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Proactive and Reactive Training
Your small group leaders need different training at different points during the year. There might even be something said for different training for different levels of experience, as well. Does a rookie leader need more attention than someone who is an experienced facilitator? Of course, here’s the 2 ways we’re looking at helping all leaders with basic training and caring for those who need more:
Proactive training
Right now our small group leaders meet every Tuesday or Wednesday night in The Refinery for family dinner, training and fellowship. Each group of small group leaders has a coach, and they talk about their individual small groups, pray together and then experience a formal training. There’s typically a good mix of veteran and rookie leaders in each group, which gives a healthy perspective and balance to each group. In reality there is no choice on the training - we are being proactive with a basic set of training for all of our leaders for the first 10 weeks of the year to print HSM’s vision and DNA on the entire program.Reactive training
But, things are about to change. With just three weeks left all meeting in the same building, we’re moving to a reactive training capacity. No longer will we meet together weekly for training (we’ll have just one time in January and a party planned in June), but we will respond as our leaders have needs. The foundation has been set for the year proactively, but we’re always ready and quick to respond when someone has a question or a need.
JG
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