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Greetings!
In this issue Jerry Nance writes on the importance of
setting goals for yourself and your ministry. We are happy to announce that the first 36 leadership
courses from EQUIP, founded by John Maxwell, have been uploaded to www.iTeenChallenge.org In the near
future we will be uploading these courses in other languages as well. You will also see an article on the recent PSNC teacher
training conducted in Jamaica for all the Caribbean. We also have included an
update on the With Love Movement and Global Internships. May God's blessing be on you and your ministry. |
Setting Goals, By Dr. Jerry Nance
I want to talk to you this month about setting goals for your personal
life as well as for your ministry. It goes without saying that you need to seek
God when you are setting goals of any kind. Seeking God is always the starting
place. Jesus set a role model of rising early and going to a solitary place to
pray. Luke tells us that Jesus walked up the mountain on other occasions and he
often slipped away from the crowd. He sought God. When setting goals you must
seek God.
"Everyone tries to get help from the leader, but only God will
give us justice." Proverbs 29:26 (The Message)
An astounding number of
people today lack a strong sense of purpose. Pulitzer-winning writer Katherine
Anne Porter observed: "I am appalled at the aimlessness of most people's lives.
Fifty percent don't pay any attention to where they are going; forty percent
are undecided and will go in any direction. Only ten percent know what they
want, and even all of them don't go toward it."
Goals give you something
concrete to focus on, and focus has a positive impact on your actions.
Goals help us focus our attention on our purpose and make it our dominant
aspiration. And as philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The world makes
way for the man who knows where he is going. "Use the following guidelines to keep your goals on target. Goals
must be . . .
- Written
- Personal
- Specific
- Achievable
- Measurable
- Time-sensitive
These are time-tested
concepts that have a proven track record for successful leading and goal
setting.
Global
Teen Challenge continues to work from our strategic plan that clearly defines
our goals. We will re-evaluate them next month and set new goals, objectives
and assignments of task. This focus keeps us from getting distracted by the
chaos of our lives and society. The more focused our goals, the more we are
able to accomplish for the kingdom of God.
Let me
encourage you to evaluate your goals. If they are not written down, then start
there. Get your staff together and take some time to look down the road to
where you want to be in a year, three years and maybe even five years.
And
don't stop with setting goals-review them every day and take practical steps on
reaching these goals.
God
bless you in your efforts of setting goals.
Jerry Nance Ph.D.
President
Global Teen Challenge
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New Leadership courses
from EQUIP
founded by John Maxwell
We have added 36 new leadership courses to the website www.iTeenChallenge.org
These courses were provided to us by EQUIP Ministries,
founded by John Maxwell. They have taken his books and teachings and packaged
them into these 36 leadership courses. There are 72 more courses from this same
series that will be coming in the months ahead.
Each of these leadership courses are located in two places
on the website.
1. We have added a 9th Track to the
Staff Training section, called "EQUIP - Founded by John Maxwell" The 36 courses
are all part of Volume One of the training materials. Volume One is divided
into 6 Books-with 6 courses in each book.
The illustration above shows the new Track 9 selected, and Topic T903 selected,
and the 6 courses in that notebook are listed on the right column.
2. Each of these 36 courses have also been placed
in the appropriate Topics in all the other 8 Tracks on Staff Training, for
example: "God's Call for Us to Lead" is Course T102.03 in Track T1,
"Organizational Leadership, Topic 102, "Characteristics of Leadership."
EQUIP has translated some of these courses into
more than 30 languages. We will be uploading these courses in other languages
as soon as possible. One of the ways you can help us is to let us know which of
these courses you would like uploaded first in your language, and we will work
to make that happen.
At the present time, each of these leadership courses has:
- a Notesheet for the participants
- an Answer Key
- a set of instructions for teaching the course.
The person teaching these courses will need to do some
preparation. Include your own illustrations and applications to personalize
each course for your Teen Challenge setting.
Our long range goal is to personalize each of these courses
for teaching them in the Teen Challenge setting, and provide additional tools, including a PowerPoint presentation and more teaching
resources. One course where we have already done this is: Course T301.02 "The
Leader's Time: Tick Tock, Manage the
Clock" in Track T3, "Personal/Spiritual Growth," Topic T301, "Time Management."
