Comments for Mission Mobilizer http://www.missionmobilizer.com Resources and Discussion for mobilizers and recruiters Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on To “Recruit” or “Mobilize” by Peter Armstrong http://www.missionmobilizer.com/2007/07/26/to-recruit-or-mobilize/#comment-13 Peter Armstrong Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:10:25 +0000 http://www.missionmobilizer.com/2007/07/26/to-recruit-or-mobilize/#comment-13 We need to take a cue from universities. They use the term "admissions counselors." The word "counselor" communicates that the person is coming along side to help process a difficult choice and guide through the process while maintaining a level of neutrality. The trick is coming up with a good descriptor to come before "counselor." "Admissions" and "Career" are out. "Missions Career Counselor" is too long... how about "Mission Counselor", "Go Counselor", "Assignment Counselor", "Candidate Counselor", or "Field Counselor?" We need to take a cue from universities. They use the term “admissions counselors.” The word “counselor” communicates that the person is coming along side to help process a difficult choice and guide through the process while maintaining a level of neutrality. The trick is coming up with a good descriptor to come before “counselor.” “Admissions” and “Career” are out. “Missions Career Counselor” is too long… how about “Mission Counselor”, “Go Counselor”, “Assignment Counselor”, “Candidate Counselor”, or “Field Counselor?”

]]> Comment on To “Recruit” or “Mobilize” by Leslie http://www.missionmobilizer.com/2007/07/26/to-recruit-or-mobilize/#comment-4 Leslie Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:57:02 +0000 http://www.missionmobilizer.com/2007/07/26/to-recruit-or-mobilize/#comment-4 This is a really great website that has a good layout. I like how everything is shown very clearly and concisely. I agree with the distinction between recruiting and mobilizing. That's an important distinction that is wise to point out. Nice page. This is a really great website that has a good layout. I like how everything is shown very clearly and concisely. I agree with the distinction between recruiting and mobilizing. That’s an important distinction that is wise to point out. Nice page.

]]> Comment on To “Recruit” or “Mobilize” by Greg Fletcher http://www.missionmobilizer.com/2007/07/26/to-recruit-or-mobilize/#comment-3 Greg Fletcher Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:26:04 +0000 http://www.missionmobilizer.com/2007/07/26/to-recruit-or-mobilize/#comment-3 Hi Peter, I steadfastly resist the word "recruiter" because it brings up a couple of nasty connotations in my mind. One is that big tall guy who did his very dead-level best to get me to join the Army -- whether I wanted to join the Army or not!! -- when I was in high school. I want to run as far from that image as possible in my work for the sake of the Great Commission. The second image is the related. In the task of mobilizing, I don't want to ever try to get people what *I* want them to do. My only tool for leverage is what GOD is seeking to lead them into. I am very free in challenging young people to take seriously their call to be involved in Great Commission work, but I don't want them to ever get the idea that I want them to do something in "Country X" or with "my" agency because it is what *I* want for them. Mobilization is not about "rights and wrongs" nearly as much as it is about "match" and "fit". Our task is to try to help young people (and old...grin) find their fit IN OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST. It is about following HIM more than following me. So for me....it is definitely "Mobiliser" and not "Recruiter". :-) Hi Peter,
I steadfastly resist the word “recruiter” because it brings up a couple of nasty connotations in my mind.

One is that big tall guy who did his very dead-level best to get me to join the Army — whether I wanted to join the Army or not!! — when I was in high school. I want to run as far from that image as possible in my work for the sake of the Great Commission.

The second image is the related. In the task of mobilizing, I don’t want to ever try to get people what *I* want them to do. My only tool for leverage is what GOD is seeking to lead them into. I am very free in challenging young people to take seriously their call to be involved in Great Commission work, but I don’t want them to ever get the idea that I want them to do something in “Country X” or with “my” agency because it is what *I* want for them.

Mobilization is not about “rights and wrongs” nearly as much as it is about “match” and “fit”. Our task is to try to help young people (and old…grin) find their fit IN OBEDIENCE TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST. It is about following HIM more than following me.

So for me….it is definitely “Mobiliser” and not “Recruiter”. :-)

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