Leader Training Video Outline

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1 Download this document from the LeaderZone Library at Leader Training Video Outline Use these pages to take notes while viewing the DivorceCare Leader Training Video. You may reproduce a copy for each member of your leader team, or download from the LeaderZone Library. VIDEO 1 WHAT IS DIVORCECARE? Video-based small group Three essential components An ER (emergency room) ministry A powerful outreach ministry VIDEO 2 THE EIGHT SUCCESS TIPS Success Tip #1 Build a team Success Tip #2 Read the Leader s Guide Success Tip #3 Watch the Leader s Video Success Tip #4 Sign up for the LeaderZone Success Tip #5 Provide participant workbooks LEADER TRAINING VIDEO OUTLINE 43

2 Success Tip #6 Customize your Find a Group online listing Success Tip #7 Connect with a consultant Success Tip #8 Pray VIDEO 3 THINGS TO COMMUNICATE & ENCOURAGE Let members know they are welcome Communicate how DivorceCare works Attend at least three sessions Complete their On My Own Follow group guidelines Look for similarities Leader Training Video Discussion Guide VIDEO 1: WHAT IS DIVORCECARE? Begin your discussion with a few questions that will help your leadership team get to know each other: 1. Introduce yourself and share why you are involved in the DivorceCare ministry. 2. What is your dream or vision for our DivorceCare ministry? 3. What fears or concerns do you have about being involved in the DivorceCare ministry? 44 LEADER S GUIDE

3 These questions focus on the material presented in Video 1 of the Leader Training Video: 4. Who is the target audience for DivorceCare and why is it important to understand whom DivorceCare is designed for? 5. What are the three components for running a successful ministry and why is each component important? 6. In your own words, explain the concept of DivorceCare as an emergency room. 7. What can we do to maximize our DivorceCare ministry s outreach and impact in the community? Relevant sections in your DivorceCare Leader s Guide: About DivorceCare (p. 7) Target Audience (p. 31) DivorceCare Distinctives (p. 11) How DivorceCare Works (p. 17) Beginning Your DivorceCare Ministry (p. 19) Defining Your Ministry (p. 25) VIDEO 2: THE EIGHT SUCCESS TIPS SUCCESS TIP #1 BUILD A TEAM 1. What unique contribution can you make to our DivorceCare leadership team? What gifts or strengths do you bring to our leadership team? 2. Why is it important to have a team of leaders versus a single leader? 3. Besides group facilitators, what other roles for additional team members would be helpful for an effective DivorceCare ministry at our church? Make a list of these roles. 4. Looking at the list, consider the gifts and abilities of our current team. What might be missing? Discuss team assignments. 5. Discuss specific guidelines or rules our church has developed for leaders. Finding and Recruiting Your Leadership Team (p. 33) SUCCESS TIP #2 READ THE LEADER S GUIDE 1. Why is the Leader s Guide important? 2. What date (deadline) can we agree upon as a leadership team to have read the Leader s Guide completely? 3. As a team, what can we do to hold each other accountable to adhere to the principles and goals laid out in the Leader s Guide? 4. What parts of the Leader s Guide will we be using on a weekly basis with our DivorceCare group? LEADER TRAINING VIDEO DISCUSSION GUIDE 45

4 SUCCESS TIP #3 WATCH THE LEADER S VIDEO 1. Why is it important for each new leader to watch the Leader Training Video initially? 2. Why is it important for another trained team member to walk through the training video with a new leader? 3. Why is it important for our leadership team to watch the Leader Training Video annually as a team? SUCCESS TIP #4 SIGN UP FOR THE LEADERZONE 1. What is the LeaderZone and why is it important? 2. What features of the LeaderZone most interested you and why? 3. How can we ensure all our leaders and all new leaders log in and refer to the LeaderZone regularly for new insight and ideas? DivorceCare Web Resources (p. 49) SUCCESS TIP #5 PROVIDE PARTICIPANT WORKBOOKS 1. Why is it important for each leader as well as group member to have a personal copy of the workbook? 2. What is the On My Own and why is it as important to the leader as it is to the participant? 3. What are some things we can do to encourage our participants to use their workbooks? 4. What is the best way for us to handle the cost of the workbooks here at our church? SUCCESS TIP #6 CUSTOMIZE YOUR FIND A GROUP ONLINE LISTING 1. What is the online Find a Group search engine and how can it help us be more effective reaching our community? 2. Where is it located on the LeaderZone website? 3. Why is customizing our online listing and keeping it up-to-date important? 4. Who will assume the responsibility of keeping our listing up-to-date and publicizing and promoting the DivorceCare ministry within our church and community? 5. What are some other creative ways our team could publicize and promote our DivorceCare ministry within our church? Our community? Relevant sections in your DivorceCare Leader s Guide: What to Do First Checklist (p. 4) DivorceCare Web Resources (p. 49) Publicity (p. 61) 46 LEADER S GUIDE

