Shift Breakout Session 4 – Building Teams

• Team – Know what you are looking for
• Team Members must have:
  • Heart – a heart for Jesus
  • Passion – must have a passion for students
  • Availability – must be available for the students
  • Chemistry – must be like-minded people and must “fit” with the team. Not an age thing.  Say no to volunteers.
    • questions to ask in interview –
      • Their story
      • what do they like to do for fun
      • some hard things they have been through
• What kind of people are you looking for?
• The real pastors – are the volunteers
  • Must train them – 
    • provide a field manual with how to lead a small group, ask the right questions, etc
    • Once a month have training
    • Once a year go on a retreat – share stories
    • Families – has a family leader that loves on 8 leaders
  • Live – goes through the way that they are living
  • Show up – page of what they have to show up for 
    • program
    • all-nighters
    • emotionally show up
    • spiritually show up
  • relate – build relationships with students
    • pray for them
    • get to them
    • what they are excited about
    • what their families are like
  • pastor – 

Misc. Notes:

• 2 training sessions before the year session started after recruiting new volunteers
• Field Manual stuff:
  • clear expectations
• Training
  • 2 2 hour sessions
    • goes over field book
    • what the topics will be for the year
    • How to talk to students without giving them the answers, let them figure it out themselves
• They have a thing called the forum during the student service where parents come together and talk about issues. It is led by a trusted parent.