All of us want growth. But have you ever considered Explosive Growth? What would that look like — double, triple, quadruple attendance? What is keeping you from blowing the lid off your ministry? Too often we think of growing from 10 to 20 students, and in our minds, we can see how that can happen with how we are currently doing things. But when you think about Explosive Growth — growing from 10 to 100 — you are forced to think in a completely new way. One thing is for sure, until you acknowledge your need to grow the number of quality leaders on your team, your lid will be lower than you desire, and you will be limited in the impact of your ministry. Youth ministry expert Doug Fields puts it this way, “We see high turnover in youth ministry because many youth workers try to do everything themselves. Some youth workers tell me that they don’t have enough time to find leaders; they don’t have enough time because they are busy doing everything for themselves.” (Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, 9 Essential Foundations for Healthy Growth, by Doug Fields · 2009) Building a leadership team is often not the highest priority for those leading youth ministries. Even if you have great curriculum, an incredible place to meet, events students love to bring friends to, and worship that rocks, without leaders, you will still have a lid. Too many youth workers face the weekly frustration of wanting deeper ministry with every teen but face the painful truth that it cannot happen because there are not enough leaders. Even full-time youth workers face the same challenge because one person can only do so much. You do not need to live in this weekly frustration. God has a plan for your dream team. “From whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” Ephesians 4:16 (ESV) You must believe that God is for you building your team as “each part is working properly.” There are members in your church that are not “working properly.” You will need to pray, have a plan (we will get to this next), recruit, and train, but I believe it is God’s plan to help you build your team from members in your local body. Maybe you have already tried to recruit and had little success. I am confident that if you implement this 7-step process completely, you will grow your team. Keep in mind, though, that building your dream team will
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