Mission Mobilizer

So which is it? Recruiting or mobilizing? These terms are very often used interchangeably and so perhaps it might be useful that my first post on this blog discusses what I see as the difference between these two terms. I believe the term “recruiter” implies that one is recruiting for a specific organization, company, or mission.It is limited to what the recruiter is recruiting “for”.It implies that there is a specific organization or mission for which the recruiter is trying to fill spaces.

I personally prefer the term “mobilizer”. When the term “mobilizer” is used, it implies that the mobilizer is moving someone in a general direction, not towards a specific position. For my personal philosphy, mobilizer is a more appropriate term because my passion is to move people towards conscious involvement in the Missio Dei, something that is very general in terms of the opportunities available. When someone says they are a recruiter, the most obvious question is, “Who do you recruit for?” When someone is a mobilizer, I see the question as, “What do you mobilize towards?” A person who is recruited fills a position. A person who is mobilized moves in a given direction.

I am called to move people into a conscious involvement in the missio Dei. I honestly don’t care so much where they end up serving, as long as they know they are serving where God has called them, that they are using the gifts God has given them, and that they are being salt and light.