Summary: If you are struggling with the grind and the pressure of leading volunteers, Lead Volunteers can help you get better at your calling and your trade.

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I want to stop right now and tell you are doing a good job. I mean it. You clearly want to learn and grow. You are on this video right now and receiving this encouragement because you want to get BETTER. I do not take it lightly that you are spending even a portion of your one and only life to consider investing in the Lead Volunteers Course.

I have worked so hard to provide you with fresh, easy to implement and practical ideas to Lead Volunteers. It is worth it. It is worth it for me to get up before the crack of dawn to build something that can help you. Both of us are DONE with far-fetched, pie-in-the-sky impracticalities. I waited and waited to build this because I wanted it to be tested and workable for people in other contexts. I wanted to give you something believable that has been worked out in the trenches of the local church. I want to be someone you can relate to.

If you are struggling with the grind and the pressure of leading volunteers, I want to let you know that I understand from over a decade of personal experience. Here is what experience does for you: experience allows you perspective. When you have seen God come through for you in unique and interesting ways time and time again. Look to the Lord anew. I do not care how wacked out the problem you are facing might be. And trust me, I have my own set of bizarre stories that just about wiped me out. Look to the Lord.

Let me know if there is a way I could help you. One of the ways I am here to help you is through the LeadVolunteers.com course. I worked very hard to be in a position to help you get better at your calling and trade. Check it out a second or third time and let’s see it we can make this thing work for you.

Summary: We can help brothers and sisters see the goodness of the Lord through service.

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There is nothing better – I mean NOTHING – than having a culture of volunteers who understand the part they play in the church. Truly, when people begin to see that it is within THEIR best interests to serve, everything changes. Once volunteers catch the vision that serving is a critical part of THEIR personal growth – you hit a new level.

I can honestly tell you. I became a Christian at age 21. I was so on fire for the things of the Lord. I was reading and deeply studying my Bible. I was sitting on the edge of my seat listening to sermons and was being mentored. I loved the feeling of growing in the Lord. Then something blew the doors off my wildest expectations for connection with God and with others. I started serving. I saw very quickly that the depth that I could go with the Lord through serving and partnering with the Holy Spirit was a whole new level.

Listen. If you are in full-time vocational ministry, I guarantee you have tasted and seen that the Lord is good through serving. This is where we want to get everyone to be. I wanted more of the Lord - so I served as a means of growth and connection with Him.

Join me in this journey. Join the Lead Volunteers learning community and let’s get after it. There is so much more for us and our volunteers to experience. We have just made it easier for people like you.

Summary: ust like a sports team, you need a deep bench of volunteers to allow the good ones to stay healthy.

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Have you ever heard the phrase “You Need a Deep Bench”? Sports teams need to have back up quarterbacks or back up wide receivers. They need a “Deep Bench”. Good teams have deep benches. Good teams have trained and qualified people several layers deep in all positions.

You need to have a deep enough bench on your volunteer team to allow the good ones to stay healthy! You know it is important but it seems like such an elusive goal. How amazing would it be to have key leaders trained and able to pinch hit for absences and more. I want you to begin leading and learning so you can have a waiting list of qualified leaders who are ready to jump in. I want to help you fulfill your deep desire for a unified team. I want to work WITH YOU until that dream comes into focus.

How do we do that? How can we get there? Well, you can take a best first step and invest in yourself by getting this course. Here is the thing. You can gain a lot of inspiration from the material we have labored so hard to create. Join the Lead Volunteer Learning Community today and let’s take your next step together.

Summary: Through diligence and hard work, you could go from managing a group of volunteers, to watching volunteers go above and beyond the call of duty, fully leveraging their gifts with commitment and enthusiasm.

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How amazing will it be to see your volunteers going above and beyond the call of duty. How cool would it feel to see them fully leveraging their gifts and abilities with commitment and enthusiasm?

I want to tell you of a success story. A leader took over a pained and weary group of volunteers. Through some hard work and years of effort, that same leader now had a waiting list of good people who WANTED to serve in certain areas of volunteer leadership. That success story is true. That story was about me. I got to that sacred and coveted space through hard work and through God’s favor. I was just trying to make it all work and not burnout.

