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Disposition #3: Rally people around vision… not around you.

In ministry, volunteers are critical. But how many times do you see volunteers rotate out of the ministry within months following a staff member’s departure? It happens all the time… but why?

Because the volunteers were rallied around a person and not a vision. The vision of your ministry should outlive and outgrow you. If it doesn’t… it’s not from God.

Take a close look at the volunteers surrounding you. Are they sold out to you? Or are they sold out to the vision of your ministry?

There are significant benefits to centering your volunteer team around a vision.

• Vision Accountability

If your volunteer team is there because of you, they’re likely to support you regardless of the decision.  That isn’t always healthy.  In fact, when you’re in an unhealthy place your ability to make the best decisions regarding your ministry are diminished.  Volunteers rallied around the vision will hold you accountable to that vision.

• Ministry Stability

Again, we have no guarantee for tomorrow.  We don’t know what will happen.  God may call you out.  If that happens, what happens to your volunteer team?  Will they eventually drop off?  Or are they so bought into the vision, they wouldn’t entertain the thought of leaving unless God called them away also.

Lead your volunteers to embrace the vision God gave you… not you.  When they chase that which only God can accomplish through them, you’ll transform your ministry.