🎥 Video 11C Transcript: Raising Up Ten Future Leaders Through Your Chaplain Practice

Hi, I am Haley, a Christian Leaders Institute presenter.

In this video, I want to give you a multiplication vision for your chaplain practice.

A healthy local chaplain practice should not end with one faithful person.

It should begin there, but over time, it can grow into something much more.

One powerful question to ask is this:

Who are the ten people I could help raise up for ministry?

Not ten clones of me.
Not ten people forced into the same role.
Not ten people carrying the exact same calling.

But ten future servants who may grow into roles such as officiants, chaplains, ministry coaches, or ministers.

This kind of vision changes the way you lead.

Instead of only asking, “How can I keep this ministry going?”
you begin asking, “How can this ministry multiply through others?”

That is a very important shift.

First, this vision helps you notice people differently.

You begin looking for faithfulness.
You begin looking for teachability.
You begin looking for compassion, steadiness, humility, and spiritual hunger.

Some people may be natural encouragers.
Some may be gifted listeners.
Some may care deeply about weddings, funerals, or ceremonial ministry.
Some may show a strong burden for chaplaincy.
Some may have wisdom for coaching.
Some may grow toward broader ministerial leadership.

When you begin seeing people this way, your chaplain practice becomes not only a place of care, but also a place of discernment.

Second, this vision gives people a real opportunity to grow.

Many people have never been told that there is a pathway for them.

They may love the Lord.
They may want to serve.
They may already be helping informally.
But they do not yet know that Christian Leaders Institute offers ministry training, and that Christian Leaders Alliance offers study-based ordination pathways for those who qualify.

That means part of your role is simply to share the opportunity.

You can say something like this:

“I see something in you. You care about people. You show maturity. If you ever want to explore formal ministry preparation, there are training pathways through Christian Leaders Institute and ordination opportunities through Christian Leaders Alliance. You do not have to decide everything today, but I want you to know the door is there.”

That kind of invitation is simple, dignified, and non-pressuring.

Third, share the opportunity in a way that is relational, not sales-like.

Do not make it sound like recruiting for a program.
Make it sound like opening a door for calling.

You are not trying to collect enrollments.
You are helping people discern whether God may be drawing them into a deeper level of service.

That means you share personally.
You share prayerfully.
You share with real examples.
You explain that there are different kinds of pathways.

Some may pursue officiant training.
Some may explore chaplaincy.
Some may grow into ministry coaching.
Some may be called toward ministerial service.

Not everyone will take the next step.
That is okay.

The goal is not pressure.
The goal is clarity and invitation.

Fourth, let your local chaplain practice become a living example of ministry formation.

When people see faithful care, steady boundaries, healthy oversight, and real spiritual fruit, they begin to understand what ministry can look like.

Your practice becomes a place where future leaders can observe.
They can assist.
They can ask questions.
They can begin serving in small ways.
They can test their calling in a grounded setting.

In many ways, that is how multiplication happens best.
People do not only hear about ministry.
They see it.
They experience it.
They begin participating in it.

Fifth, think long-term.

Some of the ten may move quickly.
Some may take years.
Some may never pursue formal recognition, but still become strong volunteers and helpers.
Others may become ordained officiants, recognized chaplains, trained coaches, or ministers.

Do not force the outcome.
Just stay faithful in the process.

Here is the mistake to avoid:
do not keep ministry so centered on yourself that no one else can imagine growing.

A stronger path is this:
pray for ten,
watch for ten,
encourage ten,
guide ten,
and share the opportunity with ten.

That kind of vision can change a church.
It can strengthen a Soul Center.
It can build a real ministry pipeline in your community.

A local chaplain practice should not only care for today’s needs.
It can also help raise up tomorrow’s servants.

And that is one of the most beautiful ways ministry multiplies.