I. RecruitingA. The art and science of recruiting

1. The science of the general public plea.

2. The art of wooing winners

I. RecruitingA. The art and science of recruitingB. Who, What, When, Where How and

Why of Recruiting.1. Who should you recruit?2. What are you asking them to do?3. When and Where should you recruit?4. How should you recruit?5. Why should you recruit?

First Who, Then What

• Biblical truth: Matt. 7: 15 – 21 – Rev. 3: 15–16 – Luke 9: 57-62

• If we get the right people on the bus, the right people in the right seats and the wrong people off the bus, … p.41

First Who, Then WhatA. Who, What, When, Where How and

Why of Recruiting.1. Who should you recruit?2. Jim Collins author of “Good to Great”

on the “Who” question.a. Matt. 7: 15 – 21 b. Rev. 3: 15–16 c. Luke 9: 57-62

First Who, Then What

• “…if you have the wrong people, it doesn’t matter whether you discover the right direction; you still won’t have a great company. Great vision without great people is irrelevant.” P. 42

First Who, Then What

• The right people don’t need to be tightly managed or fired up. P.42

First Who, Then What

• “…the ‘who’ questions come before the ‘what’ questions – before vision, before strategy, before tactics, before organizational structure, before technology.” P. 45

First Who, Then What

• In a good to great transformation, people are not your most important asset. The right people are. P.51

I. RecruitingA. The art and science of recruitingB. Who, What, When, Where How and

Why of Recruiting.1. Who should you recruit?2. Who should you NOT recruit?3. Scripture and who we should/should

not recruit.1. Overseers 1 Tim. 3:1-72. Deacons 1 Tim. 3:8-133. People who already show

leadership Numbers 11:16

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1. What are you asking them to do?i. Have a job descriptions

• Create a Job description for every role ofadult and student service.• share them with your volunteers. • You might start by making a list of everyministry task done by the previous youthpastor and ask which of these could be doneby others

1. What are you asking them to do?i. Have a job descriptions• Create a Job description for every role ofadult and student service.• share them with your volunteers. • You might start by making a list of everyministry task done by the previous youthpastor and ask which of these could be doneby others . • A Youth minister should never becaught without an answer to the question“What can I do to help?”Huston Heflin “The Youth Pastor” pg. 11.

1. What are you asking them to do?i. Have a job descriptions

“ We could even provide lists of roles based on how much time volunteers are able to commit to the ministry, whether that be thirty minutes a week, one hour, or more.”

Doug FieldsYour First Two Years of Youth Ministry pg. 186

1. When and Where should you recruit?a. When:

1) Always! (You should always be about recruiting)

1. When and Where should you recruit?a. When:b. Where:

1) Before, during and after church2) Visit them3) Invite them over4) Invite them to see a service

1. How should you recruit?a. Slowlyb. According to skill, not passionc. Exposing them to the great things you

wish them to participate in.

1. How should you recruit?a. Slowlyb. According to skill, not passionc. Exposing them to the great things you

wish them to participate in.d. Through your studentse. Through your volunteersf. Through your personal invitationg. Though serving cool-aidh. Through Buy in to youi. Through a public plea

1. Why should you recruit?a. The job is to big for you

Exodus 18:18 NIV

18 You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you

cannot handle it alone.

1. Why should you recruit?a. The job is to big for youb. Your job is to equip people for “works

of service”, not do them on their behalf.c. T.E.A.M. Together Everyone

Accomplishes Mored. The best ideas won’t be yourse. Your replacement is usually with you at

the beginning.f. Students need variety, (not everyone is

your type, they need others who are different from you)

II. DEVELOPINGA.Who, What, When, Where, How and Why

of Developing?1. Who should I develop2. What should I be developing them in?3. When and Where should I develop

them?

II. DEVELOPINGA.Who, What, When, Where, How and Why

of Developing?1. Who should I develop2. What should I be developing them in?3. When and Where should I develop

them?4. How should I develop them?5. Why Should I develop them?