Making the big ask

Here is a fact for you, there are students and adults in your church who will never sign up to volunteer in your ministry.  Here is another fact for you, some of these people would love to volunteer if you just ask them.

Sometimes we are afraid to ask people to volunteer their time who have not sought us out, when in fact we should see this as an opportunity for them to really serve in the Kingdom of God.  Occasionally I will find a student or adult who is really into film-making but isn’t using their gifts in the church.  I then call them up and ask them if they would consider using their talents to benefit the church.  Most of the time they are interested and sometimes these volunteers turn out to be the best volunteers.  We can’t be afraid of asking people to volunteer their time because of what we are asking for.  What we are asking them to be apart of is kingdom stuff.  This is the kind of stuff where people can really be used by God in tremendous ways.

Think of some key people in your church that you believe could really help in the needed areas of your ministry.  Don’t cross them off your list too quickly if they are already committed to other parts of the church or you feel that they wouldn’t be interested because your area of ministry is not important enough.  You’d be surprised at how many people will actually say yes if you ask them to be apart of Kingdom work.