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So you wanna work for me?
So you want to work for Hillsong Church, perhaps serve with Hillsong Kids at a high level?
I got this idea while reading Beat the Clock by Jim Wideman who filtered out speaking invitations to get rid of tyre kickers.
What kind of person am I looking for to be part of the team?
- You better bleed/love/fight for the local church – Sure there are plenty of worthy causes out there, but our focus is Church, the one thing Jesus said he would build!
- Your second mile better be well travelled – Above and beyond should be your local cafe, over-delivery should be your courier company.
- I love great ideas, I hate great ideas poorly executed! – That is all.
- You need to understand the devil is in the details – the comma in 1,000 is important! My first question might be “how did the event go?”, my second will be one of the following; “did the church van get returned clean?”, “did our volunteers feel appreciated?”, “how many kids exactly were there?”, “did it grow from last year?”, “what can we improve next time?” etc.
- Are you committed to the vision of this house? – What’s in your hand right now at this moment in time is as important than what is in your heart for the future.
- Sure you work hard, but can you holiday hard? – When you take a break… take a break… 8 months of leave owing is not a good sign.
- I hope you believe that you are more important than the role you perform – Your well being matters, no workaholics/martyrs need apply.
- Tell me HOW you manage your time – If you can’t clearly explain/define it we gotta problem.
- The only way you can hope to survive and thrive is with God – Your job/role/task/mission will be more than you can handle, don’t come on expecting your talent/gifting is enough. Forget it, you will need God! (Although you will be a person who wouldn’t have it any other way).
- Everyday will require you being creative – Everyone is creative, just because your 3rd grade teacher didn’t give you a gold star on your painting of your dog Pedro, and gives it to Tommy Wilkinson instead — doesn’t define your life. You are creative.
- Expect to be inspected – Hey, if you’re not growing your volunteers probably aren’t.
- You will have to pay the price – I’m not sure exactly what that will be, but on regular occasions there will come something that will touch your treasure (that’s where your heart is).
- God will give you the desire of your heart – Tommy Barnett says hold on to a dream for five years, whatever you do — please dream big.
- Please have a sense of humour – At some point I will make fun of your name or Funny Man Dan will live up to his name. The team that laughs together… will probably laugh at your expense.
I could go on… really I could.
Setting the bar high is very important in ministry. Don’t just accept warm bodies both on Church staff and volunteer teams – sell a vision, one that will require work, the kind of vision YOU would want to be part of.
Sure some of these will seem contradictory – that’s the point. Welcome to life (and life abundant)!
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Great post – thanks for the kick in the shins. It’s making me re-evaluate what I want in my staff.
So, are you accepting resumes or not?
Very inspiring!
Greetings from Stockholm
No there aren’t any positions going at the moment
But when that season comes again, this list will still apply
Ok ok, I’ll take some holidays… Geesh.
(and you’re so not joking about the being creative everyday thing, I’ve learnt to be creative on demand now) you’re a great boss.
Really enjoyed this post. Great call and reminder to keep the bar raised.
great stuff! thanks for keeping the bar high
Great post. I think your list goes well beyond just working in children’s ministry. I think it applies to our lives in general. It’s a good personal inventory. I think I will file it away to refer back to every now and again to make sure I am staying on track. Thanks for the insight!
We’re not hiring, or looking to hire anytime in the future…
BUT, when we are, I’m bringing this list out.
Thanks for sharing, Dave!
Wow you could go on but you pretty much covered all your bases there. Might just steal that one…
I retweeted this great post. Just finished reading 4 obsessions of an effective executive so this was particularly poignant for me. I thought I would mention however should you want to hire me, my agent keeps my resume on file so you can contact him at the following:
Dan Lee-Archer (Kidmin Talent agent to the stars)
42 Wallaby Way
Sydney, Australia
Ah, A little Nemo reference, very classy. Although I tried to hire you in the past instead your agent recommended himself and got the job.
That would explain his little trip to the Cost that is Gold and him changing his cell phone number. Very sly that Dan very sly.