Volunteer Leaders Pt. 3

If you had to imagine the perfect small group leader, or just a leader in your ministry at any level, what would that person look like? Would they come prepared? Would they always have encouraging words to share with the students?  Would they make phone calls  just to see how their day is going? Hopefully you have in your mind what that leader looks like. 

So how close do YOU look like that leader.  Are you coming prepared to your meetings and group times? I know for myself I can hop up on a stage and wing something, but are we taking the time to really prepare for those meetings with our leaders so that they walk away "Developed" or some other nice key word that we love to throw around. If we expect our leaders to come knowing their stuff we must show them that we are doing everything ourselves with a high level of excellence. 

We are always looking for great leaders to encourage our students in their spiritual life and just to provide that pat on the back.  What are you doing to encourage your leaders?  We must do more than yelling, "Great Job!!!" as they are leaving for the night.  Take some time and write a note, make those phone calls, spend some money and take them to lunch with no other agenda than to hang out and tell them how much they mean to you and that you value what they do. We have to do more than the annual Christmas party.  Imagine what you would think if you were meeting with a leader and they said the last time they had done anything for their students was in December. With all this, I simply want to leave you with this... 

If we want leaders that encourage, we must encourage our leaders.