Something I Have Learned

As I sit here reflecting on this past week, I am being drawn to what I experienced on Sunday.

This past Sunday we kicked off a brand new student ministry, and here is the kicker...this is the very first time I have had enough volunteers!  I am not saying we don't need anymore, but I am saying we had a great team to kick off.

As I have been working with my team I have realized a few things:

1. Volunteers are essential!  - Seriously as a body of Believers we have got to give our time and talents to make Jesus known.

2. Volunteers need to be treated as though they matter! - This should be a no brainer. I have experienced a few situations where volunteers were treated as though they HAD to be a part of the ministry and were told HOW to do ministry, WHEN to do it, and weren't given any room for ownership.  Want to be able to keep your programs/ministries running so that you can continue to reach out?  Keep your volunteers involved, growing, and most of all give them ownership!

I love being able to spend time focusing on volunteers and connecting with them, but most of all I am loving watching them serve, grow, and impact a great group of students!

A Great Group

This evening I had a meeting with all of our leaders in Student Ministry for our church (Seacoast Church @ James Island). 

What an amazing group of people.  I have had great volunteers in the past at other churches we have been a part of but there is just something about this group of people and we haven't even kicked off student ministry yet.

Seriously, the ideas and the commitment from these individuals not only pumps me up and energizes me but is also encourages me.  Tonight, as we sat at Starbucks and began to pray to close out our meeting I was just so overcome with joy, and feel so blessed that God has put us in a great church.  A place where Jesus is the focus and that individuals has the freedom to be unique and be who God has called them to be.  Mistakes, flaws, and craziness and all!  Our team is so unique and so different from one another, but we click!  

I cannot wait 'til our students get to hang out with these people!  Their worlds are going to be rocked!