Leader Guide
GLOBAL TEAM LEADER GUIDE
NOTE FROM PASTOR JUSTIN MACK:
Firstofall,itisanabsolutehonorandprivilegetobeapartofachurchwhoseheartisglobalandiswillingtoinvestso muchintosupportingmissionariesandsendingteamsaroundtheworldtohelpful lltheGreatCommission.Second,thankyou forleadingaGlobalTeam!IbelieveitisanhonoreverytimeIgettoleadaGlobalTeam.Tobeapartofwatchingheartsandlives literallychangeastheygoandservethephysicalandspiritualneedswithourmissionariesissomethingthatshouldnevergetold anditismyprayerthatyoufeelthesameway Third,thereisalotofgoodandhelpfulinformationinthisTeamLeaderGuide, butIwanttobrie ynotefourcriticalthingsthatIbelievewillmakeahugedi erencebothinyourleadershipandintheteam’s experiences
1) Pastor.Pastoring,caringfor,andshepherdingyourteam
o Whenyouseesomeonestarttowander,literallyreachoutandhelpthem Talkwiththem, ndoutwhatis goingon,andpastorthem Pleaserememberthatteamprayer,devos,andsharingpersonaltestimoniesarea criticalpartofeveryGlobalTeamexperience
2) Prepare.Stayaheadoftheteam
o Pre-trip. Planonatleastanhourortwoeachweekforteamprepandfollow-up.Trytostayatleastoneor twoweeksaheadofthedeadlinesandpayments.
o On-trip Stayatleast24hoursaheadoftheteamduringthetrip Also,reviewwiththehostthegeneral day-to-dayplanbutthencon rmthedetailsofthenext24hourswiththehost,sothatyoucankeeptheteam informed
3) Platform.KnowhowtousetheonlineGlobalTeamportal(ManagedMissions)
o Withsomuchhelpfulinformationandsomanyusefultoolsyounowhaveastheteamleader,pleasebesure toutilizethetoolstomaximizeyourcommunication.
4) Personal Makeyourinvitationpersonal
o Whenrecruitingyourteam,rememberthatthereisabigdi erencebetweenawarenessandinvitation Personalinvitationsarekeytoseeingpeoplejoinyourteam Prayaboutwhotoinvitetobeapartoftheteam andinviteatleast2xthenumberofindividualsasthereareavailablespotsontheteam…beforethesignup date.
ThanksagainforallyoudotoinspireandunifyourglobalheartatRiverValleyChurch!!
JustinMack-GlobalProjectPastor
TEAM LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES
PRE-TRIP
o Recruit.Ateamtypically llsbecauseteammemberswerepersonallyinvitedbytheteamleader.Accordingtoastudyby HarvardBusinessSchool,peopleare34xmorelikelytosayyeswhenyouaskthemfacetoface!Ifyouneedanyideas, pleaseseetheTipsforRecruitingdocumentinManagedMissions
o Leadteammeetings:
o 15-2hourspermeetingforteambuilding,ministryprep,prayer,etc
o Pleasereference&utilizetheGlobalTeamTrainingGuide(senttoallteammembers).
o NotequestionsandattendanceandreachouttoGlobalTeamManagerafterwardifneeded.
o MonitoryourGlobalTeamportalinManagedMissions.Follow-upwithteammembersiftheyarelateonpayments orrequireddocuments
o Communicatewiththemissionaryhostaboutministryspeci csinthemonthsleadinguptotheteam’sdeparture TheGlobalTeamManagerwillintroduceyoutothemissionaryhostviaemailbeforeyour1stor2ndteammeeting,ifyou donotalreadyknowthem.
o ReviewteamleaderinformationintheGoogleDrivefolder.
o MeetwithGlobalProjectsta : 1) 30dayspriortodeparture-GlobalProjectPastor,AssociateGPPastor, orGlobalTeamManager
2) 1-3daysbeforeyoudepart-GlobalTeamManager(pickupitemsfortrip)
ON-TRIP
o Managetheteam. Remembertostay24hoursaheadofyourteam!
o Manageteam nancesanddocumentALLteampurchases.Whenyouhavetheoption,getareceipt.
o Coordinateministrywiththemissionaryhost.
o Lead/organizeteamdevotions.
