Kingdom Leaders are Recruiters
Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him. Mark 1:16-20 ESV
Jesus was regularly extending invitations to others to join with Him in His mission. Some, like the two sets of brothers, said ‘yes,’ but others refused (see Mark 10:21-22). He did not coerce, beg, or cajole. He simply invited them to come with Him and engage in the greatest enterprise the world has ever known.
As Kingdom leaders we too are constantly inviting others to join with us in our God-given mission. It main mean we ask them to ‘lay down their nets’ and join us vocationally. It may also mean that we ask them to invest their money in our work. It will most certainly mean that we recruit their intercession for us when they pray, bringing us before the throne of grace and fighting with us against our unseen foe.
Dr. Bobby Clinton says this about recruiting, “Effective leaders view leadership selection and development as a priority function in their ministry. As they recruit they will be drawn to those who have embryonic qualities and traits like their own. They see in their recruits their own potential of years before. Here is [John] Maxwell’s context around the quote.
“Effective leaders are always on the lookout for good people. I think each of us carries around a mental list of what kind of people we would like to have in our organization. Now, what will determine whether the people you want are the people you get, whether they will possess the qualities you desire? You may be surprised by the answer. Believe it or not, who you get is not determined by what you want. It’s determined by who you are. In most situations, you draw people to you who possess the same qualities you do. That’s the Law of Magnetism: Who you are is who you attract.”
“So we as leaders have even more reason to work on our ‘beingness.’ Recruitment depends on our ‘beingness.’ Don’t forget, ministry flows out of being-even the ongoing business of challenging others into the battle.”
Don’t shrink back or be bashful about inviting others to join you in the greatest adventure the world has ever known! Remember, “Like attracts like!”
Developing Kingdom Leaders - Tom Yeakley 