Faithful: Faithfulness has at its core integrity, sincerity, and dependability. Good questions to ask yourself about the person related to faithfulness are: • How is their walk with God? • How is their marriage and family life? • Does this person’s “yes” mean yes? (Matthew 5:37) • Is this person able to be present weekly? • When given something to do, does this person follow through? Invested: It may seem most obvious but let us state it: look for leaders who love young people. Look for people who remember what it was like to be young and have a burden to invest in them. Before you bring someone onto your team, invite them to a youth event or your weekly youth ministry. Observe them and ask yourself, “How do they interact with our students?” As you talk with them about the young people, do they express praise or are they critical? Seek out those who recognize every young person is a diamond in the rough. Look for those who see students as potential, not problems. Teachable: Look for humble, teachable people! Build your team with people who recognize their daily need for the Lord (John 15:5), and who are seeking to grow deeper in their walk with Jesus. Look for the spirit of a servant. This is a key trait that Jesus sought to pass on to those He recruited (Matthew 20:25-28). If someone is humble, they will love to serve. When you interview them (we will get to that later) you could ask, “Tell me a lesson you learned the hard way this last year.” How they answer could help you discern teachability. Now that you know the type of leader you are looking for, you will need to think through how you will plug each person into the ministry.
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