
the job done. That includes workers!
Ask God to
give you workers .
Pray in faith,
expect God, regardless of your circumstances to send workers.
GET A RIGHT VISION OF WHO GOD IS.
God wants to help you.
You can not do the job without workers.
CHANGE YOUR VISION.
THIS IS NOT YOUR MINISTRY, IT IS GOD’S. He has workers for you!
PRAY
Matthew 9:38 (KJV)
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
laborers into his harvest.
Pray specific. What positions do you have open? What do you need the workers to do?
What recruiting
method are you using?
Announcements in the church bulletin? Pleas from the pulpit? And how is that
working for you?
How did Jesus recruit? He spoke to the person directly.
How do you find these people Go where the people are. Often as children
workers we isolate ourselves from everyone that is not in children’s ministry.
All our friends work in children’s ministry. Everyone we hang out with is in
children’s ministry. People we go out with, people we talk to in church are the
ones we know through children ministry. But if you want to catch fish, you go
where the fish are. If you want to find new recruits you must broaden your
circle of relationships. Go to everything that is going on in your church.
Get to know more people. Ask them what their hobbies are. Talk to them about
their interest. You might discover someone that likes to take pictures that
would photograph your skating party for a bulletin board that scrap booking
grandmother would love to put up for you. Or you might find the life of the
party would love to do a costumed character next month for your class. You’ll
never discover the wonderful talents in your church until you discover the
wonderful people in your church.
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