OUR SCOPE OF TOPICS

The following are the topics to be covered by our course, not necessarily in this sequence or in this arrangement.  You may derive the learning objectives from these topics.

OUR BASIC PREMISE ABOUT THE TRAINEE:

• Trainee is a committed member who will be leading a discussion group / action group for the first time in his/her life.
• Members in his action group will also be new members of ALNP, coming from Growth Series.
• Our mission is to equip the AGL to be successful during the first 100 days of his / her service as an AGL.

SKILLS NEEDED

1. How to plan appropriate activities for the Action Group
2. How to facilitate various types of discussion/activities:
   1. Bible study
   2. Personal sharing
   3. Fellowship
3. How to motivate and encourage members to
   1. attend the action group meeting.
   2. attend the branch activities.
   3. serve others
   4. have spirit-filled worship
   5. maintain a habit of prayer and study
   6. allow the Lord to transform them
4. How to identify, nurture and flourish gifts and talents <– we took this out saying that this is not going to be needed in first 100 days.
5. How to delegate work and service to members
6. How to monitor progress of members <– we took this out saying that this is not going to be needed in first 100 days.
7. How to correct members

 ATTITUDES NEEDED: <– we said that this will be handled using behavioral indicators, and possibly a self-assessment tool

1. Service love / Tolerance
2. Patience /Hope / Courage / Confidence / Steadfastness
3. Faithfulness / Commitment
4. Confidentiality / Loyalty

KNOWLEDGE NEEDED:

1. The vision and mission of ALNP
2. The purpose and strategy of action groups
3. The responsibilities of an AG leader
4. The mechanics and elements of an AG meeting