Yesterday our staff team began reading Tony Morgan and
Tim Stevens’ book Simply Strategic
Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry. Several years ago I had the privilege
of hearing Tim Stevens speak at a pastor’s conference and then sit in on two
breakout sessions he led. I appreciated then his passion for ministry and strategic
thinking. I’m looking forward to learning from his book.
As a church we are
blessed by the faithfulness of the generations that have preceded us. The spirit of the sixty-three members of the First
Baptist Church of Middletown who in 1846 left the comfort of their church to
plant NMBC is alive and well. It is
evident in the passion and commitment demonstrated by the ministry leaders I
have the privilege of meeting with every week.
Our ministry team leaders have big vision for their ministry…
which is a good thing because we serve a big God! Crucial to the fulfillment of this vision is
the raising up of volunteer workers and we often experience what Jesus said in
Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.”
Over the next few months I invite you to wrestle
and learn with me the principles of empowering people for ministry in Simply Strategic Volunteers. I put a link below where you can order a copy of the book. Each week I'll comment on one or more of the priniples. You can
post your comments either on my blog following the blog post, on Facebook or by email. Thank you for your
partnership in ministry. I’m excited for what God has for us in the coming months and
years!
#1 Don’t Ask For Help.
“Instead of telling people what you need,
tell them how you can help them use their gifts and experiences.” (Page 17) The
command to “make disciples” is given to every follower of Jesus (Matthew
28:19). When we open up an opportunity for a fellow Christ-follower to use his
or her spiritual gifts we are helping that person to participate in Jesus’
great commission. Jesus emphasized mission and the people whose lives were to
be affected when he called the disciples in Mark 1:17, “And Jesus said to them,
“Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”
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Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry By Tony Morgan & Tim Stevens Power-packed strategies to plug people into church ministry! Providing 99 straightforward, field-tested solutions to help you recruit, train, motivate, and keep volunteers, these in-the-trenches authors also explain how to create an encouraging environment with unique serving roles; how to help contributors find greater personal fulfillment in the process; and much more. 236 pages, softcover from Group. |
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