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Are we raising up volunteers or leaders?

2. We must be willing to see, even encourage, some of our favorite leaders and members go out from the church to serve in new places of ministry. We never want to put a lid on someone’s potential by keeping them in a place when they could be doing more. We are committed to seeing the gospel go into new places, and that requires empowering and sending our finest. Many will be called to stay right here in RDU and reach their respective spheres of influence through this church; others will be equipped and sent out.

Business writer Jim Collins said that the difference between “good” companies and “great companies” is that good companies enlist quality people to carry out the vision of one “genius.” “Great” companies collect and empower geniuses and help them reach their God-given potential.

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Things Are Getting Sticky At Saddleback! | Junior High Ministry

Our executive team…and more importantly, Pastor Rick Warren…bit on the idea. And as a result, this past weekend was our first “Worship Together Weekend”. This weekend everybody CRAMMED into the worship center together…and it was awesome! We had teenagers sprinkled into the adult worship team, our youth staff was roaming around meeting parents who had never stepped foot into our youth building, Pastor Rick wrote a message that somehow managed to be perfect for everybody in the room, and asked me and our college Pastor to help deliver it.

I think this is my longest post ever. But that’s because it’s the result of over a year’s worth of reading, praying, dreaming, debating and wondering.

Contrary to what the folks typing away on blogs, writing in magazines or creating fake documentaries say, those of you neck-deep in the trenches of local church youth ministry don’t have to do anything radical or risk your job to influence healthy change in your church. Keep doing what your doing, and prayerfully ask God if there might be some things that need to be adjusted in order to be more effective in bearing long-term fruit (which is what this is all about). Be aware of your church culture, and boldly move forward in the direction you feel God is nudging you!

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