IT BEGINS

Yesterday the interns gathered for the first time this summer. They are a great group. This is going to be a good summer.

One of the things I wanted to do first with them is consider who they are as emerging leaders. So we spent a lot of time yesterday looking into the types of leaders they are becoming. Here is how they scored on an assessment on each interns leadership type:

• Emily & Mary Catharine are RELATER Leaders.
• Ben had a combination of being a DOER & THINKER Leader
• Mark is a MOVER Leader
• Jake is yet an unknown because he hasn’t joined the internship yet (he is in Israel). However, I have a suspicion that he is a MOVER Leader.

So what the world are Relater, Mover, Doer, Relater leaders anyway? (oh yeah, there is also leaders known as THINKER Leaders… that is what I am). Here is a simple description of each:

• DOERs are primarily concerned about the tasks to be accomplished by the team. They like to focus on the task at hand, make checklists, get things organized, correct errors, and hit deadlines. Doers want the team to get it right.
• THINKERs are primarily concerned about generating new ideas and solving team problems. They like to gather information, analyze a situation, brainstorm new ideas, develop plans, be creative, and get all the pieces working together. Thinkers want the team to develop creative solutions.
• RELATERs are primarily concerned about people and team relationships. They like to get to know the other team members, build relationships, encourage others, be a good listener, and be supportive. Relaters want the team members to get along.
• MOVERs are primarily concened about achieving goals and getting the team from here to there. Movers like to accept challenges, set goals, get others involved, make decisions, take approopiate risks, and persevere over difficulties. Movers want the team to win.

Yesterday we also spent time setting individual and team goals for the summer. I am not going to post their individual goals, but here are the team goals that were set by the interns;

• The kids we work with this summer will have a better appreciation of Jesus.
• The kids will have lots of fun and want to be a part of the activities
• That there will be a friendly environment and the kids and interns will know each other well.
• That each intern on the team will be meaningfully invested, using their personalities, gifts, and passion to better the ministry to children.
• That kids and their families will get increasingly connected to the Calvary Community
• That the kids will get a better understanding of the Bible and Church.

Tomorrow I will be taking the interns off site to do some team building. They will come back tired, but a functioning team. We will have pictures and an intern will journal the day. Look for it on Friday.

Daniel