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RESPONSIBILITIES |
Team Members' Responsibilities:
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To read the Team Training Binder in its entirety
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To complete the Servanthood Bible Study
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To attend and participate in all team meetings
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To be flexible, assuming that nothing will go as planned
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To cooperate and support the MOST Ministries' Team Leader in all decisions made on the team's behalf
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To place team unity and the needs of those we are there to serve above yourself
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To pray for your team, your team leader, your host, and the people whom you will serve
MOST Ministries' Responsibilities:
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To be available for telephone and/or email consultation
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To be the communication link between the team and the foreign field
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To make the final determination as to the location, dates and service of mission
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To inform the team of any changes and developments regarding the mission trip
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To provide suggestions for materials needed for the mission service project
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To make all international and 'on field' travel arrangements
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To make all 'on field' food and lodging arrangements
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To acquire and provide foreign travel health insurance for all team members
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To provide all necessary team training materials
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To provide a trained MOST Ministries Team Leader to lead travel and on field mission
Team Leaders' Responsibilities:
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To be experienced in cross cultural ministry
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To be spiritually prepared
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To have a viable knowledge of the culture and customs of the individual countries
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To carry out all team logistics throughout travel and while on the field
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To be prepared for the unexpected, to react calmly and to coordinate necessary adjustments
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To be aware of and sensitive to the needs of the team, the host missionary and nationals, and to properly discern priorities
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To spiritually lead the team and facilitate devotions while on the field
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To be a gift releaser looking for opportunities for each team member to use their individual gifts
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To communicate with the team passing on all pertinent information regarding plans and discussions with the host missionary or national
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To arrange daily team meetings where information about changes and logistics will be shared and discussed
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To be the decision maker for the team
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To be a strong leader keeping the team together and organized while traveling
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To be a dependent prayer warrior, praying and acknowledging dependence upon God in all matters and circumstances
Church Liaisons' Responsibilities:
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To recruit prayer support for yourself and the planning process
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To be the primary connection between your church, your team and MOST Ministries
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To have a servant's heart
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To be flexible
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To be a role model for your team members, to the team as a whole, to the host missionary, and to the
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individuals being served
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To be an encourager
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To be a discipler
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To disseminate all information received from MOST Ministries to your team members, church leadership and congregation
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To work with your Church Business Manager / Treasurer in collecting team member payments and forwarding them on to MOST Ministries by the due date
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To recruit team members or other individuals to share specific team responsibilities (i.e. Church PR, fundraising, country / cultural research, etc.)
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To plan and facilitate pre-field team training meetings
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To cooperate with and support the MOST Ministries' Team Leader in all decisions made on the team's behalf
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