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Greetings!
Today we are giving you several reports on recent training events around the world. We hope you are personally benefiting from training to make you more effective in your place of ministry. We encourage you to visit www.iTeenChallenge.org and check out the variety of training that is available in multiple languages. We have included the testimony of Ana Claudia who has experienced a miraculous transformation and now is devoting her life to Teen Challenge ministry in Brazil. We are interested in hearing from you regarding what you would like to see in future issues of the Leadership Link. Contact us at gtc@globaltc.org |
Treat your staff right! By Dr. Jerry Nance
Last month I missed sharing with you, but this month I want to continue with our previous discussion on "Leading at a Higher Level." To lead effectively you must set your sights on a goal to accomplish. Leaders must project vision if they want followers. We also must treat our "customers" right. In Teen Challenge that is our donors, our students and their families. Today I want to talk to you about #3: "Treating your staff right."
Organizations where leading at a higher level exists are organizations that:
1. Set their sight on the right target and vision.
2. Treat their customers right. (In TC the student, family and donor is the "customer.")
3. Treat their staff and volunteers right.
4. Have the right kind of leadership.
How do the best-run companies in the world beat the competition day in and day out? They treat their customers right. (Source: Ken Blanchard) They do that by having a workforce that is excited about their vision and motivated to serve their customers, or in our case, students or families at a higher level. So how do you create this motivated workforce? The key is empowerment.
Empowerment means letting people bring their brains to work and allowing them to use their knowledge, experience, and motivation to create a healthy ministry-one that produces excellent results.
People already have power through their knowledge and motivation. The key to empowerment is letting this power out.
We as leaders must stop, take a look at our team and make a conscious decision to build a team. We must take the time to ask questions, listen, and allow the team to contribute to the discussion and assist in problem solving. People's opinions matter and we need to give our team a voice in the process of making decisions.
For some, we are so used to autocratic leadership, just telling everyone what to do and that's it. We make all the decisions instead of getting the team together and addressing a problem and getting input from the team on how we might solve the problem or address the issue. "WE" can always do more than "I" can do.
Let me encourage you to tap into the potential of your people. Let me encourage you to consider the power of empowerment. Do not be afraid to let those under your leadership lead! I pray that your leadership will be blessed and that God will empower you to become a leader who leads at a higher level.
Jerry Nance Ph.D.
President
Global Teen Challenge
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| Africa Training Conference, By Doug Wever
Bernie Gillott and I were honored to lead the training of leaders in Nairobi, Kenya the last week
Doug Wever | of April. Africa faces a major escalating drug crisis. A consequence of stepped-up drug activity has been a rise in violent crimes, corruption, bank fraud and social and personal decay. African governments are grappling with how to best face this new threat. Teen Challenge offers practical solutions through the power of God. This was our most strategic continent-wide training for Teen Challenge leaders to date.
A highlight of this conference was the training by Jacobus Nomdoe, executive director of Teen Challenge Western Cape in South Africa as well as Kevin Ward from Swaziland. Kevin Ward stated, "Teen Challenge is not about getting off drugs, it is about getting into the presence of God and bearing the fruit of the Spirit."
The staff emerged refreshed, recharged and focused on meeting the needs of addicts in their nations in the name of Jesus through the power of the Holy Ghost. You can see pictures of each graduate by going to www.gtcafrica.com and looking in the photo album section.
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Europe TC Conference, By Tom Bremer
The Europe Teen Challenge (ETC) conference was held in Rimini-Bellaria, Italy from April 15 - 18. Of the 32 countries in the ETC fellowship, 26 were represented with around 300 in attendance. The guest speakers were, Anita Koeshall - Post Modern Thinking, Janelle Hallman - Same Sex Attraction, Jerry Nance - Keeping TC Principles in this Generation, and John Macey who preached the evening services.
