Regular Teams

Roles and Responsibilities

What YOU can expect of MOST Ministries:

To be available for telephone and/or email consultation.
To be the communications link between teams and the foreign field.
To make final determinations along with the foreign field as to location, dates and service of mission.
To inform the team of any changes and developments regarding the mission trip.
To provide suggestions for materials needed for execution of mission service (eyeglasses, craft materials, witnessing tools, etc.).
To make all international and ‘on field' travel arrangements.
To make all ‘on field' food and lodging arrangements.
To acquire and provide foreign travel health insurance for all team members.
To provide all necessary team training materials.
To provide trained MOST Ministries Team Leader to lead travel and on field mission.

What YOU can expect of the MOST Ministries Team Leader:

To be experienced in cross cultural ministry.
To be spiritually prepared.
To be culturally prepared, the team leader will have a viable knowledge of the culture and its customs.
To be logistically prepared, the team leader will carry out all logistics throughout travel and while on the field.
To be prepared for the unexpected, to react calmly and responsibly to unexpected changes and to coordinate necessary adjustments.
To be aware of, and sensitive to, needs, the team leader will attempt to be aware of the needs of the team and the host missionary or nationals. It is impossible to meet all needs, but they are responsible to discern priorities.
To be a spiritual leader, the team leader will facilitate team devotions on the field. To be a gift releaser, will look for opportunities to use the gifts of every team member.
To be a communicator with the team, the team leader will pass on information to the team regarding plans and discussions with the host missionary or national. While on the field, the team leader will arrange for daily team meetings where information about changes and logistics will be shared and discussed.
To be a decision maker, the team leader has the responsibility to make all decisions for the team. They will work closely with the host missionary or national, and will rely on their knowledge and understanding of the on-field situation. Some decisions may be made that the team member, who at the time does not have a full picture of all the factors involved, may not understand.
To be a strong leader when traveling, traveling is one of the biggest jobs for a team leader. Keeping a large group together and organized is quite a task. We want everyone to depart and arrive together!
To be a dependent prayer warrior, to pray, acknowledging dependence upon God for themselves, the team members, the host missionary or nationals, the people whom you will be serving and for all of the logistics.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Team Member:

To have a servant's heart.
To read the Team Training Booklets in their entirety.
To complete the Servanthood Bible Study.
To attend and participate in any and all team meetings scheduled by MOST Ministries or your Church Liaison.
To be flexible, assuming that nothing will go as planned.
To cooperate with, and support, the MOST Ministries' Team Leader in all decisions made on the team's behalf.
To hold team unity and the needs of those we are there to serve as more important than self.
To pray for yourself, your team, your team leader, your host missionary or national, and the people whom you will serve.

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