5 SUCCESS TIP #7 CONNECT WITH A CONSULTANT 1. Why is connecting with a DivorceCare church consultant an important part of being an effective leader? 2. What kind of issues would we like to discuss with our consultant? 3. Who will be our team s point person (primary leader, final decision maker) to connect with our consultant? What to Do First Checklist (p. 4) SUCCESS TIP #8 PRAY 1. Will we (personally and as a team) make an ongoing commitment to pray for our DivorceCare ministry? 2. What steps can we take to strengthen the prayer support for our leadership team? For our participants? 3. Whom can we ask to serve on our DivorceCare prayer team? (Identify prospects and discuss who will contact them and organize the prayer team.) Prayer Support (p. 23) VIDEO 3: THINGS TO COMMUNICATE & ENCOURAGE LET MEMBERS KNOW THEY ARE WELCOME 1. What is our strategy for creating an environment of warmth and hospitality? 2. Why is it wise to organize our hospitality in a way that has male leaders interacting with men and female leaders interacting with women? 3. What are the risks if we don t follow this guideline? Relevant sections in your DivorceCare Leader s Guide: Hospitality (p. 56) Staying in Touch with Group Members (p. 59) ATTEND AT LEAST THREE SESSIONS 1. Why does DivorceCare make the recommendation for participants to attend at least three sessions? 2. What are some ways for us to respond if someone doesn t return after attending one or more sessions? 3. Which approach do we want to adopt as a group? 4. How can we effectively use this recommendation to encourage potential participants to come to DivorceCare? COMPLETE THEIR ON MY OWN 1. Why is the On My Own so important to the healing of the participants? 2. How can we influence participants to complete their weekly On My Own exercises? LEADER TRAINING VIDEO DISCUSSION GUIDE 47

6 3. What can we do as leaders to generate more enthusiasm for this material? 4. What s the best way to lead a discussion on the On My Own material if a majority of the group has not completed the exercises? Workbook-Based Personal Study and Reflection (p. 17) FOLLOW GROUP GUIDELINES 1. Do we want to use the guidelines in the workbook or do we want to create a list specific for our church? What about a blend of both? 2. Are there any church-specific guidelines we need to be aware of and apply to our group? 3. What is the best way to introduce group guidelines and hold group members accountable? Do we want to have them sign something or verbally go over them each week as a reminder? 4. How would we handle group members who do not follow the guidelines? Group Guidelines (p. 59) LOOK FOR SIMILARITIES 1. Why do you think DivorceCare is placing such an emphasis on making sure that all DivorceCare participants feel comfortable, regardless of the circumstances surrounding their divorce? 2. Have you ever felt like an outsider, even among others who have been separated or divorced? Share briefly. 3. As leaders, how can we prevent that from happening? 4. How can we help the group to bond and help each other? Target Audience (p. 31) DIVORCECARE LOCAL NETWORK FELLOWSHIPS WHAT IS A DIVORCECARE LOCAL NETWORK FELLOWSHIP? DivorceCare Local Network Fellowships are groups of local DivorceCare leaders from churches in a city or region who agree to meet once a quarter or twice a year for fellowship, encouragement, support, networking, training and prayer. These fellowship meetings are intended to be informative, interactive and inspirational. DivorceCare leaders will get to know other DivorceCare leaders in their city or region, glean new ways on how other groups approach things and find practical feedback and input for the success of their own local church DivorceCare groups. These fellowship meetings are typically two hours in length on a Saturday. They will often include training elements, but also place heavy emphasis on creating fellowship and friendship with DivorceCare leaders from nearby churches. The goal is simple: leaders encouraging leaders! HOW DO I START A LOCAL NETWORK FELLOWSHIP? For information on how to organize a Local Network Fellowship and the benefits of starting and participating in a Local Network Fellowship, go to in the Network section. 48 LEADER S GUIDE