Nick Blevins

NextGen Pastor at CCC. Co-Founder of @MinistryBoost. NextGen Associate with @SlingshotGroup Author of The Volunteer Playbook. How can I help?

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

5/ Coaches are 1 of 8 game changers in The Volunteer Playbook. Want hands-on help building a coaching structure across your church?

Volunteer Recruiting Coaching:

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

1/ Your church isn't short on volunteers. It's short on structure.

We sat at 60 volunteers for years. Not because nobody would serve—because every volunteer reported to staff. A maintenance structure can't grow, no matter how hard you recruit.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

4/ Here's the multiplier for your whole church: coaches recruit better than staff (they're just inviting people into what they already do), and they free staff to recruit too.

Give leadership away and the ministry grows. Every department can run this.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

@TheREITherapist Love it. One church I know has a value called “We give ministry away” and I love it.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

When I ask ministry leaders how many hours a week they spend recruiting volunteers, about 80% say zero. That's not a staffing problem. It's the ceiling on your whole church's capacity to grow and disciple people.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

@AnthropicAI Make it possible right now for us to switch models in an existing session then.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

Care for who is in front of you, not who you wish was in front of you.
Think like an owner, not an employee.
Be bold & courageous with people.
Commit to over-communicate.
Have the conversation, even when it’s difficult.
Leave it better than you found it.
Build trust by keeping agreements.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

Volunteer recruiting is a whole-church health issue, not a kids-ministry chore. Want the framework I give leaders to make those 2 hours actually work? Grab the full playbook at https://t.co/G3VwqVQwpw

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

Time alone isn't enough. Most of us only do what we're held accountable to do. Have each leader show you their schedule and ask about it every time you meet. For a senior or exec pastor, that accountability is the job.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

@johnvirality 100

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

@MichLieben @itsalexvacca ADS

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

Identify one potential leader this week and take one step to help them grow.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

Leadership isn’t doing more. It’s developing more.

[Nick Blevins @nickblevins]

Invest in future leaders weekly.