Hey guys, first of all, thanks for being the best leaders and volunteers in the world!
This month, as a team we want to focus on passion as part of our P.A.T.H. journey (P=Passion, A=Attitude, T=Teamwork, H=Honnour). These thoughts are taken from, "Leadership Essentials for Children's Ministry" by Craig Jutila. It's a great book. I highly recommend it.
Passion
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as work for the Lord, not for men" - Colossians 3:23
This verse doesn't tell us to win; it tells us to give our best, give it our all...in all the work you're doing, do it with all of your soul-or out of breath with passion.
How will you know if you've got it?
Excitement and Energy
- nonverbal communication - when you walk into a room, the energy level should change
- passion is the edge that takes the average performer and turns them into an extra-ordinary one.
Enthusiasm and Expectancy
-We get our word enthusiasm from the Biblical Greek work entheos. En meaning within and theos meaning God. So enthusiasm means within God.
- when people are near you, because of your passion, they should just be waiting for things to happen.
- Craig Jutila, "Leadership Essentials For Children's Ministry" Group Publishing Inc. Loveland, CO. 2002.