One of the questions I have struggled with and have heard other youth pastors struggle with is "How do you set high standards for people who are "volunteering" their time?"
For us it's simple, our students deserve the best, period. Our students deserve excellence, period. One of the ways we give students our best is through consistency. Here are the areas we will be consistent in:
1. Consistently we want them to have an unforgettable experience at Epic. Our first impressions, media, set up/tear down, worship, safety, community group, Sunday morning leaders help us do this every week.
2. We will be consistent with holding students accountable to our rules. We believe in boundaries and discipline and must be consistent with that every week. We don't do this because stuff is out of control, to the contrary Epic is under control every week because we have volunteers who help us be consistent in this area. Plus it helps us teach students life skills about authority and respect.
3. We look for and implement volunteers who will consistently be at Epic every Wednesday or Sunday. This is a decent amount of this generation that has people that are in and out of their lives and we don't want that to happen at Epic. Words can't express my thanks for our volunteers and the commitment they have made to our students.
4. We will consistently change stuff up if it helps us reach and disciple more students. Our team is super flexible, open to change, loyal and very supportive of the vision of our church, these qualities help us change when we need to.
5. We will consistently reach students who are far from God. In order to do this we must have volunteers whose hearts are filled with grace, patience, love, acceptance and commitment for these students. Again I'm so thankful for my volunteers and their willingness to get down and dirty and reach students who are far from God.
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