Once very positive and yet unforeseen outcome of all of that hard work is this very course, Lead Volunteers. I want you to have full access to all that is offered through Lead Volunteers. I want THAT future for you. I want you to have your wildest volunteer dreams fulfilled. Let’s do some hard work together. Can I challenge you? Can I ask you to reconsider joining the Lead Volunteers learning community? Sign up today and let’s make progress in your leadership life together.

Summary: You may have stopped pouring into your personal growth to meet the day-to-day demands of ministry. But you can jump back in.

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I want you to envision a space where life, work and ministry are happily coexisting. I want you to picture the life satisfaction level in your life, your family’s life and your volunteer’s lives growing. There would be a great sense of internal AND external unity and togetherness.
Suddenly, you find yourself wanting to give more to your calling.

If your volunteer problems were solved, you could do SO MUCH MORE. If all the right people were in the right places, you could finally pour into the LIVES of those around you. If you were not constantly recruiting, you could actually do some of the real and foundational work of the ministry.

This pathway can be yours in some measure. But it is earned. It is not given. There is no shortcut to growing as a leader. If you have STOPPED pouring into yourself, I do not judge you. I have lived the life of directing a volunteer-lead organization. But, here is the trick. Jump back onto your growth game. Dust off your boots and get back up on the horse. 90% of success is just showing up. I want you to have access to all of the resources we have created through the Lead Volunteers platform. Let’s do this.

Summary: Can you dream about a time when your volunteer issues were being addressed and managed well? How would you be able to approach your ministry with more enthusiasm, seeing health, growth and a different culture?

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I want you to dream of a day in your future. I want you to dream of a space where your volunteer issues are being addressed and managed well. What would that feel like? I imagine angles would sing and the heavens would open. It would be such a freeing feeling. It would be like a weight would be lifted off your shoulders. You would finally be able to approach your job with more enthusiasm. You would begin to see EXPONENTIAL growth and a completely different culture. You would finally feel more alert and on top of things. You would be living out your calling, not constantly responding to all of the pressing needs. You would recapture that illusive margin missing from your life. Finally, longevity in ministry starts to feel possible all over again.

There are many ways to get there. But here is the thing: You could invest in THIS course. It is one of the best ways to get you toward that special space you are dreaming of. I want you to become a member of this elite learning community today. Join the Leading Volunteers learning community and make a deposit in YOUR future. What are you waiting for…

Summary: Lead Volunteers contains many funny and engaging video lessons that are full of crystal clear truths distilled to their essence.

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I am a visual learner. I am a video guy. This is why we provide you with so many top quality videos through the Lead Volunteers Course. These videos are not only fun and engaging. These videos are NOT a 30-minute-sit-and-get-format with a talking head droning on and on.
Our Lead Volunteers video provides crystal clear truths, distilled to their essence. Quick and to the point.

Not only that, you have access to tons of downloadable resources. Our “Done For You” platform allows you to print and implement right now. Someone who has LIVED IN THE TRENCHES OF MINISTRY has created these resources at your fingertips. You do not have time to watch a 30-minute video where you are told all the great things you NEED to create. Being told what you NEED to create is not going to help you. You need a plug-and-play resource. We have built this for you — the one IN the trenches.

Now comes the part that I cannot do. Now comes the part that ONLY YOU CAN DO. It is time for you to Join the Lead Volunteers Learning Community and make another move toward your leadership growth. I made this resource for people just like you. You are a busy leader. You are hungry for more. You want an action-oriented program that is not simply rehashing the basics all over again. You are done with that. You need something stronger. This is why I created LeadVolunteers.com.

This is not another entry-level ministry course that belabors the basics of leadership in another 30-minute talking head video. Nope. Ain’t nobody got time for that. We built this to be fast-paced, to-the-point teachings that push you to higher levels of leadership. Other courses are super long videos with a few basic leadership truths sprinkled in. You need something more and are likely ready for the next level. Join LeadVolunteers.com today.

