Faith

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• Faith
• Leader Training
• 2008-2009

Terry Teresa Rubin 248-623-2097
Church 248-770-8133 Cell
Faith (Main Office) 248-623-7330
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• Training Session Outline
• What is AWANA
• Achieving Our Mission
• AWANA Leadership
• Listening Leaders
• 5. Discipline

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1. What is AWANA?
1.1
1.2
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• What is AWANA?

1.3

• Our AWANA Program consists of the following Age
  Groups
• Puggles Two Year Olds by December 1 OR Three
  Year
• Olds After December 1
  (Co-Educational)
• Cubbies Three Year Olds by December 1, AND all
  Four
• Year Olds (Boys Girls Separated)
• Sparks Kindergarten through 2nd Grade (Boys
  Girls
• Separated)
• TT 3rd through 5th Grade (Boys Girls
  Separated)
• Friends Special Needs, All Ages
  (Co-Educational)

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2. Achieving The Mission

• 2.1
• Homeroom (Classrooms Designated For Each Age
  Group)
• - All Clubbers (K5-5th grade) drops
• books, coats, etc in Home room and
• goes directly to the Auditorium for
• Chapel Time
• - All Clubbers (K5-5th grade) return to home
• room at end of night for parent pick-up.

• 2.2
• Handbook Time (In Specified Classrooms, 35
  Minutes)
• - Clubbers Complete Sections in Book
• - Leaders Record Achievements
• - Leaders Aid Clubbers in
• Understanding Memorization
• - AWANA hares Earned
• - AWANA Store will travel to Handbook
• rooms (not every week).

• 2.3
• Chapel Time (In Auditorium, 35 Minutes)
• - Praise Worship Time
• - Theme Song Pledges
• - Games
• - Special Speakers Invitation
• - Announcements
• - Clubbers of the Month Recognized
• - Small Group Lessons

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2. Achieving The Mission

• 2.4
• Game Time (In Gym)
• - Utilizes AWANA game circle
• - Play many different games including
• Nerf Wars, Dodge Ball, etc.
• - Encourage teamwork sportmanship
• - Snacks periodically handed out

• 2.5
• Grand Prix (Pinewood Derby, Local Competition In
  Gym,
• Regionals at Dixie Baptist)
• - All Workers and Clubbers (Except Cubbies
  Puggles) Compete in a pine wood derby race
• - Winners (except Sparks) advance to
  regionals to compete against other churches

• 2.6
• TT Bible Quizzing
• - 3rd through 6th Grade Girls and Boys
• compete against other churches
• - Scripture memory, definitions from
• book.

• 2.7
• TT AWANA Games
• - 3rd through 6th grade girls and boys
• compete against other churches
• - Located at Dixie Baptist
• - Structured Games

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2. Achieving The Mission

• 2.8
• Sparks-A-Rama
• - K5 2nd grade girls and boys
• compete against other churches
• - Located at Dixie Baptist
• - Structured games

• 2.9
• Special Theme Nights
• - Fun, exciting Theme Nights
• - Dress Up Nights
• - Holiday Nights
• - Food Nights
• - Missions Nights

• 2.10
• Award Ceremony
• - All Clubbers and Leaders receive earned
  awards.
• - Clubbers and Leaders of the Year awarded

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3. AWANA Leadership
3.1

• Qualifications
• First and foremost, must be saved
• Must be in 6th Grade or higher
• Must be able to fulfill duties for one year
• No previous history of abuse

3.2

• Structure
• Commander, Executive Directors, Directors,
  Leaders/
• Workers, LIT Leaders-in-Training (Teens)

3.3

• Uniforms Why Wear a uniform?
• Identification of Leaders to Parents and Clubbers
  
• It Creates Unity, shows that we are part of a
  club
• It is a place to display awards
• All Leaders must wear uniform to lead by example
• What are the different colors?
• Powder Blue Polo Puggles Leader
• Dark Blue Polo Cubbies Leader
• Red Polo Sparks Leader
• Gray Polo All Groups Leader
• Old Gray Formal Uniform All Groups Leader
• Yellow Polo Commander/Executive Director/Director

