In order for churches to retain their people, it is important that those people discover a ministry within the church.  When people can feel they are part of group, particularly a small group within the church, and when they feel they are providing a needed ministry within the church, they will be far more likely to stay.

Effective, growth-minded churches will always want to be looking for new avenues of ministry, and the ideal situation is to find out what people enjoy doing, what they are gifted to do, and provide an environment for them to minister in that area. Someone might enjoy working with plants and could maintain an area on the church grounds. Someone else may have a good working knowledge of computers and could work in some area of media ministry. Another may enjoy reading and could be of great value ministering through the church library. The possibilities are endless. The ideal situation is not to simply fill a limited list of jobs with some people, but to allow people to minister the gifts that God has given them.

One man loved to restore cars and do things in the area of auto mechanics, so he took the lead in getting a number of other men to have a day, a couple of times of year, when they gave all the senior adults and single moms in the church a complete car check-up.

God blesses those who minister in His name, and ministry is any service performed for God’s glory.