{"id":908,"date":"2009-08-10T03:00:49","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=908"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:18:11","slug":"christian-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/christian-education.htm","title":{"rendered":"So Much to Do in Christian Education Ministries of the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWhen Christian Education ministries<\/a> of the church are in full swing (i.e., Sunday School, small groups, children and youth ministries, and so much more), there’s a lot of work to be done and people must be recruited to do it.<\/p>\n

Let me encourage you to think outside of the box when recruiting people to serve in Christian education.<\/p>\n

(Check out the Christian Education Bundle<\/a> for help with other areas of this important church ministry.)<\/p>\n

Factors to Consider in Recruiting People to Christian Education Ministries<\/h2>\n

Spiritual Gifts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Recruit people who are gifted to do the job.\u00a0 Don’t just seek to fill positions.<\/li>\n
  2. Utilize a variety of spiritual gifts.\u00a0 Don’t just look for people with the gifts of teaching and administration.\u00a0 There is more to do in Christian education than teach and\u00a0direct programs.<\/li>\n
  3. Specialize the way you utilize people according to their gifting.\u00a0 Don’t expect them to do that for which they are not gifted, at least not on a regular basis or as their primary ministry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When you do this, you will discover that everybody can have a part regardless of gifting.\u00a0 Rather than overworking the faithful few, making them do anything and everything, you can get a variety of people involved in ways that suit them, freeing up your teachers and administrators to do what they are gifted to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Heart Passions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Recruit people who have\u00a0a heart for Christian nurture or discipleship.\u00a0 Don’t minimize the importance of people being motivated by more than a love for God.<\/li>\n
    2. Find a place for people who are impassioned for this kind of ministry or the various people groups regardless of their gifting.\u00a0 Don’t turn people away or neglect to look at certain people because they lack typical gifting used in this kind of ministry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      When you do this, you will tend to have people serving who want to be there.\u00a0 These are the people who will tend to give it their all, no matter how big or small of a task they do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      Commitments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Make sure people know what you are asking them to do and what is expected of them.\u00a0 Don’t deceive them into thinking they are capable if they are not or\u00a0that it will take less time or energy than it will.<\/li>\n
      2. Limit their time commitments to what they\u00a0agree to do.\u00a0 Don’t make them feel guilty for failing to do that for which they were not recruited.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        When you do this, you will be demonstrating a respect for people.\u00a0 They will then be more likely to stick with their commitment and maybe even volunteer to go the extra mile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

        Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Provide training, feedback, and encouragement.\u00a0 Don’t abandon people once they start serving.<\/li>\n
        2. Provide materials and finances needed to do the job.\u00a0 Don’t expect them to invest what they don’t have or weren’t expecting to put out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          When you do this, you will be letting people know that just as you asked them for a commitment, so you are committed to them.\u00a0 You will also be letting them know that you see them and what they are doing as important enough to invest into.\u00a0 They too will begin to view their contribution as important and needed, no matter how big or small of a responsibility it may be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

          Recruiting people to serve in the Christian Education Ministries of the church can be a challenge.\u00a0 If you sow the above factors into your recruiting process, you will reap the reward of a more effective ministry.\u00a0 It will have been worth the time and effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Soon the Christian Education ministries of the church will be into full swing again — Sunday School, small groups, children and youth ministries, and so much more. There is a lot of work to be done and people must be recruited to do it. Let me encourage you to … Continue reading So Much to Do in Christian Education Ministries of the Church<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-education"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t