The theme for the 2010 conference was "Understanding This Generation." The teachers provided a powerful springboard to explore the Post Modern, Gen X , Gen "Y" and ... well whatever label you want to use to describe this young generation. The teachings laid a powerful foundation with critical insights into the thought processes necessary to engage the culture of today. Teachers addressed the emerging thought processes of today's new generation from a global perspective, culturally, sexually, and spiritually.
The volcano in Iceland had a major impact on people as they attempted to leave the conference. Some were detained a full week beyond the end of the conference before they were able to return home.   |
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With Love Movement: Uzbekistan Project
Nestled in the heart of Central Asia between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers, the home of the major cities of the ancient Silk Road, is the country of Uzbekistan. The Uzbek people declared their independence from the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991. Now Uzbekistan serves as a trade route for heroin leaving the mountains of Afghanistan.
 In the midst of the fight against addiction, Teen Challenge is working in Uzbekistan to help turn the tide on the spreading drug epidemic. We've recognized that Addiction Ends With Love and that is the ministry of Teen Challenge, loving God and loving people. Uzbekistan Teen Challenge is loving people by running a men's addiction recovery center where they provide sustainability and life skills training through dairy farming.
In February of 2010 we heard about the need for a dairy cow to help the men in the recovery center, so we added Uzbekistan to our list of projects and printed shirts designed to raise support for the Uzbekistan Project. Would you help provide a cow for Teen Challenge Uzbekistan? Make a $20 donation and get a shirt design for that project for free!
Hear our stories and check out our other projects at www.withlovemovement.com
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Brazil Curriculum Committee moves forward
Testimony of Ana Claudia
Gregg Fischer and Dave Batty recently participated in two weeks of training in Brazil on behalf of 16 different ministries. The training focused on teaching the Group Studies for New Christians and the Personal Studies for New Christians curriculum. Under the leadership of Wagner Zanelatto, the national curriculum director, a national curriculum committee was formed to help Teen Challenge centers across Brazil implement the curriculum in the discipleship of their students. There are estimated to be over 200 Teen Challenge centers in Brazil.
Gregg, Dave and Duane Henders with Curriculum Committee in Brazil |
Ana is one of the many who experienced God's miracle of deliverance at Teen Challenge in Brazil. At age 11 she started on the wrong path-visiting a palm reader and becoming caught up in the occult. She soon pledged to do whatever Satan asked if he would make her happy. The very next day she began cutting herself.
This went on for 11 years. She also began abusing prescription medications. She finally attempted suicide by swallowing 13 razor blades. The doctor insisted on surgery to save her life, but she refused. Instead she went back to her home town and visited a pastor who prayed for her and brought her to Teen Challenge.
The first 5 days at Teen Challenge, Ana was nothing but problems-still cutting herself, and also attempting to hang herself. The demons within her were talking, and other students at Teen Challenge wanted to leave the program out of fear. But then the prayers of the staff were answered, and Ana was delivered from demons, and experienced God's salvation. In a later visit to the doctor, x-rays confirmed that the razor blades had disappeared.
That was 10 years ago. She now is one of the Teen Challenge staff dedicated to helping others experience the freedom she now has with Jesus.
Ana Claudia today |
Ana Claudia as a Teen Challenge student | |
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About Global Teen Challenge
Global Teen Challenge is a service agency that exists to serve the more than 1100 Teen Challenge programs in more than 83 countries of the world. It is our desire to provide the best and latest tools available in helping individuals with life controlling addictions. According to the United Nations, more than 200 million people worldwide struggle with drug abuse. Drug users are getting younger and their use is becoming more frequent. Alcohol and drug addictions are plaguing our nations, our cities and invading our homes. We are committed to doing everything we can to reach people around the globe with life controlling problems. For more information on Global Teen Challenge, visit our website at www.GlobalTC.org |
 Contact Information:
Global Teen Challenge P.O. Box 511
Columbus, Georgia 31902-0511 USA
706-576-6555 | |
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