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.
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:
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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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