POST-TRIP
o ConnectwithyourGlobalTeamManagerfortriprecap,feedback,budgetrecap,documentation,cashbagand portablespeaker.
o Scheduleteamreunionideallywithin3-6weeksofreturn. Askateammembertohostandhaveeveryonebring somethingtoshare
MANAGED MISSIONS
YourGlobalTeamportaliswhereyouwill ndallimportantinformationpertainingtoyourGlobalTeam Besuretocheckyour portalweeklyforupdatesandtocompleterequiredtasks.Astheteamleaderyouwillhaveleadershippermissioninyourteam’s portal.Youwillhaveleadertaskstobecompletedandcheckedo byyou.Youwillalsoseeteammembertasks.Automatic reminderemailswillbesenttotheteam.Alldeadlinereminderemailsaresentafewdaysbeforeand1or2daysafterdeadlines. Emailsaresentforthefollowingitems:payments,requiredforms,requiredtasks wwwmanagedmissionscom
SAMPLE TEAM MEETING AGENDAS
TEAMMEETING#1-(2-3weeksafterregistrationclosesandbeforethe2ndpayment&requiredformsdeadline)
1) Thismeetingisfocusedonsettingthetone,gettingtoknowoneanother,andreviewingtheTrainingGuide
2) LeaderIntro:introduceyourself,whatyoudoatchurch,whyyouareexcitedaboutthisteam
3) TeamIntros:name,reasonforjoiningtheglobalteam,icebreakerquestion
4) Shareaboutmissionaryhost/organization
5) HighlightpertinentitemsfromtheTrainingGuide
6) Housekeepingitems:reviewtripdates,deadlines,teammeetingdates,teamattitude/ exibility/unity,etc
7) Setexpectationsforspiritualpreparation:prayer,fasting,unity,etc
8) PrayerandBibleReading(RecommendActs1:8)
TEAMMEETING#2-(4-6weeksafterthe1stteammeeting)
1) Setatoneofpositivity,eagerness,andunity
2) Reintroduceteammembers:Namesandicebreaker
3) PrayerandBiblereading(RecommendMatthew9:37-38)
4) Missionaryhostupdates,ministryspeci cs,culture
5) Tentativeschedulefortheteam(BeFLEXIBLE–itcouldchange!)
6) HighlightpertinentitemsfromtheTrainingGuide
7) Housekeepingitems:Flightdetails, nalteammeeting,paymentreminders,othertimesensitiveinformation
TEAMMEETING#3-(1-3weekspriortodeparture)
1) Icebreakerorteamgame
2) PrayerandBibleReading(RecommendRomans10:13-15)
3) Missionaryhostupdates,ministryspeci cs,ministrysupplies,culture
4) Reviewschedule(BeFLEXIBLE–itcouldchange!)
5) Flightinformation,airportmeetinginfo,packingreminders,suitcaserequirements-quantity&weight
6) Ifneeded:Disperseteamsuppliesoritemsthatneedtobebroughtover
7) Reiterateexpectationsandposture:unity, exibility,servanthood
8) Finalreminders
9) Prayer(remindertofast)
10)
TEAMREUNION-(Within3-6weeksofreturn)
1) Gather,pray,eatamealtogether,yousetthetoneastheleader
2) WatchtheWilliamBordenvideotogether (ClicklinkandseevideowithPs RobandPs Justin)
3) Shareastory/testimonyfromreturning
4) Encourageeveryonetogetinvolvedinservingattheircampusandjoinasmallgroup,ifnotalready.
5) Askwhoiswillingtoprayaboutwhethertheyaresupposedtobepartofthe500?ShareabouttheMissionaryAction Plan(MAP)Moreinfocanbefoundhere:MissionaryActionPlan
6) EncourageeveryonetothinkofonepersonthathasneverbeenonaGlobalTeamthattheycansharetheirexperience withandencouragethemtoGOorinvitethemtodoavirtualglobalteamtogether
WHAT IS MY ROLE? - TEAM EXERCISE
EverybelieverhasaroletoplayintheGreatCommission!We’vecreatedanexercisewewanteachteammembertogothroughto helpthemdiscernandliveoutthatrole Hereishowwerecommendyouleadthisexercisewithyourteam:
● Askeachteammemberstoprayfor veminutesthroughthecardswhileholdingthemintheirhands
￮ Righthand:Holdthecardstheyarewillingtogiveanunquali ed‘yes’to
￮ Lefthand:Holdthecardstheyhavehesitationabout
￮ It’soktobevulnerablehere!ThisisthetimetobehonestwithourselvesandGod.
