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title: 4 Steps To Set Up Your Ministers For Success
description: It started out as frustration and quickly turned into resentment.  My expectations as a leader were not being met.  People weren’t performing the tasks or doing them subpar.  After sharing…
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# [4 Steps To Set Up Your Ministers For Success](https://blog.marathonyouthministry.com/blog/4-steps-to-set-up-your-ministers-for-success)

 Written by [Christopher Wesley](https://blog.marathonyouthministry.com/blog/author/christopher-wesley) | Jul 8, 2015 7:30:41 AM

It started out as frustration and quickly turned into resentment.  My expectations as a leader were not being met.  People weren’t performing the tasks or doing them subpar.  After sharing this disappointment with a youth minister friend he was quick to point out that I was a part of the problem.

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I had expectations, but I wasn’t doing anything to set my team up for success.  Instead I assumed that they would just pick up their roles and responsibilities naturally.  I learned to set them up for success you need to:

#### **REMIND THEM WHY THIS MATTERS**

Your ministers need to be reminded constantly why the sacrifice of time, energy and even money matters.  To drive home their purpose you need to:

- *Revisit the vision and mission.*

- *Talk about your target audience.*

- *Constantly connect it to their spiritual journey.*

A huge part of their success is determined by their emotional buy in.  Find ways of motivating them over and over again that their role is essential to discipleship making.

#### **GIVE THEM TOOLS NOT JUST CURRICULUM**

Handing your leaders a set of questions or a manual is not good enough.  You need to make sure you give them the tools to:

- *Carry on a conversation.*

- *Connect with parents on the outside.*

- *Approach tough issues like teens who are hurting.*

- *Handle disruption and dominating teens.*

Giving them tools to interact and grow relationship will give them confidence.  When they have confidence they’ll be able to take their role in ministry to a new level.

#### **PROVIDE CLARITY**

A key to success is clarity with communication and expectations.  If you want your ministers doing certain tasks at certain times with certain people you need to be clear.  That means:

- *Repeating instructions until people tell you to stop.*

- *Checking in with the team on a regular basis to cover expectations and values.*

- *Creating mid level managers who will help you reinforce clarity.*

When everyone is on the same page the team is stronger.  Whenever an issue pops up you’ll be able to tackle it together.

#### **LISTEN TO THEIR NEEDS **

Your ministers will have needs in order to succeed.  It could be anything from a pack of pens to dealing with a disconnected parent.  Either way you need to find ways of asking, “*How can I serve you?”*

Listening to their needs isn’t just about giving them what they want, it’s about showing them that you are invested.  A minister who knows that you have their back will build trust.

Your ministers are a huge part of your ministry’s success.  When you set up your team for success you build confidence, community and your ministry becomes a movement.

 [reminder] ***How do you set up your ministers for success? *** **[/reminder]

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