How To Grow Your Volunteer Base: (Plugged In)

Our mission is to lead people to become fully ________________ followers of Christ. Our core values are: ______________ ________________________ ________________________ Ephesians 4:11-12 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers. 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. So why does ministry exist? To ____________________ people for works of service. 2 are ___________________ than 1 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. God has called us to make _________________________. Matthew 28:19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations. People need a ______________________ beyond Sunday morning. John 6:1 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat? John 6: 6-14 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, It would take more than half a years wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite! 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother, spoke up, 9 Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?
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10 Jesus said, Have the people sit down. There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. 12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted. 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world. You will never see a miracle unless you respond to Jesus command of, You give them something to ________________. Here is what we know: If Andrew had not done this 1. The people would not have gotten ______________ 2. The disciples would not have had 12 baskets of ________________ left over. 3. The boy would not have been in Jesus ___________________ 4. We would not still be talking about it ______________________. What Andrew looked for? Andrew looked for _________________________ There was a need and he looked for someone to meet that ___________________. Notice after Andrew brought the boy to Jesus, he did not ________________ ___________________. Who to look for: Who would you want your kids/grandkids to be like? Recruit them. Who would look sharp and would be who you would want representing your church? Who would you have fun serving along side? The why is more important than __________ __________________. We get people plugged in because it adds ___________________ to their life. Here are some keys to keeping people plugged in: Give them clear ____________ _________________________ Make them feel like they have the most important car on the lot Introduce them to __________ families from the church throughout the event. Receive all registration cards and give them a free water
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