Your ministry will never outgrow your leadership.

If you want to reach more students, consider building a team to make it happen..

Building strong teams provide consistency and influence that extend beyond that of a ministry leader. As the team grows, the ministry grows.

Here are a few tips on building a Student Ministry team.

Share your dreams for reaching students. Leaders are inspired by vision. If you lack clarity it will be hard to recruit good leaders.
Don’t prequalify leaders. In the Student Ministry we have a tendency to recruit leaders like ourselves or leaders that we think students will like.
If you limit your leaders you limit your reach. It takes all kinds of leaders to reach all kinds of students.
Always be recruiting. If you are passionate about your ministry and your vision, you should always be talking about it. Vision and passion are contagious.
Create a community that outsiders notice. Everyone is looking for community in some way. A leadership community with a purpose is contagious.
Find adults that were a part of a healthy Student Ministry.
Create jobs before you need them. So much of team recruitment is reactionary. Be intentional about growing and outreach. Develop leaders before a need arises.
On the practical side of things, keep a list of potential leaders. Include parents,friends you have in the church, preschool and children workers who step out of a leadership role, youthful senior adults, etc. Be creative. But keep a list.

Now get started. Train yourself, train others, and shape students to shape the world!