At training camp, when our final
team assignments for the trip were being put together, I was asked by the World
Race staff to serve as the team leader for my 7 person team. I accept this role
with humility and full knowledge that I will be completely dependent on the
Lord to succeed in this task. It will stretch and challenge me in new ways and
I know that God has called me to it for His will and purpose and I must be
subject to Him in it at all times. I want and need to lead as Christ lead, as a
follower of God. “I do what I see the Father doing.”
I have been blessed with an amazing
team. They are all strong young people, leaders in their own right, and I will
be serving alongside and even under them at times. So what does it mean to be a
World Race Team Leader? Well here is the job description that AIM has made for
it.
World Race Team Leader
Job Description
Team leaders will serve as members of a World Race team in
function and role. Their responsibilities and expectations will set them apart
based on the following guidelines. Team leaders will be under the direct
supervision, leadership and authority of the Squad Leaders and will receive
direction, feedback, training and counsel from this leader.
Communication
Team leaders will be the primary liaison World Race
leadership and the team. This will include keeping World Race leadership
informed on the status of the team physically, emotionally, spiritually, and in
ministry. This will mean advocating for their team to AIM leadership should the
team or individuals be in need. On the other hand, this will also include
keeping the team aware of information filtered down through World Race
leadership including ministry expectations, prayer needs and any other
pertinent information.
Ministry Manager
Team leaders will receive all information about ministry
opportunities and expectations from leadership, AIM contacts and local
contacts. The Team Leader role will include 1) the presentation of ministry
opportunities and expectations, the collaboration and decision-making role for
where the team will serve (or where freedom is permitted) 2) the vision casting
for ministries and the inspiration of how the ministry will impact the local
community and the mission of AIM and 3) and help in processing the ministry
opportunities after the fact with team members.
Focus
Team Leaders will be the primary initiator and advocate for
spiritual focus. They will advocate for individuals’ time spent alone with God
as well as team focus in prayer.
Empower
Team Leaders will empower those on the team engaged in:
finance, food purchasing, intercession, etc. with the time, resources and
feedback they need to be successful in their ministry areas. Team Leaders
should also advocate for the discovery, use and growth of the individual’s giftings,
passions and ministry experimentation.
Team
Team Leaders will function on a day to day basis as an
advocate for team unity, mediator in conflict, collaborator and decision maker.
Their role not necessarily be to fix every problem but to seek out resolution
and growth whether that be found internally or externally from the team itself.
A Team Leader is NOT:
·
The team’s personal therapist. The team leaders
should not feel obligated to solve every problem, but should strive to make
sure help is sought out and given when the team is in need.
·
The team’s parent. World Racers are adults and
should be expected to act as such. Initiative is an expectation of all racers.
The team leader is not a dictator or task master.
So as you can see I will be in a
decision making role at times for our team and that means a lot of
prayer for wisdom and humility as I carry out this task that God has asked of
me. Please join me in this and pray for me to be what God wants me to be in all of this. I am on an amazing team of young
missionaries and I am honored and humbled to be serving with them.
