How to Select a Person

[WORDpictures]

Originally Posted by kbob

Will he/she take the hit. . . does the buck stop with him or her?. . .

That gave me another idea. Avoid having to choose between the two guys - bring in a "girl" to take charge! Well. . . just a fleeting thought.

Kbob, I always appreciate your social sensitivity.

[kbob]

Originally Posted by WORDpictures

That gave me another idea. Avoid having to choose between the two guys - bring in a "girl" to take charge! Well. . . just a fleeting thought.

Kbob, I always appreciate your social sensitivity.

I wasn't even aware I was doing the socially sensitive thing-just another God thing this time, I suppose. He gets the glory anyway, any time I do something right. I take the hits when I miss the mark. It's a deal we have, God and me.

[WORDpictures]

Originally Posted by cw4u

...I just want to choose the best person, and I don't really know who to pick.

So how did this work out?

[cw4u]

Well, I'm still in the decision process. I have until late May or early June. I just like to have all of my plans in order. One of the kids, freaked out one night when he was running propresenter. He didn't know what to do, and told me to do it. That makes me lean toward the other individual, but I'm still running them through some tests.

I am probably expecting too much out of both of them. I'm the type of person who is up at the church at least three days each week usually for five or six hours each day. I'm there for every rehearsal, every practice, every special event, and almost every service. Our senior media ministry adult instilled in me that I should do everything to the best of my ability, be as active as possible, go beyond the expectations of others, and above all glorify God.

I know their youth, but so am I.

I would like to find a person who is like that, but I don't really expect that to happen.

Do you think I ask too much of these people? Is that too much to ask of a youth member?

[WORDpictures]

Originally Posted by cw4u

Do you think I ask too much of these people? Is that too much to ask of a youth member?

Well, I admire your dedication to serve and the maturity of your concern. This could be more about personality than age or maturity. Adults are the same way. Some of us intensely focus our time and efforts in a few areas and others have more casual involvement but through many activities. The positive you can focus on for now (to keep your spirits positive) is that these youth are involved and willing to help - even if they get flustered on occasion.

[frank]

One thing I'd want to use as a yardstick for making that decision is to determine if one has more of a joy for serving than the other. Attitude/mindset is crucial.

[tedanderson]

by that I mean does the buck stop with him or her, or do they have a reason/excuse when asked what went wrong?-most Pastors and MoM don't want reasons, they just want to know it won't happen again.

Ok.. Time out- If someone specifically asks me "What went wrong?" I would think that they would want an exact answer pertaining to their inquiry. Otherwise would they not simply say, "I don't like what happened. Please make sure that it does not happen again." or would they really ask a "what happened" question when they were really seeking reassurance?

That's just a rhetorical question but if you want to test your candidates, maybe a few unexpected curve balls and obsticles would be in order to see how well they handle themselves and the situation.

[thelmuth]

Originally Posted by tedanderson

Ok.. Time out- If someone specifically asks me "What went wrong?" I would think that they would want an exact answer pertaining to their inquiry. Otherwise would they not simply say, "I don't like what happened. Please make sure that it does not happen again." or would they really ask a "what happened" question when they were really seeking reassurance?

When our pastor asks what went wrong in a situation like this he doesn't want technical details that he wouldn't understand.
What he wants to know is "do we know what happened so that it won't happen again?".

[Paris MkVI]

This story just ended a year and a half ago. I am curious about how it turned out!

For consideration, here's the criteria I use when I consider a person for a servant leadership position. . .

They need to be a committed Christian.
They need to have leadership gifts and abilities.
They need creative and technical skills to realize your tech potential.

The above three are most important, and are considered in this order of priority.

They need to understand praising publicly, critique privately – and constructively.
They need to value affirmation and appreciation.
They need to be willing to work with team members who may need extra grace.
They need to be an effective communicator.

[cw4u]

Wow. I can't believe that this has been so long ago. It certainly doesn't feel that way.

I did find a guy that I know will be an excellent person to take my place when I head on to college.

The individual is a great Christian, and is very committed to his work. I've had the privilege to serve with him for quite some time, and he's so dedicated to the task. And, he sees the ministry side of what we do along with the technical side. Another thing I've noticed is that he always keeps me on schedule as well. If I forget something, he always sends me a text and reminds me about it.

On top of that, his technical abilities are above anyone elses in the group. I've spent many hours with him on a catwalk, on a computer, on a sound board. The guy has an understanding and craving for knowledge that I believe will make him very successful in his future post.

Right now, I've let him take my position for about the duration of a month. My youth minister and I discuss how the technical side of things goes each Wednesday night after our two services. From these meetings, I'll go back with this guy and offer him some advice/insight. (Like I have any, lol)

I think the biggest challenge for me is to transition the team from depending on me to relying on themselves. It's something that I've found is more difficult than I would've thought.