At the present time, most of these courses have not been
personalized for use in Teen Challenge, so if you do that and create a
PowerPoint or any other teaching notes, would you please send us a copy of them
to share with others: gtc@globaltc.org
EQUIP has placed a requirement on our use of these training
materials- the Scriptures that are used in these courses cannot be removed. You
may however, add more Scriptures if you so desire.
We have also been asked to provide EQUIP with personal
testimonies of those who have benefited from this teaching, so please send your
comments, testimonies, questions to: gtc@globaltc.org
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Caribbean Teacher Training - Fast Track
Gregg & Linda Fischer  |
Jamaica Teen Challenge hosted a Personal Studies for New
Christians Teacher Training seminar for staff from Caribbean TC ministries in
June. Global TC Curriculum Director Gregg Fischer and his wife Linda presented
the training. Staff from Jamaica Teen Challenge as well as Trinidad &
Tobago Teen Challenge attended.
Personal Studies certification can be a long process. This
seminar was designed to be a Fast Track to certification. All of the CD/DVD
material from the certification training was taught live with many sessions
actually taking place in the PSNC classroom with students present. Teachers had
opportunity to answer flags and work with students at stop points. Teachers and
students also had sessions together on how to set personal application goals
and on easy ways to memorize scripture.
Barbara Richards, wife of Jamaica TC director Anthony
Richards will be the "Authorized Global Teen Challenge Curriculum
representative" for the Caribbean region. This means that PSNC teacher
certification for English speaking Caribbean TC centers will be handled through
Teen Challenge Jamaica. Global Teen Challenge would like to set up similar
representatives to facilitate PSNC teacher certification in other countries and
or regions in the near future.
By the end of the training 2 teachers were re-certified, 1 new
teacher was fully certified, 2 more teachers were within a few hours of being
fully certified and 4 more were well on
their way to getting their full PSNC teacher certification.
Jamaica Teacher Seminar Attendees  | |
The With Love Movement Story
by Mike McGarvey
www.withlovemovement.com
Our story really begins a few years back when as college
students we asked ourselves, "What would happen if we designed clothing that
changed the world?" It's as ridiculous as it sounds, but every month we got
reports from Teen Challenge centers around the world of needs that if met would
help them continue to change lives and see people set free from addiction. We looked
at these needs and wanted to help but we just didn't have the financial
resources.
So how could we help? We decided we could tell stories and
in February of 2010 we started doing just that-telling these stories on clothing
that would change lives. We've been
telling stories and selling clothing to youth groups, churches, colleges,
events and out of the trunk of my car.
Our message is simple: "Addiction
Ends With Love"- With people serving in Teen Challenge around the world,
Loving God and Loving Others (Matt. 22:37-40), they are bringing freedom from
addiction and freedom in Christ those who are desperate for help.
We are currently using this as a means of raising funds for
Teen Challenge in Swaziland and Uzbekistan. We are also looking for more
projects. We need you to help us identify new projects so we can tell new stories:
Email your needs to withlove@globaltc.org
A few tips to
help us tell your story and raise support for you:
- Keep it short, 500 words or less
- Keep it personal, how will meeting this need
help an individual find freedom?
- Keep the project cost under $5,000
- Send pictures if available
- Tell others about www.withlovemovement.com
Looking for fund-raising ideas?
Contact us at www.withlovemovement.com or withlove@globaltc.org for special deals on bulk pricing for our
top-selling shirt, the "Addiction Ends With Love" shirt. Our special pricing is
so low you'll make a huge profit and help us spread the word!
Global Internships
The summer always is a busy time with Global Internships; we
have several college students and Teen Challenge graduates serving at Teen
Challenge centers in Romania, South Africa, and Swaziland. The biggest blessing
I keep hearing from our interns overseas is the time the directors and staff
have taken to invest in them. Those staff and directors are investing in the
next generation of Teen Challenge directors, staff, and supporters. Check out next month's Leadership Link for
awesome testimonies of the student internships around the world.
In August the Global Internships team is kicking off a busy
fall and winter of taking groups on short term trips to Teen Challenge centers
around the world. It is during these short term trips that many people will
receive those life-long calls to the ministry of Teen Challenge, whether as
staff or supporters. We will have teams in Jamaica and the Czech Republic in
August. Exciting, life-changing times lay ahead!
Have questions for the Global Internships team? Contact gi@teenchallengeusa.com
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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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