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The Big I's
Don R. Simmons, Ph.D.www.creativepotentialconsulting.org
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Identify
In order to ENGAGE UNPAID STAFF, a leader must first be able to IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL Unpaid Staff.
How do YOU do this?
Identify
In order to catch fish, you must first go to the POND.
Go where people are SERVING.
Build Relationships
People want to serve with people they KNOW, and people serve LONGEST
once they have established FRIENDSHIPS and BUILD COMMUNITY.
Ripples of Impact
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Broader Impact
Process• Maintain a List of Potential Unpaid Staff• Pray for them• Build Relationships• Be AWARE of Timing
Inform• Leaders often confuse
INFORMATION with INVITATION
Inform• Use Stories
Inform• Values• Mission• Vision
Inform• Results• Transformed Lives
Inform• Honest, accurate Ministry Descriptions• On your website, church office, all church media
Elements of a Volunteer Position Description1. Compelling Title2. Duties3. Supervisor/Leader4. Location and Schedule5. Commitment (Daily? Weekly? How long?)6. Skills Needed7. Training Provided8. Benefits
Do NOT minimize Service
JUST
Tell the Truth about Service,
and engage Honestly and Authentically.
Invite
Your Language should reflect your Culture!
• Volunteer• Recruit• Supervise• Performance Review• Job• Retention• Tasks
• Unpaid Staff/Partner/Minister• Invite/Cultivate/Engage• Support• Performance Measurement• Role/Position/Ministry• Sustainability• Service
Jesus never “Recruited”
Coaches recruit stars, Leaders invite Servants.
Invitation• Personal• Based on relationships• Engages the heart/head/hands
Invitation includes Information
Position Description
With You!
If you anticipate a large event, ENGAGE MORE INVITERS
Invest
7%* Percentage of Americans identified
with a Meyers-Briggs Personality Assessment as “Self Initiators.”
*
People who “self-select” IN, can also self-select OUT.
Investment takes Time
Investment takes YOU
Investment takes a PLAN for discipleship and personal
growth
Investment requires Tracking
Investment requires a TEAM
Investment requires SACRIFICE
John 5:30
1 Thessalonians 2:8
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