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Project
Leader Information
Questions:
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact Bill Pagel at 800-881-2461 ext. 290.
Required Training
In order to become a certified Project Leader there is a certification
process that must be completed. A Project Leader must fulfill the
following requirements:
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Previously participated on an AIM project
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Attend Project Leader Training—This is a hands-on experience with an seasoned instructor during an actual youth trip. In this training you will observe the Project Leader and be introduced to the management of the logistics and spiritual direction of an AIM mission.
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Finish required reading—This is to be completed prior to attending Project Leader Training. The books to be read are When God Speaks by Henry & Richard Blackaby and two other books that will be announced at a later time. There will be other optional readings as well.
- Optional Coached Mission—This is for additional training with an experienced instructor guiding and encouraging you along the way.
- Complete
Solo Mission—Your first solo project.
**After
your coached and solo missions are evaluated you will be certified
as a Project Leader.
| Project Leader Training Dates |
| Oct. 17 to Oct 21 in Harlin, Kentucky (classroom setting) |
Your Support Staff
Adventures In Missions' ability to field outstanding mission projects depends in large measure on the availability and quality of our volunteer staff. Good staff assistance, not just warm bodies, can materially improve our ability to achieve our mission to see project participants become home missionaries. To ensure project excellence, AIM has developed the following standards and requirements for volunteer staff:
- Encouraged to attend Project Leader Training Conference.
- High School Graduate and Minimum 18 Years of Age - If an immediate
graduate or underage, the project leader proposing the person
as staff will have to provide written justification for their
inclusion to AIM's Project Staff Coordinator. Upon approval, the
proposed staff person can attend the project.
- Competency - Mission project staff are to be competent in the
area of operations in which they are to work.
See
Project Support Staff for specific
support staff roles.
Paperwork
Prior to departure for the field, all required documentation must
be on file with the Project Staff Coordinator in AIM's Gainesville
office. This includes a completed two-page application, reference
form, and a copy of the notarized medical release. Click
here to retrieve the necessary forms.
Medical Release: We need a new medical release every year.
If you are 19 or older and not currently under the care of a doctor,
you need not get a physical or the doctor's signature. The original
stays with you during the project and someone else should know where
it is in case of emergency.
Children of Staff
There must be a plan of supervision, approved by AIM's Project Staffing
Coordinator, for all children of staff attending a mission project.
They will be charged at the same rate as the volunteer.
Making Travel Plans
When scheduling your project, please remember to plan to arrive the
Wednesday or Thursday before the project begins so you will have time
to meet with the other project staff during the final planning and
preparations. Be sure AIM (HQ in Gainesville) have your travel itinerary
well in advance of your arrival date so you won't be a surprise (translated
"abandoned").
Required Reading for AIM Project Leaders
Preparation for project leadership for Adventures In Missions includes
reading several short books. These will provide important, perhaps
even eye-opening, information. They will encourage and enable you.
Please take this portion as seriously as you do the other elements
of your preparation.
| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
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When God Speaks
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Henry & Richard Blackaby
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To order visit
MissionsResources.com |
| Prayer 101
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Peter Lord
—You will receive a copy from AIM upon receipt of your
application. |
Enjoy your reading-enrich your time in the field and enhance your
ability to meet challenges!
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