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Discussion with volunteer leaders when beginning a new ministry.
It is almost a done deal for me to begin serving in a new church in a month or so, at my first full-time position. When I arrive, I want to sort of "feel out" the vounteer leaders and see what they think of the current ministry and discuss where we should take it. What sort of questions and discussions should I invoke amongst the volunteer leaders when I get there to see where they are and where they think we should go?
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I think the wisest use of your time at first is understanding why they do what they do. Instead of just asking "What does youth ministry look like at this church?" you can ask "How did that start?" or "Why is this the most important program?" or "How did that tradition begin. It will accomplish 3 things: |
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I think the best thing you could do is get to know them before really picking their brains about things. Thank them for being a foundation during your time of transition as the students will need to see familiar faces. You're going to want to change things and they may not be cool with that change... leave those conversations off the table for a little while. The only two things I would ask would be what are the adults current roles (leave them there - resist changing it yet) and how the adults view the students - what is student involvement/spiritual health/ commitment. * I don't want to discourage you, but the 1st year of my transition I had 6 adults resign who were unable to catch and run with new vision* Praying God's favor on you! |
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Not a question - but (if you haven't already) think through your personal ministry philosophy & how you see volunteers fitting into that + your expectations for them and share it with them. Ask them what their role has looked like in the past so together you can see how their role might change. Ask them to tell you about students, relationships, parents, etc... and if there's any information you really need to know so you don't walk into a minefield. Ask if there are any traditions or past experiences that they/students loved & want to continue. Ask where they see need for changes. Share your ideas for changes in programs, events, etc... & get their opinions. I also just wanted to say, there are probably 100's of questions that would be great to ask, but the key thing is building relationships for these leaders and showing them that you're listening to them and working as a team with them. Simply having the meeting is a great start to that goal. God bless as you get started! |
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A question but maybe not the first could be what are the needs of the students for this area. 2. Are there current needs that are not being met and if so can we be a part of that. May God bless your efforts |
