Recruiting Announcements
July 6, 2008
The recruiting announcements below were written and used by Dick Gruber, Children’s Pastor in Bloomington, Minnesota. Each was placed, one at a time, in the Sunday bulletin. The purpose of these advertisements was not only to recruit workers, but to give visibility to the need for workers and to pass on the philosophy of ministry to children at the Bloomington church.
Do you like eating the middle of the Oreo first? Do you ever wish you could just play with blocks? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then I’m looking for you. Let me help you find a place of ministry in our children’s department. You will have definite duties with precise expectations and a limited time of service. Call me this week. I care for kids and I care for you. Pastor Dick Gruber
Summer is almost here. Many of our people take vacations. Each Sunday this summer, we will need quality helpers and teachers to serve our children who have not gone camping or joined a world Holy Land Tour. If you can serve any Sunday this summer in a one time, substitute role, call me at (phone #). Thanks! Pastor Dick Gruber.
My birthday is in May. Each year I reflect on the wonderful teachers I had when I was a little boy. You can influence a boy or girl through your faithfulness in helping or teaching in our children’s departments. If you would like to be trained to impact the life of a child, call me. Your call will make my birthday happy! Pastor Dick Gruber.
Minnesota in August! There’s nothing like sitting in a fishing boat listening to the buzzing of a hungry flock of north woods mosquitoes moving in for a fresh evening meal. The only thing I can compare that feeding frenzy to is the snack time in our four year olds classroom. It’s not really that bad. Is it? I invite you to take a look for yourself. Sign up this week to assist in one of our preschool classrooms. It’s more fun than being the main course at a mosquito feed.
Give us a hand! Now stop that clapping. You know what I mean. We need helpers each week in our children’s department. Call me and experience the joy of serving Jesus Himself by serving His children.
Has God been waking you in the middle of the night to pray? He has done that to me too. I have been praying for our preschoolers. They need faithful servants. Reliable adult believers who will help them to grow in grace and truth. Next time you wake up to pray, intercede for the children. If you desire to put feet to those prayers call me. I’ll be glad to help you find a place of service.
Is God interested in small children? Yes! Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me.” I believe that everyone in the Body of Christ has been given abilities that can be used to raise up an army of children who love God. You can become involved in “letting” the children come to Jesus this Sunday. Give me a call. I’ll help you discover your place in this great design.
Do you find your foot tapping during song service? Do you ever wish you could jump up and down in an environment of total acceptance? Look no further. Our two’s, three’s, and four’s need jumpers and shakers. You say you can’t teach? That’s OK! You can help children grow in their excitement towards God as an assistant in one of our classes. Contact Pastor Dick, today.
For children, play is work. It is through play that boys and girls learn to socialize, resolve conflict, and overcome obstacles. It is through play that our children learn about Jesus, the Bible, and obeying their parents. Come play in the preschool school of the Bible this week. Our teachers are looking for helpers who have not forgotten the importance of playing. Contact Pastor Dick, today.
I know! You and your Christian friends are looking for some ministry in which you can all serve together. Wayne Tesch once said, “True Christian growth comes as friends serve faithfully in the harvest field of life.” Look no further. The harvest field is here. Contact Pastor Dick today and he will help you and your friends find a place of meaningful service and growth in our church.
It is rumored that helping in our preschool department actually improves your golf score! True or not, all of the praying and playing, and serving our small ones does have a positive affect on your spiritual living. You are the kind of person who spends a couple of hours on the golf course each week. This improves your physical and mental condition. I challenge you to spend the same amount of time serving children this week. Serving Jesus through serving children will improve your spiritual condition. Who knows, perhaps your golf score will improve as well.
Do like to cut and paste? When you walk by the crayola counter at Target, do you secretly wish you could buy a box of 64? If this is you, I need your help. I am looking for men and women who like arts and crafts. This is the year that I wish to establish craft coordinators for our preschool department. Give my office a call. As a craft coordinator, you’ll never have to teach a lesson. Call me today and become a blessing to our wonderful preschool children.
“Get out the crayolas and the glue sticks, we are going to have church!” Do you ever wish Pastor would open his sermon this way? If so, you are the person I’m praying for. I need you to become a craft coordinator in a preschool classroom. All you will ever get to do is prepare and assist children in an artsy-craftsy Bible learning activity. Give me a call and bless the next generation.
Our Early childhood department is looking for teams of excited, born-again, Spirit-filled Christians. Gather three or four of your friends and help me one Sunday each month. Think of it! You and your best friends can serve children together. This is not only fun, but it will reap eternal benefits as you minister to these young saints. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity! Call me when you’ve gathered your team.
You say you can’t teach? That’s all right! I have plenty of teachers. I need helpers! What does a helper do? A helper talks to children, making each boy and girl feel loved and special. A helper plays with blocks and play dough and as he/she talks to children about Jesus’ love. A helper prays for boys and girls. Call me today and help some wonderful children learn to love Jesus!
The children of Bloomington Assembly Of God need you! Don’t look around. Quit pretending you are not reading this. Our kids need you. You have special gifts and abilities that can be used for God’s glory in the children’s department. Contact Pastor Gruber today and he will help you discover your place in the wonderful world of ministry to children.
Be part of a growing team! Every Sunday morning over one hundred volunteers serve Jesus by serving our children at Bloomington Assembly Of God. These people are trained cared for and placed in ministries which utilize individual and corporate talents. We are currently praying for and seeking teachers and helpers for the Toddler 1 & 2 during School of the Bible hour, the Four Year Olds during SOTB, the Two Year Olds during 10:30 service and enrollment secretaries before SOTB and the 10:30 service. If you have questions or interest, give me a call. Pastor Dick Gruber (phone #).
Somebody loves you! That’s the overwhelming theme of our children’s ministries here at BAG. Children need someone to love them and frankly, we adults need to be loved. The perfect meshing of this human need is happening every Sunday in our nursery, toddler, and preschool classes. Give me a call and come and help in our children’s classes. Somebody does love you and needs to be loved by you.
NO EXCUSES! hurt my foot in August. My head ached and I was tired. Amazingly these excuses, although true, did not keep me from ministry in your child’s class. Children need faithful, loving believers to share with them the Gospel of Christ. NO EXCUSES! Jesus, in the life of a small child, is waiting for you to put aside excuses and begin helping in a Sunday school or church time class. Give me a call when you decide to get in the ministry. Remember, NO EXCUSES! Pastor Dick Gruber, (phone #).
