On any given Sunday it can be heard from thousands of pulpits in churches of every size, “We need workers, we need workers, we need workers, we need workers, WE NEED WORKERS!” Wouldn’t it be nice if recruiting workers were like a game of red rover? You remember, “Red rover, red rover, send workers right over!” It’s would be nice if it was that easy. I have had the privilege of working at some wonderful churches of different sizes and the one thing they have all had in common was I was always on the lookout for more workers. The truth is the bigger the vision the more people serving and helping it takes to make that vision reality.

Three Dog Night taught me something valuable years ago “One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do!” The ministry was never designed to be done by only a select few. Our mission found in Matthew 28:19 says “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” That’s a big job that calls for great team. Jesus had the Spirit of God without measure the Bible says yet the first thing he did when He started His earthly ministry was to recruit help. If Jesus needed help, you and I need truckloads of it.

Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2 “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others also.” In this verse we see four groups of people taking the message of the gospel to others. Paul taught Timothy, Timothy taught reliable men, who were to teach others also. In thirty years of building teams of volunteers this is what I’ve realized “People need to be needed more than you and I need the help.” Raising up volunteers that stick is a win, win for the local church and for the individual!