"Developing Your Adult
Volunteers As Leaders"
by Doug Franklin

     "Having good adult volunteers in your youth ministry makes all the difference. It’s a great feeling when you have a few people that “get it” and can come along side of you to help make an impact in students’ lives. You feel so blessed when you see these leaders developing and mentoring students. But what if there was more? Now I know your thinking, “Doug come on, just to get a few ‘get its’ took years, now you want me to believe there is more?” Yes, I believe there is more and I believe that it might be easier than you think to take your “get its” too the next level. I’m talking about the level of youth ministry leader.

Having a few good volunteers is nice, but why stop there? Think about what it would mean for your ministry if you had several new youth ministry leaders. People who were willing to own a piece of the ministry, nurture it, and grow it like you have. And even do that based on the shared mission that God has given you. The key is to first discover their passion then match it with their strengths. Let me give you some action steps to make this happen.

1. Passion Discovery
We define passion as what you love to do. It’s what gets you up in the morning. It’s what you’re doing when you feel God smiling down on you (to steal a line from Chariots of Fire). It’s closely tied to your burden but it’s a little different. While your burden might be students, your passion could easily be discipleship, evangelism, or maybe hospitality. To help you and your volunteers discover your passion, LeaderTreks offers a free downloadable passion survey in Free Downloads section of our Web site (www.leadertreks.com). Discovering passion is an important step for people because they will take more leadership risks when they feel passionate about the activity. Think about for yourself. Where do you lead in the strongest way and feel the most satisfaction? I bet it’s an arena of passion for you.

Helping your volunteers discover their passion will unleash their leadership potential in a whole new way. They will be more committed to the cause. They will be more willing to sacrifice for the students. And they will enjoy more satisfaction as a volunteer leader. Connecting your ministry to what your volunteers are passionate about will keep them engaged for the long haul...."

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     We realize that there are some unique challenges and issues that women face in youth ministry, whether you are paid or a volunteer, full-time or part-time. We also realize how important it is for women to be able share with one another your experiences, feedback, advice, resources, support, and more. Therefore we created a Discussion Forum just for you!!! Stop by and share with other women in youth ministry and help develop this important part of the youth ministry community.

     The pastor2youth discussion forum is an excellent place to share ideas, get advice and feedback, to ask questions, to receive encouragement, and so much more! We currently have over 23,500 posts on over 2,300 different topics. In addition, there has developed an incredible "family" atmosphere on the forums, which have provided for lots of great discussions, fun, laughter, and sharing of all kinds of resources.

     I want to encourage you to stop by (click on the “Members Discussion Forum” link in the left-hand column) to share questions, encouragement, wisdom, and more with each other at Pastor2Youth.com.

     This is one of the ways in which we are working to make Pastor2Youth.com more than just resources, but a community of individuals who work with youth sharing life togethe. Be sure to visit and join in on the conversations.

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