Targeting the Right Volunteers

If you are building your team early on, you need volunteers that have a strong walk with the Lord, a heart to serve, and some basic understanding of your ministry. I’ve seen too many ministries crumble because of a lack of firm foundation in the Lord. These are the types that will make great managers, bring joy to the hearts of those around them, and have a desire to minister to others within your ministry. The most difficult part of starting a ministry is building a team of people that will allow the ministry to thrive rather flounder due to a lack of maturity. This means that given the choice between someone spiritually immature but loads of skill and someone that is spiritually mature and capable, I’ll always take the latter in the early days of a ministry.

As your ministry matures, you can take on more people that have the skills you need, special “nitch” skills, and those that may be newer in their walk. The mature leaders you brought in earlier will be able to spend time working with them rather than working on the ministry itself, allowing for some amazing ministering opportunities and growth. Your leaders should be training these new recruits first, transitioning their workload to them, and then beginning to forge ahead on new opportunities. This will allow your core leaders to oversee the newer volunteers and minister to them while plotting the next course. Your leaders will begin to see more of their time spent over coffee, lunch, or before/after times of service with the volunteers rather than doing the work – this is healthy and necessary for ministry growth.

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