Understanding Your Context
- Outline the role that you play in the Primary Ministry Placement and the role of others that you will be serving with. by record your responses to the What, Who, Where, When, Why.
- Outline the agreed rules for the behaviour of students and participants in the group setting.
- Outline the process to follow if there is a behaviour breach.
- You must keep records of group interactions in the Tyndale Hours Tracker recording meetings, planning and preparation, and attendance at Primary Ministry Placement. Outline any other records required for your Primary Ministry Placement.
Understanding the Resources Available
- Outline what you can about the resources you will have available to use to achieve the objectives of your Primary Ministry Placement.
- What information is available for you to use? (Books, internet resources, DVD’s, staff knowledge, etc)
- What facilities are available to you? (Hall, Basketball court, oval, sound system, projector screen, etc)
- What equipment/materials are available to you? (Sporting equipment, paper, pens, pencils, Computer, etc)
- What administrative support is available? Is there someone who can help you to make this happen and what can they assist you with?
- Who will facilitate of meetings- will this be you or another person? Will you be required to have your own meetings to organise activities?
- What type of skills/expertise will I need to be most effective? Do I have these? How do I develop these skills?
Setting S.M.A.R.T Goals
- What is the vision of your Primary ministry placement? What might success look like? (What the end result of your work would be if it were wildly successful)
- What is your mission within the Primary ministry placement?
- What are your goals for your Primary ministry placement? Set SMART goals (9 P’s): Write down at least one goal for each of the 9 areas for a better youth ministry:
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- Purpose:
- Personal:
- Pastoring:
- Productivity:
- Place:
- Programs:
- Preaching:
- People:
- Promotion:
- Summarise what activities you will be involved in that meet the group purpose. What are your daily/ weekly tasks for your Primary ministry placement?
- Record your answers for the Ministry Action Plan
Ministry Placement Action Plan
1. What do you need to make it happen?
The things that are required to make my Ministry Placement happen are:
2. Taking action
In order of priority, the actions I need to take to make my Ministry Placement happen are:
3. Reviewing your action Plan
When might be a good time to review your plan? How often will you review your plan with your Ministry Supervisor’s guidance?
- WHEN? (Be specific with dates and times)
- HOW? How often will you revisit this action plan with your Ministry Placement and Peer Group Supervisors?