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The Household Leaders Training of the YFC Pastoral Formation Program serves as the initial training program for new household heads. It also serves as an effective addition to the Facilitators Training for Discussion Group Leaders in a camp. Ideally, this training should be given as an overnight activity, preferably in the house of a participant / organizer of the training so as to ensure a more relaxed venue conducive for group discussions and processing. The overnight activity covers the first two talks. The third talk is given in a separate 3-hour session that introduces these new household heads to their monthly service meetings with their Unit Head or Chapter Heads and Chapter Couple Coordinators. The Household Leaders Training is designed to be a low maintenance high result activity. It is to be organized by the Household Head assigned to lead a camp, assisted by the Chapter Head, for his household members who will be serving as facilitators in his camp. Because of the size of the group, there will be no need to rent venues for the training as mentioned, it can be held in a members house or in the room of the Household Head. Also, because of the schedule, there is no need to prepare meals.
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Registration/Gathering Worship House Rules TALK: The Heart of our Vision Reflection Group Sharing Break / Registration TALK 2: The State of our Hearts Group Sharing / Processing Closing Exhortation Commitment of a Household Head / Pray-over
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: Other Matters (e.g. if the unit is assigned as service team for the prayer meeting, or to lead a project)
SERVICE TEAM
Team Leader (Normally the household head assigned to lead the next camp) Registration Team (In charge of making sign up sheets and if need be, name tags for cases of inter-household training) Music Team (may be just one person) 2 Speakers Materials - Guitars / Musical instruments - Song sheets - Household Leading 101 handbook
DYNAMICS
1. Registration should be done per talk to monitor complete attendance of the household leaders. This is crucial to the unit head because it will help hi know who among his members has not yet gone through the training. The first session should begin with full worship. As new Household Leaders, participants should be encouraged to pray harder, to sing in tongues, and prophecy. As leaders, they should be able to fully experience the gifts that the Holy Spirit has given. House rules will be determined depending on the venue. Participants should always be reminded to take down notes during the whole training. The Team Leader explains the rationale behind the the speakers. activity as well as introduce
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After the first talk, the participants will be led into a fifteen-minute reflection based on the questions found in the talk outline. During this time, participants may move to their own private corner where it may be easier for them to pray and write down their reflections. The session ends with big group sharing. During this time, the team leader or speaker may call on volunteers to share their reflections regarding the first talk. A response song and prayer may be used to end this session. At the end of the break, the music team may play a few gathering songs to bring participants into the second session. After the second talk, the speaker or team leader brings the group (or for interhousehold training divides the group into smaller discussion groups/their own households) into a group sharing and processing session similar to a household meeting. Participants will be asked to share their own concerns based on the issues mentioned in the talk.
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10. After the household type discussion the group / each group ends with a prayover. Each household head leads his group for the Commitment of a Household Leader and Pray-over. (Refer to the talk outline of The State of our hearts) 11. Before the final song, announcements should be made regarding the details and schedule of the camp and the first pastoral meeting. (In case of interhousehold trainings, this should be done before the participants go into their discussion / processing groups).
Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth This vision moves us to go out into the world. It leads us into creative evangelization, trying to evangelize future leaders. It inspires us to organize huge conferences, parties, and evangelization in the malls or through street concerts.
Its great that we do have vision but we should never forget that at the very core of our vision is the ability to genuinely care for people. At the heart of our vision is Love.
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B. But when our members begin to feel that we genuinely care for them that we love them, they themselves give us power 1. How will our members realize we care for them
a. The little things we know their names and nicknames, their birthdays, phone number by heart. b. We know their concerns (family, love life, career etc) c. We genuinely want them to be happy d. We pray for them constantly
group begin to open up for guidance, healing and complete conversion. 2. It is more practical to care for a smaller group. (We can only do so much call people, make sure theyre ok, pray for them, make schedules meet).
The household becomes the most concrete expression of Gods love within the YFC community Here members are encouraged and supported
3. until they move into SFC. Note: Members in the household might not join SFC at the same time, sometimes leaving just a few or even just one member in the household. In such cases, members may be regrouped as long as careful consideration is made to find out which group he can more easily adjust to.
CONCLUSION
Most of us are experiencing the blessings of a renewed life in Jesus because someone took the time and effort to care for us. Now the challenge is on us to do the same. All we need to find out is if we are ready to take on a more difficult but more meaningful service. All it takes is a decision to go out of our way to care.
