Quarterly Agenda
March 5, 2015
9 a.m. Welcome – Ross
Bible Verse/Prayer – Ross
Introduce new folks – Ross
9:05 a.m. 60 Minutes of Business – MC’d by Ross
Camping Business
Assigned Team Training – coordinating rides use yammer
Discipleship Camps
Creekside Discipleship – Ernie or Kristy
Malibu Discipleship – Marshall and Megan
Work Crew
Stats/Facts – Spots are down considerably
You all sent in 194 applications
We were given 114 spots
Must use spots given
Distribute spots and kids fall through. That’s a bummer.
Don’t take spots if kid is wishy-washy
Work Crew Contracts – Emma
Work Crew “PreUnion” – Hartsoch, Jesse, Friesen, Hunter
Date?
Summer Staff Process/Recommendations – Steve (2 mins)
Campership Legacy Fund
How do you apply this summer?
We are giving 30 less scholarships this year – 120 at this point
I’m making asks if you have folks I should talk to I want to know
Speak of tier approach – Currently top 200 donors who are “in”
Regional Week of Prayer
March 21-28
Any questions? Everyone have the vision?
DISCUSSION – What has worked well?
Prayer Breakfast – Friday, Mar 27 at Bellevue Westin
Alec Hill, President of Intervarsity/USA former Chief Sealth Young Life leader
Schedule
7:30 a.m. Prayer Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Breakfast program ends – people can opt to leave
9 a.m. Optional Seminar 1 - focus on faith in the workplace
Marvin Charles, Founder and Exec. Dir. of DADS
Dr. Sharon Hartnett, School of Education SPU (retired)
Linda Ranz -- Starbucks
Dave Mitchell & Cornelius Lee, UGM??? -- Rob
Heather Tuininiga???
Nancy Eckhart??? -- Katie
COO at Crista??? -- Mason
Mark Lester, REI???
Jordan Schenk???
Johnny Phillips, Starbucks??? -- Ross
Mike Wetter, Micorsoft??? -- Rob
9:40 a.m. Optional Seminar 2
Optional seminars focus on faith in the workplace
Speakers:
10:30 a.m. Worship
11 a.m. Staff and Guests with Alec
12:30 p.m. Done
Great Wolf 2015
30% response rate (15% last year) – 250 respondents
88% of respondents were volunteers
55 staff completed survey – most ever
43% of respondents were “Working, Post-College (Professional)”
10% were high school students – remember this time is not designed for kids
Over half of the respondents had been leaders three years or less
53% were not at Great Wolf last year
Overall rating of event on scale of 1 to 5 – 3.81 (last year 4.18)
Other ratings on a scale of 1 to 4 (lower score better)
Program: Danny & Scott – 1.52
Keynote Speaker – 1.59
Saturday Lunch – 1.64
Seminars – 1.75
Fellowship with Area’s Leaders – 1.78
General Session – 1.80
Sunday Brunch – 1.80
Communication of Info prior to Great Wolf – 1.82
Scott Erickson performance – 1.87
Committee Track – 1.95
Great Wolf in General – 1.97
Worship Band – 2.03
Great Wolf Waterpark – 2.12
Fellowship with Other Areas and Leaders – 2.45
Great Wolf Room Registration process – 2.58
Seminars (Except Committee Track)
Top Three Ratings
Ministry in Underresourced Communities
Message in Young Life
Called to Young Life Staff
Also ranked high were YoungLives, Teacher in Mission and Student Staff
Apple Century Bike Ride – Lily (3 mins)
YoungLives – Heather Hoglund (2 mins)
WyldLife – Zach (2 mins)
Teacher-in-Mission – Huber (2 mins)
Capernaum – Blaine (2 mins)
College Transition – Loran Zenonian (10 mins)
Committee Business
Strategic Planning – Cindy
Start Thinking about Committee Ownership around Budget – Cindy
10:10 a.m. Student Staff ‘15-‘16 Presentation – Heather Sund
10:30 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Introduce Christopher – Ross
Worship – Christopher
11:10 a.m. Introduce Bill – Ross
Devotion – Bill Paige
11:45 a.m. Small Group Discussion set up by Bill
Travel to lunch in small groups
12 noon Lunch
1:15 p.m. Area Director Only Training on Vision – Steve and Ross
Vision for Future
Discussion on how you have vision for future
Rally of “Calling”
Scary deal, but don’t live in fear
Learn how to be more creative
Not just to reach more kids but to reach schools we are reaching well
Creating Space for More Leaders – Bree Haskell (seminar at ASC)
Separate Staff Associate Training (Side Room) – Paige
2 p.m. Break
2:20 p.m. Strategic Planning – Mason & Cindy
18 Areas this summer
Concerns going in.
Must invite right people.
Lead by the right person…probably not by the Area Director
Planning in well advance.
“Champions” identified before the meeting.
Desired outcomes
Core values.
SWOT Analysis.
Three to Five Initiatives.
Champions per initiative.
Champions meet at schedule times (monthly?) with Area Director.
Reporting document – Rob
2:40 p.m. Camping Discussion
Prayer Strategy for Camping – Katie
Spreadsheet – How many kids are you praying to go from your Area?
Buttercreek Lodge – Mason
How can this property serve you?
Adult Camping – Steve
What is your plan for getting adults to camp this summer?
Discussion – What are you doing?
Exposure to Young Life property makes an impact
Men’s Malibu (May 15-18) – Who is going?
List of Schools Final Confirmation – Mason
3 p.m. (if we have time)
Strategic Plan Goals & Action Steps – Strategic Leads (5 mins each)
Review Goals and Objectives
Answer the question, “How does this change my job?”
Conclude with benefits to mission and Areas
3:25 p.m. On-Time Award
3:25 p.m. Doxology
3:30 p.m. Dismiss
Area Directors at 0.5 or below and their Supervisors meet with Mason