{"id":30649,"date":"2015-01-13T03:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?p=30649"},"modified":"2015-01-13T03:00:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T10:00:28","slug":"turning-service-into-discipleship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/lead\/turning-service-into-discipleship\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Service Into Discipleship"},"content":{"rendered":"

In their report “Volunteering in the United States – 2013” the U.S. Department of Labor<\/strong> found that the main organization for which volunteers worked the most hours during the year was religious institutions (33% of all volunteers). So people are more inclined to volunteer within the church rather than with secular organizations.<\/p>\n

The question is whether they see their volunteering as acts of discipleship. Do we help church volunteers see the difference between performing ministry<\/em>, and doing a job<\/em>?<\/p>\n

It may require that we make the following changes:<\/p>\n

Change our language.<\/strong> By definition, something a volunteer<\/em> does is voluntary. Something a disciple<\/em> does is the expected result of loving obedience to the one he or she follows. Language drives the culture in helping people see this difference.<\/p>\n

Change our focus.<\/strong> Instead of focusing on the people we need to staff our ministries, place the focus on the people God has sent us and on the God-given gifts they’re received to do ministry.<\/p>\n

Change our emphasis.<\/strong> Instead of telling people how easy a task is and how little of their valuable time it will take, show them how their service in ministry will be the most valuable time they invest all week.<\/p>\n

Change our metrics.<\/strong> Instead of measuring how many people are sitting in the pews, measure how many people are serving. Evaluate a ministry leader’s success by how many disciples he or she is raising up.<\/p>\n

But be prepared: \u00a0If you make these changes in your church, you’ll soon have to start dealing with the problem of leading more on-fire people than you ever imagined!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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