REFLECTION
Feed My Sheep (John 21:15-19) 1. Recall how you found the grace and strength to open up to Gods healing grace. 2. Who took the time to care for you and guide you in your walk with the Lord?
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INTRODUCTION
A great deal about being a household leader depends not on what you do, but on who you are. A lot of it has to do with the state of the heart. A Household leader should have a heart for God and a heart for His people. Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example of love, faith and purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 We are reminded that it not our age that will determine our response to be household leaders but what is in our hearts and the actions that we do.
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A Household leader knows that his number one role and goal is to bring his members to Jesus
1. Jesus Saves He knows that no amount of his own love, or guidance or processing can heal and change his members He knows only Jesus saves. 2. His mission statement is Before my members leave the Household, they must have felt and seen Jesus! He looks for opportunities to help them be more aware and open to Gods presence Praisefests, prayer meetings, household meetings, fellowship, honoring sessions, mission trips / youth camps, conferences etc
Like Martha and Mary, we should have a heart that listens to God in order for us to be like Martha in taking care of other people. We work as hard as Martha but we remained fixed on Jesus like Mary.
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2. You should be concerned You should be concerned that your members will need to be regularly encouraged, where they can pour their hearts out. No week should go by without the household meeting either as a group discussion session or a fellowship. 3. You should be especially concerned for the areas that often make or break a person (Family, Love life, Friends, School) 4. Take time out to call your members. Find out how they are doing midweek in between your regular Household meetings. 5. Try to have regular one-to-one sessions with your members just to grow to know and love them more. Note: Sometimes people have the impression that one-to-ones are times for correction This misconception occurs when household leaders are not able to conduct them regularly and end up having to do so on occasions when members have to be reprimanded.
6. Pray for your members and their concerns everyday Are they happy, healthy and holy?
There are three questions a household leader should regularly ask about his members
1. 2. 3. Are they happy? Do each of my members realize his dignity? Hows his love-life, or relationships in school, family? Etc Are they healthy? How are the grades of my member? Is he well? Are they holy? This is probably the most important question Do they know Jesus?
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CONCLUSION
Being a Household leader is difficult. Imagine having to put somebody elses concern first before yours. It is only God that can give us the grace to love.
REFLECTION
1 John 4:8,10 What is the state of your heart? What are the issues in your life that may hinder you from caring for other people? (After, participants will be grouped into households to share their thoughts regarding the talk and reflection).
COMMITMENT OF A HOUSEHOLDLEADER
1. I will care for my household members by communicating with them regularly, informing them of all YFC activities and by making their concerns my own. I will bring my household members to the Lord by teaching them how to apply Christs words in their personal lives their family, friends, schooling and love life, and in praying for them always. I will teach my household members to love their fellow household members. Their brothers and sisters in YFC, their family and friends and all those around them. I will attend all activities of YFC that are applicable to me especially the regular household leaders training. I will be a witness of Jesus Christ by being pure and righteous, faithful to my studies, loyal to my brothers and sisters in YFC, and my family especially to my parents.
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5. Ideally, a household is finalized right after its membership finishes the Youth Camp
[HOW TO BE BLESSED BY THE BIBLE WORKSHOP CAN BE GIVEN IF THE TIME ALLOWS IT] 2. Finalize the venue and time early. As much as possible, try to make the Household a habit for your members. Try to have the household at the same time, date and venue (unless you are able to move from house to house). Make your Household meeting easy to go to. The more it is accessible for everyone, the more that they will be able to go to the household.
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Make sure you inform everyone regarding the household. Find out if they need help to get to the venue.
3. Start with your own comments / set the tone. You can share what the focus of the sharing will be, or, if there will be one, give a preview of the talk. For your first meeting. Set expectations. What do they expect from the household and what is the purpose of the household. [PASTORAL MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP CAN BE GIVEN IF THE TIME ALLOWS IT]
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You may have to prompt people to share To do this you should have some knowledge/or idea what issues / circumstances your members are in.
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E. The Household Meeting Report 1. After every meeting prepare a report following the format shown in the Household Heads Handbook and give to your unit head.
[The household heads handbook is simply a guide. Its supposed to help you and your members get used to the regularity of a Household meeting. You may change the activity or postpone the activity if there are more pressing matters that come up.] 2. A service meeting will be conducted every month to help you serve your members better.
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