Summary: Your Volunteers have needs - even the ones who seem to always be meeting the needs of your ministry. Don’t let them go overlooked.

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There is a difference between “Needy Volunteers” and “Need-Meeting Volunteers”.

Let’s start with the “Needy Volunteers”. You have them. I have them. They require more of our time and energy. Sometimes, it feels like they can take TOO MUCH of our energy. Needy Volunteers have needs, right?

Now let’s talk about that other group of volunteers, the “Need-Meeting Volunteers.” These “Need-Meeting Volunteers” seem to find ways to meet your needs and the needs of the ministry. “Need-Meeting Volunteers” are such a breath of fresh air, aren’t they? I want to stop you for just a moment. Do you realize that both “Needy Volunteers” and “Need-Meeting Volunteers” have needs? Stop and listen to this: They both have needs.

Make sure you are meeting the needs of your “Need-Meeting Volunteers” and not ONLY meeting the needs of your “Needy Volunteers”. Here is a great danger for leaders in ministry. We can overlook one group for the other. Sometimes, our “Need-Meeting Volunteers” often go unnoticed. We can take them for granted. These “Need-Meeting Volunteers” just faithfully continue to show up, meet the needs of the ministry and are wonderfully low-maintenance. This does not mean they could be viewed as maintenance-free volunteers.

EVERYONE has needs. Personally, I want to take care of the plant that produces the most fruit. The life of many leaders is consumed with the “Needy Volunteers” as those Need-Meeting Volunteers faithfully carry the load. Do not be the leader that allows all of your energy to go to those who produce the least but whine the most. We must focus upon meeting the needs of and greasing the gears of our most productive and least needy volunteers.

Who can you reach out to today and let them know how valuable they are to the team? You see, it is little tips and reminders like this one that can keep you, as a leader, focused on the right things. This is just a tiny sample of the goals and vision behind LeadVolunteeers.com. Join today.

Summary: Not only will you be refreshed in your purpose and calling, but you will get to lead other people to discover their purpose through serving God.

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Here is what I am asking of God through this course: I want you to have a rebirth of your purpose and your calling. That sounds so refreshing to me. I made this so you could feel empowered in your calling.

Another thing I am asking God to do through the material: I want you to uncover the hidden passions of those you are leading. By and large, God’s people don’t have an understanding of who HE MADE THEM TO BE. I want YOU to be filled with wonder, all over again, as your volunteers discover who THEY were created to be. Let me help you do that. I want you to step into your deeper purpose as a leader. Your job is to build up the body to do the work of the ministry. Your job is to lead OTHER people to discover THEIR PURPOSE. You get to…you do not have to…you GET to help others find their highest joy through serving Him.

Part of that rebirth in your calling is gaining access to the Lead Volunteers material. It is time to take another run at upping your game. This material will increase your abilities. Join the Lead Volunteers Learning Community and let’s make the most of your one and only life.

Summary: As you complete the Lead Volunteers course material, you will finally feel like you are operating your ministry in-line with how the scriptures envision it to be: with a well-equipped team.

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As you work through the Lead Volunteers material, you WILL grow. I want you to imagine a day in the not-so-distant-future. You are deeply encouraged in your progress as a leader. You are uniquely connected to others through an elite community of like-minded and motivated leaders of volunteers just like you. You no longer feel alone. You know the SKILL of how to be empathetic and a source of inspiration to your volunteers. You have experienced growth in your ministry and above all, you are finding yourself growing in your relationship with God.

As you progress through the material, you are finally feeling like you are operating your ministry in-line with how the scriptures envision it to be: with a well-equipped team. You are already on this road of leadership growth. You just need to gain access to this material. Here is how we get there: you recommit to your own growth.

Sign up and become a part of the Lead Volunteers Learning Community. Then you start to carve out time to move through more modules and keep growing. I want to invite you to join me inside the course. Let me help you shore up areas of your ministry. Make the commitment and we can start meeting together through these lessons. I can promise you, I will be there through the power of technology. The only missing ingredient is you. Let’s do this thing. Join the Lead Volunteers Learning Community today!