Prophecy = Easy Recruiting

I just read a list of the top ten obstacles to recruiting for a Christian Education Ministry.  Number one was obvious, a lack of prayer!  We don't have because we don't ask!  

But it was the last one that really got me: "People's lack of confidence in themselves."  Recently, we've had a few different people join our church (I didn't ask them if I could share this, so I'll leave their names out), and when asked why they they joined, why they decided to keep coming, they said that it was because of the encouragement they felt when they were around!  They had never been encouraged like that in their entire lives!  They said that it was no one person in particular, but that it came from every side, all the time.  They got addicted to it!  They loved being around the church and started to get really involved, because for the first time in their lives, people weren't condemning them all the time, telling them everything they were doing wrong, being negative about their lives!  They were surrounded by people who built them up, and told them what a great job they were doing!  Therefore, they got more involved, and more involved.

That's called Prophecy!! 1 Corinthians 14:1-3, says that prophecy is "strengthening, encouragement, comfort"!!  When the American church gets a hold of that concept, the church will explode!  What a contrast between God's people and the world!   If we become a ministry that can prophecy over everyone that walks through our doors, we will never lack for volunteers.

I need your help to do this!  I need you to see your job as a Children's Ministry worker, not only to minister to the children in your care, but to every parent, every helper, everyone you come into contact with.  Prophecy over them by strengthening, encouraging, comforting.  People won't be able to stay away!