A call to ministry

As leaders, we can motivate the church for a better ministry, and the motivational techniques we use should be ethical and compatible with the Word Help people identify a need by exposing them to reality. We do that when we help a smoker visualize the effects of smoking, expose a careless driver to the human tragedy of an accident scene, or give Christian youth opportunities to see spiritual joy and genuine gratefulness among people in poverty as they construct a new school or church during a short-term mission trip. Give people responsibility. Responsibility is a great teacher. Realizing the opportunity to contribute through their efforts, people tap their intellectual potential and rise to new challenges. Provide affirmation and recognition. People respond positively to assurance that they are investing their time and energy in a way that blesses others. Affirmation from the church assures them their lives mean something to God. Demonstrate our own enthusiasm for ministry. Pastors specialize in exhortation. But providing an example of motivation for ministry through our actions has great influence and power.