Facilitating Skills

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Facilitating Skills

• Y.E.S. CAMP 2007

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• Two are better off than one, because together
  they can work more effectively. If one of them
  falls down, the other can help him up A rope
  made of 3 cords is hard to break. Ecclesiastes
  49
• We are all parts of one body in Christ!

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Session Objectives

• To equip / recap key practical facilitating
  principles.
• To bring awareness of importance of facilitating
  in LISS context
• To be Spirit-led effective facilitators

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Session Outline

• LISS 2007 context, Key challenges
• A facilitator?Who?
• Role of a facilitator
• Logistic must-haves
• General Facilitating Principles
• Leading Sharing Discussions Contingency actions
• Group reflections planning

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LISS 2007 Context

• 10 weekly sessions follow a general format of
  10-minute recap, 20 to 30-min P and W, 60-min
  session, 30 to 40-min facil-group sharing
• Primary focus on confirmants
• 4 Facils per group 2 ZJ, 2 PC
• What are the key challenges for facils?

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Who Is A Facilitator?

• Expectations?
• A facilitator is first and foremost, a disciple
  of Christ, who has an established relationship
  with Christ only then, can a facilitator be a
  witness to Christ
• He has called you each by name, to be His
  Fishers of Man

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The Role Of A Facilitator

• A facilitator is to be an Instrument
• Spiritual mentor
• Socially-competent manager
• Leader
• Counsellor
• Effective helper
• Friend
• Bearer of the Fruits (Gal 522-23)

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Being Prepared As A Facilitator

• Head knowledge contents of sessions, bible
  quotes, structure of YES program etc
• Spirituality like Peter, we have to grow in
  encounter with the Lord before we can lead others
  into Christ
• Facilitators are the physical, emotional and
  spiritual pillars of the YES camp

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Facilitators Luggage

• Holy Bible
• Spiritual journal
• Stationery (colors)
• Plain paper
• Black file (camp program, facils notes)
• Camera

• ZO cards
• A5 envelopes
• Inspirational stickers/ cards
• Contact list templates
• Blu-tack
• Sweets

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Facilitating Principles DOs

• Pray unceasingly!
• Be welcoming, smile
• Know the program!
• An objective listener
• Genuine attitude to others
• Be Pro-active
• Point the way to Christ in all things
• Set your participants as the primary focus during
  the LISS!

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Facilitating Principles Donts

• Stick to your friends / groups during breaks
• Adopt a authoritative stance
• Assume participants are comfortable
• Reflect any negativity (comments abt prog)

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Leading Sharing Discussions

• 3 Aspects Physical, Emotional Spiritual
• Physical
• Dressing
• Sharing location
• Group sitting
• arrangement
• Comfortable
• postures
• Encourage members to speak clearly when sharing

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Leading Sharing Discussions

• 3 Aspects Physical, Emotional Spiritual
• Emotional
• Emphasize Confidentiality in sharing
• Encourage personalized sharing by example
• No Correct Answers concept
• Encouraging vs probing
• Affirming each member after sharing

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Leading Sharing Discussions

• 3 Aspects Physical, Emotional Spiritual
• Spiritual
• Praying before/after sharings
• Recognize groups general level of spirituality
• Steer sharings towards the God experience aspect
• Allow for spiritual openness, Do NOT judge

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• Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in
  your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the
  warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful
  smile. Dont only give your care, but give your
  heart as well. Mother Teresa

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Contingency Action

• Scenario 1 Dealing with over-talkative member
• Scenario 2 Dealing with shy / quiet members
• Scenario 3 Drawing deeper discussions

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Contingency Action

• Scenario 1
• Small-group sharing is ongoing. The sharing is
  dominated by 2 members and the rest remains very
  quiet or little said.
• What is the objective of a small-group sharing?As
  a facilitator, what are the subsequent steps you
  will take to regain control of the sharing?

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Contingency Action

• Scenario 2
• Small-group sharing is ongoing. The group
  unwilling to share. Each member is either looking
  down or giving one-word replies.
• As a facilitator, what are the subsequent steps
  you will take and can take to encourage your
  group members to share?

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Contingency Action

• Scenario 3
• We are midway through the program (Week 5 Sin
  Repentance) Small-group sharing is ongoing. You
  realise the groups sharings dwell in impersonal
  anwers.
• As a facilitator, how do we encourage a deeper
  reflection and sharing?

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Letting The Holy Spirit Lead

• Facilitating cannot be reduced to a formula or a
  series of procedures to follow
• The spiritual principle of letting go
• Jesus became man
• Father, into your hands I commend my spirit
• What will I leave behind to follow Jesus?
• Where is Jesus in the list of my priorities?

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Sharing

• What do I expect of myself as a facilitator for
  YES 07?
• How do I foresee myself growing from this
  experience?
• What are the concrete measures I will take to
  fulfill these objectives?
• Admin details for camp.

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