Leadership Seminar
WHAT IS IT? Leadership Training for individuals leading small groups. This training was built for our short-term trip Team Leads. It gives our Team Leads the tools they need to plan a well-structured trip and develop high performing teams who are ready for action, including dealing with conflict and having productive conversations with disgruntled team members. Of course, the training also gives Team Leads the information they need to prepare their team members for the trip they are taking and for communication with the hosts they are serving.
WHO’S IT FOR? Anyone who desires to lead a church or campus small group. The full course is required for our Team Leads and with them in mind. Our desire is for our Team Leads to help team members have a fruitful experience serving the church to which they travel and to ensure that host churches enjoy the teams that come to serve them.
TIME COMMITMENT: Approximately 2 hours of preparation work every two weeks plus bi-weekly 90 minute online training sessions for 18 weeks.
COST: Free to RPGM Short-Term Team Leads. $150 for all others.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
Leaders who have a framework for designing team life and ministry around four components of small groups: Worship, Nurture, Mission and Community.
Leaders who understand the stages of interactions that teams naturally pass through and are ready to lead their team successfully through those stages ready for action.
Leaders with skills to handle conflict within a team and deal productively with team members who have become disgruntled.
Teams who are well-prepared to provide good service and encouragement to the host church whom they are serving.
PREREQUISITES FOR JOINING:
A desire to serve the church by leading outreach and service-oriented small groups.
Team Leads will need to be mature members of a RPCNA or NAPARC congregation and have a mature walk with Christ and healthy relationship to the church.
A willingness to commit to attending all 9 training sessions along with completing reading assignments.