Commissioning leaders

Menu of Skills They Might Need
Look through this list of skills and see which ones might be appropriate for their context.
 * 1) good motivation
 * 2) pastoral skills to lead a team
 * 3) how to build a team
 * 4) how to delegate effectively
 * 5) how to strategically plan with a team
 * 6) what to do to grow team and how to do it
 * 7) how to deal with money issues (integrity, transparency and financial management skills)
 * 8) how to fundraise and what models to aim for
 * 9) * When starting teams be sure to educate team leaders on the financial YWAM models and what they will need to do!
 * 10) ** They will need to develop a new constituency
 * 11) ** They will need to communicate regularly and often
 * 12) ** They will need to relate in a personal way
 * 13) ** They will need to record useful numbers
 * 14) ** They will need to seek regular monthly and one off gifts from their constituency.
 * 15) how to pray about it
 * 16) how to bring in volunteers from outside
 * 17) ability to develop a mission statement and a code of ethics for the ministry
 * 18) know what is expected of them
 * 19) develop measures to chart progress
 * 20) ability to communicate
 * 21) basic principles of mission in their context (i.e.. church planting, evangelism teams, mercy ministry)
 * 22) where to get help and how to ask for it
 * 23) how to bring people in short term and how to plug in short term teams to help them meet long term goals
 * 24) how to be "Joined up YWAM" - healthy interdependence
 * 25) how to train people on the team
 * 26) how to motivate volunteers
 * 27) how to spiritually lead the team
 * 28) how to network in YWAM
 * 29) how to conduct an evaluation
 * 30) how to communicate to the local church
 * 31) how to use technology appropriately
 * 32) how to workself out of a job
 * 33) how to pass on to others what have learned and to leave a successor and a legacy (see Leadership Styles)
 * 34) how to build something from nothing and the phases of growth
 * 35) how to recruit new staff

Help They Might Need

 * 1) a yearly evaluation by leaders and peers and team
 * 2) feedback on their monthly reports
 * 3) ongoing training and support
 * 4) meet with other team leaders on base to talk about common interests perhaps with a surgery with a base leader
 * 5) regular meetings with a line leader
 * 6) work through strategy with a line leader once a year
 * 7) work through budget with line leader once a year
 * 8) go to network at least once a year with other YWAMers from other nations/ teams in same nation

Commissioning Base Leaders
Look through this list of skills and see which ones might be appropriate for their context.

Menu of Skills They Might Need

 * 1) developing staff into team leaders
 * 2) Recruiting
 * 3) Over view of all the basic areas
 * 4) * staff
 * 5) * communication
 * 6) * money
 * 7) * prayer
 * 8) * development
 * 9) * building management
 * 10) More delegation - especially the supporting and coaching skills
 * 11) Policies and procedures and how to get them going
 * 12) Building a leadership team and getting rid of leadershop teams
 * 13) Models and phases of growth of YWAM bases
 * 14) Reconciliation and peacemaking
 * 15) Pastoral skills to support team leaders
 * 16) Vision casting
 * 17) How to start really successful new teams
 * 18) Support staff to ministry staff ratios
 * 19) Responsibilities of leading a centre
 * 20) Financial skills of leading a centre
 * 21) Helping communities grow and heal
 * 22) Public meetings, discussions and speaking
 * 23) Mission statements etc
 * 24) Putting YWAM international policies into action
 * 25) Planning long term. Long term financial management and planning
 * 26) Communications: effective internal and good stuff externally - writing for press
 * 27) Creating strategic networks and alliances
 * 28) peacemaking in the local church
 * 29) Keeping spiritually alive!
 * 30) Furloughs and sabbaticals
 * 31) Understanding the pastoral side, needs of the base
 * 32) Understanding the outreach side, needs of a base
 * 33) Understanding evangelism, mercy ministry and training for the base
 * 34) Communicating what the base is and isn't
 * 35) Networking internationally in YWAM

Help They Might Need

 * 1) very little?
 * 2) resources