Love What You Do

I was sitting in a restaurant last night with two friends who are also student ministry volunteers, they were talking about what was going on with the guys in their small groups, the studies they were doing, the special activities they were doing with them, etc. It was so apparent that these two guys have a love of serving and a heart for students. They serve not just because God commands us to serve, to love others as a way of showing our love for Jesus, but because they have a genuine love for students. I look up to these guys, and I want my ministy to be like theirs!

Serving in student ministry is different from other serving opportunities. At Saddleback Church we have literally hundreds of serving opportunities. Some only need a few minutes of your time each week, some an hour during a church service and some, like student ministry, often times require a commitment on your part if you really want to be effective.

Maybe you’re just starting out as a student ministry volunteer, maybe you just give a little of your time and volunteer at a service each week. Pray hard about your commitment and if you feel God moving you to get more involved, take the first step! The change you can bring about in a student’s life and with their commitment to a relationship with God can be life changing for that student. My friends Dennis and Chip have been doing this student ministry volunteer gig for a long time and I can’t even count the number of students they have affected.

Here’s the  secret about Student Ministry…you get just as blessed as the students you are serving! You cannot out give God. The more you pour into your students, the more God will pour into you!

Have you checked your commitment level to your ministry? Do you need to give more of yourself and your time? Are you ready? Are you willing?