Check my prayer journal and you will see something that I pray for every single day.
It's the greatest need of every children's ministry in the world.
Volunteers.
Plain and simple. I need more volunteers. I have a good team now, but I need more volunteers to take things to the next level.
I'm thinking you need more volunteers as well. You probably have about 80% of the volunteers you need. The 20% you still need will keep you on your knees.
Here's the good news. Jesus told us to pray for more volunteers. Look what it says in Matthew 9.
"So PRAY to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ASK HIM to send more workers into his fields.”
I believe at times we are short on volunteers because we forget this command. Jesus wouldn't ask us to pray for something He didn't want to give us.
Pray for more volunteers.
Pray for more volunteers.
Pray for more volunteers.
I can't say it enough.
Remember...the success of your ministry rises and falls on the strength of your volunteer team.
Yesterday, I added three new volunteers to our team. I believe God sent them to us because we specifically asked for them.
Do you need more small group leaders? Pray for them.
Do you need more people to hold babies in the nursery? Pray for them.
Do you need more large group Bible teachers? Pray for them.
Do you need more greeters? Pray for them.
Do you need more preschool teachers? Pray for them.
One thing to remember in addition.
When you pray...ask for divine appointments.
I believe there are already people in your church that God is speaking to about serving. Ask God to lead you to those people.
Several years ago, we needed some more volunteer security team members. We started praying for God to lead us to the right person. There was a man named Dan that we thought would be a good fit for this opportunity. We begin to pray God would speak to him about serving.
One Sunday, we approached him and asked if he would be interested in serving with us as a security team member. As soon as we said this, his eyes watered up with tears. He said he had been praying about serving somewhere and God had been talking to him about being a security team member.
He immediately said "yes" and so God filled that position through a divine appointment.
You have people like that in your ministry right now. Ask God to lead you to them.
People often ask me what they should focus on as a children's ministry leader. I always say the secret is building a great volunteer team.
When was the last time you asked God to send you more volunteers?
When was the last time you prayed for a divine appointment?
Pray...pray...pray...every day for more volunteers.
Remember...you have not because you ask not.
p.s. Have you read my book "The Formula for Building Great Volunteer Teams?" It has been called the best book ever written about volunteers. Get your copy today at this link.
