What an incredible weekend celebrating Easter and the resurrection of Jesus! But if you're anything like me, the day after Easter comes and you may be left wondering, now what?
New post up with some thoughts to encourage you for the day after Easter!
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Jesus didn’t focus on the number of people who liked him. He invested his time letting people know he loved them. On Good Friday he demonstrated the magnitude of this love.
This is by no means an exhaustive analysis, but understanding these things goes a long ways towards building up and fueling meaningful connections in and with your volunteer teams!
Some thoughts on volunteer ministry team building:
The best way to begin building and retaining a volunteer ministry team is to first realize there are two main categories of people around you.
1. Those who are waiting to be asked.
2. Those who are waiting to be appreciated.
A. People are the mission. We have to always think people over task.
B. Aim to love first. Spend quality time getting to know and appreciate your team. Be specific about any appreciation/encouragement/praise.
C. Make sure they genuinely feel known, loved, and needed.
Good teachers know their lesson plans. Great teachers know their students.
Good coaches know X's and O's. Great coaches know their players.
Good leaders know their vision. Great leaders know their team.
Your people make the difference. They matter. Remind them that you care.
How can you lead someone if you don’t know them? How can you motivate them if you don’t know what motivates them? Great leaders build great relationships.
Trust is the ultimate test of leadership.
If people don’t trust you they won’t listen to you. If people aren’t listening to you they won’t follow you. And if people aren’t following you you are no longer their leader.
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
- Colin Powell