● Haveadiscussiononthehesitationswiththeteam.Askthemwhatpartsabouttherolearetheyresistantto,they mighthaveproblemswith,orwhattheymightneedsomeclari cationon
￮ Fortherolesgivenanunquali ed‘yes’,askthemwhattheycanstartdoingtomorrowthatwilladvancethem inthatrole Inmostcasesit’sgoingtobemorethanoneroleandthat’sagoodthing
● Herearesomenextstepoptionswerecommendandtheroletheyareassociatedwith
○ GO-TextTHE500to94000andregisterfortheMAP
○ PRAY-TextPRAY500to94000toadoptanumberofthe500
○ SEND-CreateaPlan,Vision,andDreamforyourKingdomBuildersgiving
○ MOBILIZE-InvitesomeoneontoafutureVirtualGlobalTeamwithyou
○ WELCOME-Inviteanunchurchedpersonfromanothercountrytodinneratyourhouse
GLOBAL TEAMS FAQS
1 Whencananindividualregister/sign-upforateam?
○ RegistrationopensatnoononMondays–onthespeci cdatelistedonthewebsite
○ Registrationis rstcome, rstserved.
2. HowdoesanindividualreservetheirspotonaGlobalTeam?
o Onlineapplication,deposit,andvalidpassportveri cation-colorcopyofpassportorveri cationofpassport status/receipt-internationalteamsonly
3 DoIneedtoattendRiverValleyChurchtogoonaGlobalTeam?
○ No,however,wedorequireeveryteammembertocompleteallrequiredformsandful llallteamexpectations
○ Wealsoaskthatyouwaittoregisteruntil1weekaftertheteamopensinordertogiveRiverValleyattendeespriority.
4. ThelocationforaGlobalTeamcansometimesbeportrayedasascaryplaceviathenewsormedia.WhatshouldIsay?
o Healthandsafetyareperhapstwoofthegreatestconcernsformostpeopletravelingtoplacestheyhaveneverbeento before RiverValleyChurchandthesta ofGlobalProjecttakebothveryseriously
o Oftenwhenanindividualdecidestogotoaplacetheyhaveneverbeen,boththeindividualandtheirfamilybeginto listenmorecloselytowhatishappeningwithinthatparticularcountry WeregularlymonitortheUS State Department’sTravelWarningsandAlerts
5. TheteamIwantedtojoin lledupquickly,canIbeputonawaitinglist?
○ Yes! SendanemailtotheGlobalTeamManagerassignedtothatteam.
6 CanIusefrequent- yermilesorpurchasemyairlineticketseparately?
○ Weaskthatyoureservemilesandspecialtickets(pilotstatus,etc)fornon-GlobalTeamtravelasthoserequestscan becomechallengingandextraworktoprocess
7. DoItrulyneedtogetmypaymentorrequireditemsinatthedeadlinesordoIhavemoregrace/extensionifneeded?
o Fulltrippaymentisnotdueupfrontatthetimeofregistration.However,weneedtopurchaseairfare,sendground costs,paytransportation,buyinsurance,securevisas,etc.DeadlinesaretheFINALdatesthatyouturninpayments anditems.Thesedatesareinplacetomeethostcountrydeadlines.
8 Willmyteamdoagroupfundraiser?
○ Wedonotcoordinategroupfundraisers Duetothenumberofparticipantsandteams,wewanttoavoidconstant teamfundraisers Wedoprovideasamplesupportletterforeachteammembertosendtofamily,friendsand co-workers,aswellasgivetipsonhowtoe ectivelypersonallyfundraise.
9. HowdoImakeapaymentforaGlobalTeammember?
o Paymentscanbemadebycheck,cash,orcreditcard.Ifusingacreditcard,herearethesteps.
1)rivervalley.org>ClickonGO,thenGlobalTeams
2)FindtheGlobalTeamyouareonandclickonthepicture
3)ClickDONATE>ChooseParticipant
10 Canateammemberextendtheirstay?
○ Itispossible,howeveritisdiscouraged Ifabletoaccommodate,thereisaGlobalProjectadministrativefeeof$200, plusanyadditionalairfarecosts TheteammemberwouldneedtolettheGlobalTeamManagerknowimmediately uponregistration
11. WheredotheextrafundsgoifIdroporraisemorefundsthanneeded?
○ Fundsarerestrictedtotheteam’sexpenses.Ifthereareextrafunds,mosttimestheyareusedtowardaprojectonsite orthemissionaryo ering.
12 I’mverypassionateaboutmissionsafterbeingapartofthisGlobalTeam WhatcanIdo?
o JointheMAP(MissionaryActionPlan)
o JoinExplore
o Supportamissionaryinprayerand nancialsupport
o Serveyourcommunity
o Serveatyourcampus
o VolunteerintheGlobalProjectdepartmentatourCentralMinistriesBuilding
13 I’minterestedinservingintheGlobalProjectdepartment HowdoIgetinvolved?
o Emailglobalproject@rivervalleyorg