The following sentence contains a lie — See if you can find it:

** Every time I ask a volunteer to serve at The Journey Church, they always say “YES!” **

Did you see the lie?

Before I confess it, let me state what is true in the sentence above:

True: I ask volunteers to serve all the time.

True: The Journey Church, where I pastor, just like your church is completely dependent on our volunteers (just try doing church without them — ouch!).

True: As pastors we have to ASK people to serve if they are ever gonna step up and grow and find significance.

True: When I ask volunteers to serve I usually get an answer (OK, there is this one guy who never returns my calls . . . but that’s for a future email).

So what’s the lie?  Here it is:

Lie: I always get a “YES” when I ask volunteers to serve.

Now, to be clear . . . I do get some “yes’s.”

And, I get more “yes’s” today then I did when I first started in ministry (I’ve learned to ask better and ask the right people more often).

Furthermore, I have secured hundreds of “yes’s” (maybe thousands) over the years and it’s been one of my great delights as a pastor to see people grow through serving.

But, as often as I ask, volunteers tell me NO.  Can you relate?

Why am I telling you all of this? Well, first, I hope it’s because you CAN relate (just like you, I’m a pastor in the trenches leading and asking people to serve).

But, I’m also telling you this because I’ve learned a big secret that has changed everything.

So what’s the secret?

Let me frame it this way — the next time you ask a volunteer to serve and they respond “No,” here’s the secret:

SECRET: A “No” is not a dead end; it’s a fork in the road.

But what does that mean?

We’ve established that not everyone you (or I) ask to serve will say “Yes.” So what about those who do say “No?”

How can you still pastor them?

How can you still help them grow?

How can you help them find the same fulfillment others have found in serving?

It all comes down to knowing what to do when a volunteer says no. I want to teach you that in my brand new resource.

“WHEN VOLUNTEERS SAY NO”
Your Guide to Creating Opportunities in the Face of Rejection — Each and Every Time  

Click the link below to secure your copy now:

https://www.churchleaderinsights.com/volunteers 

I want you to have this resource and use it! The teachings I give you have taken me years to learn and I’m glad to have learned them. I’m a better pastor and leader because of these lessons. My volunteers are glad I know these lessons.

And what has taken me years to learn, I can teach you in a few hours.

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

P.S. When you pick up this resource before THIS Friday you can save over 89% with over $459.80 in free bonuses! The total retail value of the package is $659.75 – but you can download everything for only $59!

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.