great people make great teams

Have I told you that I’m the youth pastor again?  I’m loving this, and even though we’re not where I want things to be in terms of how things are going, most days I go to sleep with a big goofy grin on my face.

One of the key pieces to how Kim and I want to do ministry hangs on the building of a great team of leaders.  We’ve always tried to find top-quality people to involve, people we would love to have speak into the lives of our own kids.  I’ve never wanted to have chaperones or warm-bodies filling spaces in a “youth program.”  I’m looking for men and women who love Jesus, love teenagers, and love the church.  I’m after leaders who know Jesus, are growing in community, and have determined to jump in and flow with what the Lord is doing.  We want to fill our team–and our lives–with people who are full of faith, available to join God when and where he calls, responsible in leadership and life, and teachable at their core.

These folks aren’t perfect.  In fact, they’re likely to be well-aware of their faults and shortcomings.  But they are intentional about a life lived well.  They know what matters most and are living in that direction.

Those are the people I want to help shape the lives of the next generation.  Those are the people who need to be investing in the young men and women of our community.

We’ve found a few of them.  Some of the folks who match that description are plugged in other places and aren’t able to jump in with us yet.

But we know that there are people out there, just waiting to be asked.  You might even be one of those people.  Or you’re sitting next to her.  Or him.  Or them!

My mom always said that it’s not nice to tell on people, but in this case, I’m willing to overlook it.  So if you know of someone who should be part of this team, let me know. Word on the street is that there’s a pretty nice finder’s fee if the people you rat out suggest actually end up serving with us!