How did Jesus handle uncommitted volunteers?

Jesus always raised the bar of commitment, he never lowered it. According to W.E. Vine, a pastor is “a shepherd, one who tends herds or flocks, not merely one who feeds them.” A pastor gives people an opportunity to serve. The biggest thing I look for in a volunteer is commitment. Commitment is first base. Jesus raised the bar of commitment

You can’t train somebody who doesn’t show up for the class. You can’t train somebody who misses all the training sessions. Jesus expected commitment from his disciples: “Follow me and I will make your fishers of men.”

Raise the bar of commitment and you get more committed people. “Yes, but I am going to lose a lot of people.” You just lose the uncommitted ones. It’s not good stewardship to pour a lot of time into people who don’t want to be pastored. Jesus taught the multitudes, but He was selective about whom He put a lot of time into.

On the other side of the coin, make sure you praise your volunteers when they do well, especially new volunteers.The first two weeks is very important when training volunteers. Don’t just give them instruction and correction, but make sure you catch them doing something right and praise them for it.

I still remember my first sunday volunteering in children's church. To read more about it go to this link "Ready to quit before getting started."

Other entrees about Pastoring your volunteers:

• Feed Your Volunteers
• Ready to Quit Before Getting Started
• Reversing The Domino Effect
• Fighting For Time
• Digging For Gold