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3. AWANA Leadership
3.3 (Continued)
Puggles Clubber
Sparks Leader
Puggles Leader
Sparks Clubber
TT (T-Shirt) Clubber
Cubbies Clubber
TT (Polo) Leader Clubber
Cubbies Leader
Official Uniform All Groups
Director/Exec. Director/ Commander
All Groups
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3. AWANA Leadership

• 3.4
• Steps to Becoming a Leader
• Fill out both sides of Leader application
• Attend Leader Training
• Support the Director
• Commit to a year of service
• Attend the Regional Leader Training

Childrens Worker Conference 10/25/08
(Map on next page)
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3. AWANA Leadership (contd)
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4. Listening Leaders

• 4.1
• Rules around being a listening leader
• Leader/Clubber ratio of 14
• Handbook time is critical, but leaders are
  expected to stay
• with their kids during handbook time. Most
  leaders will help
• with handbook time for a Sparks and a TT
  group.
• Primary job is to listen to clubbers pass
  sections in their
• book, and properly record achievements
• Listening Leaders need to build lasting
  relationships with the
• clubbers they are ministering to.
• Send postcards on a monthly basis to encourage
  clubber
• Remind clubbers that you care about them, you
  are
• proud of the work they have accomplished (if
  true), and
• that you are praying for them.
• Listening Leaders need to plan two outings per
  year with
• their group. (PLEASE NOTEUNDER NO
  CIRCUMSTANCE IS
• AN OUTING TO OCCUR WITHOUT TWO OR MORE
• LEADERS in attendance.
• Theme style parties at the church work great.
  AWANA

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4. Listening Leaders

• 4.2
• Standards for passing handbook sections
• Clubber must complete all verses during one
  session to
• receive credit. They may not quote one verse,
  go study, and
• quote another verse.
• Clubbers must pass an entire section with only
  two helps or
• less. A help is defined as 3 words or less,
  or any other hint.
• It is imperative that we have consistency
  among leaders in
• this respect. When we allow clubbers to ease
  through a
• verse, we cheat them. Expect excellence from
  them, and you
• will get it. They in return will have a much
  greater chance of
• remembering the verse later in life.
• Make sure clubbers understand the verse they are
  quoting.
• Briefly go over what difficult words in
  passage mean.
• Sections must not be signed by a parent, family
  member, or
• friend. Only AWANA leaders (non-related may
  sign off
• verses)

• Listening leaders must record completed sections
  on the
• clubbers progress sheet in a prompt manner.
  This is very
• important. The clubber progress form is what
  is used to
• determine awards. Also, proper and consistent
  recording of
• attendance, uniform, and dues are required.
• Listening leaders will fill out award request
  envelopes when
• clubbers have earned an award, unless told
  differently by
• Director.

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4. Listening Leaders

• 4.2
• Examples of properly completed clubber progress
  sheets

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4. Listening Leaders

• 4.2
• Examples of properly completed clubber progress
  sheets

Please note Skipper Review Island to be
completed Only after all other review has been
completed
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4. Listening Leaders

• 4.2
• Examples of properly completed clubber progress
  sheets

New this year are the boxes for the Sparks
Skipper, Hiker, and Climber Books. They are to
be checked as the clubber Completes the Review.
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5. Discipline

• 5.1
• Group Discipline
• Five Count
• Used when a group is getting out of control
• Leader begins to slowly count to five
• Clubbers are to quiet down and pay attention
  before
• the leader reaches the number 5. (To be
  effective
• the leader must be willing to remove
  privileges)
• Three Count
• Used any time an individual is misbehaving
• One is a warning, two is a talk with the
  Director, and
• three is being sent to the Commanders office.
• PLEASE NOTE THAT PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE IN AWANA
• IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN, REGARDLESS OF THE
• CIRCUMSTANCES. NEVER ENGAGE IN SUCH ACTIVITY.
  
• 5.2