Inviting People to Serve in Your Ward | An Interview with Grant Collins

Grant Collins graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a
degree in Accounting and is the director of People Operations at
Nimbl. At Church he is currently an elders quorum instructor and
has previously served as first and second bishopric counselor,
Sunday School teacher, and elders quorum president. Links "Giving
is a Skill" podcast on Apple and on Spotify. JustServe.org Offering
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Highlights 3:10 Introduction to Grant and his work and podcast,
Giving is a Skill 7:00 People wait till they are rich or retired to
get involved with giving. 7:45 How Grant got involved in
philanthropy and giving 9:30 If giving is a skill how does one
develop it? 11:50 The challenge with YSA members is that they
aren’t seen as adults. We need to give people the chance to serve
so they can grow. 13:45 How do leaders help people get involved?
Set expectations and agreements before giving out a calling and
then follow up with them to see how it's going and make sure that
they are following through. 17:20 The misconception that young
single adults are too busy. However, because of automation and
working at home we actually have more time than ever but its being
sucked up by social media and Netflix. We have to learn to
distribute our time and pour back into our community. 21:30 Setting
up infrastructure in a college YSA ward. Set up clear agreements
and follow ups. Let people know what to expect and make sure they
are ok with it. 22:45 How can we help students in a heavy career
period to invite them into the grass roots giving experience that
the church offers? 24:50 Don’t dismiss individuals that seem too
busy. Continue to follow up with these individuals to serve. Maybe
it’s not the right time to serve but maybe in two months it will be
the right time. We can’t shame or guilt people into serving. Give
them a choice and respect them. 30:30 We focus too much on people
participating and doing a calling that we forget that the focus
should be on gaining a relationship with Jesus. Help people with
their conversion. 33:50 We shouldn’t be inventing callings so that
people can serve. See the ward as a vehicle to make an impact in
our communities. Make an impact outside of what is going on in
church on Sunday. 35:35 Grant shares how they have been able to
connect and bless the community and get young single adults
involved in giving. It helps members feel connected and involved.
41:10 Making an impact beyond your ward and your calling. People
don’t need a formal calling to be able to serve. Make connections
with groups in the community and serve there. 45:45 All we need is
Google to find projects and groups in the community. Leaders should
find a way to connect with these groups. 47:30 The leader's role
isn’t to solve the problems and bring the solution to the
community. The leader's role is to find the problem, bring it to
the community, and invite everybody to solve it. 49:10 YSA wards
get treated like EFY. We need to give them space to solve problems
and be involved. It shouldn’t be a hand-catered experience. 53:20
What if people could count on our word? How could it change their
experience? 58:00 Instead of what wondering "What would Jesus do?"
think of "Where Jesus would be?" If you know where He would be then
you can understand better what He would do. The Leading Saints
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