One of the best ways to let God work in you is to be open for Him to work through you. If you look beyond yourself, you will begin to find yourself. Whether it's investing & inviting with people far from God, volunteering at The Journey, serving in the community in a network, helping out in your neighborhood, or even just living out Gods ways - as you take your steps, ask someone to join you. Think about it? As you serve or volunteer, doesn't that make you feel good? When you make a difference, doesn't that bring purpose & meaning to your life? As you feel God working in & through you, don't hog that feeling & experience, share it. Ask someone to join you in whatever area you serve or volunteer.
We want to create an environment and expectation for people to join in. Some people are just waiting to be asked. Most people won't just sign up. Think back...how did you get plugged in? Hopefully you are having a great & meaningful experience. You're probably thankful they asked. Do that for someone else. As we continue to grow and take steps as a church, we are going to need more people to join in. In fact, that is one reason why we're doing more sites & networks - to give more opportunities to serve, volunteer, connect and experience God.
We aren't going to stand up and plead for volunteers. We might let people know and highlight volunteers, but we aren't going to beg. That doesn't work. An upfront appeal for help can seem like "hey jump on this sinking ship". But this ship ain't sinking, we need more people because we are growing. We are never going to have a bunch of people just sign up. So YOU are the best wayto help people take next steps...ask someone to join you.
1) Ask someone you know to just try it some time.
2) Tell them why you like to volunteer/serve.
3) Tell them how it helps you and others. Share your story. Share the vision.
4) If they have questions, you don't have to have all the answers.
5) You are even qualified to train them because it's about just sharing what you know.
6) Staff & Ministry Coaches are always available to help your friends if they want to help out.
This is a team effort. Help others JOIN IN as you keep taking your next steps. For more thoughts on this topic, check out Replace Yourself on practicalspeaking.org. A lot of these thoughts are developed from the leadership of Andy Stanley and his team. If you want a copy of 7 Practices of Ministry, ask one of staff to hook you up and take your next step as a leader.
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