Lesson 1
Trainer’s Lesson Plan
Meeting 1
Raising Funds and SupportApproximately 3 Hours
In this lesson you begin the very important work of functioning together as a team. This lesson plan will help you develop a lesson that will educate your team members about the mission and introduce new concepts like Fundraising to your team.
Additional Reading can be found on the Resource CD for Lesson 1
1. Getting to Know One AnotherApproximately 15 minutes
Objective: Begin to develop relationships through basic non-threatening introductions. You will incorporate this into your first lesson because your team members may be meeting one another for the first time.
Learning Sequence: Using format found on Resource CD have team members count off by 2’s and ask questions of their numbered partner. Introduce partners to entire group by answering the questions.
Materials needed:Lesson 1 Resource CD Getting to Know One Another
Index cards
Pens or pencils
2. Corporate Worship Approximately 15 minutes
Objective:Establish a natural pattern of prayer and worship among your team members in order to model sincere prayer and worship on the mission field.
Learning Sequence:Using instruments available or voices alone sing worship songs together. Choose a team member to open and close the time with prayer.
Materials needed:Instruments
Songbooks or songs of your choice that will model your team’s Christian faith to your receiver hosts on the mission field.
Musician who can also lead music on the mission field
3. Spiritual FormationApproximately 30 minutes
Objective:Establish a pattern of studying the Bible together while exploring God’s plan for
mission ministry. Begin to think about what it means to become a team.
Learning Sequence:Assign Bible reading found on Bible Study 1 on Resource CD
Facilitate question and answer session using the questions within the Bible Study.
Using news print or overhead projector, assign a team member to write down the answers for future reference when compiling the team covenant in Session 4.
Materials Needed:Lesson 1 Resource CD
Lesson 1 Spiritual Formation
Bibles for each team member
Pencils and Paper/ News print or projection equipment
4. Knowledge Builder Approximately 30 Minutes
Objective: Alleviate fears about fundraising by educating your team about fundraising from a Biblical perspective. Provide information about your team’s fundraising strategy
Provide materials for the team members to begin their own fundraising.
Learning Sequence: Preview Session 1 in your Manual and Power Point Lesson 1.
Let your team know that fundraising is a strategic time for team building. Share with your team the five excuses for not wanting to engage in fundraising by discussing slides 2-8 your discussion will draw out different responses from each team member.
Use slides 9-11 to discuss the budget for your team. Continue working through the power point slides asking questions at regular intervals. At the end of this segment make it clear that your goal is to build up the work of your missionary host by representing Jesus to those you encounter.
Materials Needed: Lesson 1 Resource CD
Knowledge Builder
Fundraising letter
Prayer Intercessor Letter
5. Culture LearningApproximately 20 Minutes
Objective:Introduce team to the mission host in order for team to identify with objective for
the mission.
Learning Sequence: Briefly tell the team about the mission host and let them experience their
host’s ministry firsthand
through watching the video or hearing the profile.
Materials: Photos of host country and profile of missionary host
6. Language StudyApproximately 20 MinutesObjective: Alleviate possible fears about team members’ inadequate language skills. Establish the importance of some language training and the solution to acquire that training.
Learning Sequence: If your ministry will take place in a culture where another language is spoken determine the language skills among the team by asking who is competent in that language. If further training is necessary report that a language teacher will provide very basic words and phrases beginning with your next session and continuing throughout your training sessions.
Materials Needed:None
7. Practical PreparationApproximately 15 Minutes
Objective: Develop ownership in the fund-raising process by understanding how the team budget has been calculated. Determine who may need to acquire required documentation for overseas travel.
Learning Sequence:Give your team a copy of the budget and go over each line item. Make
sure everyone understands how the amount was determined; they will need to raise that amount
and their fundraising success is dependent upon their understanding of the amount.
Materials Needed:Lesson 1 Resource CD
Copies of Team Budget
8. Project PreparationApproximately 15 Minutes
Objective: Create understanding of the project the team will implement in the field.
Learning sequence: Explain what the project is and why the host has requested that your team take on this particular project. Explain how you will carry out the project on the on the field. If a particular skill is needed, explain why and ask who can accomplish it. Make sure plenty of time is allotted for questions.
Materials needed: Whatever means you have available for example, photos, tool, VacationBibleSchool program packages that will educate your team about the project.
9. Debriefingand ClosingApproximately 20 Minutes
Objective: Educate your team about the necessity to share one another’s burdens on the mission field.
Learning sequence: Bring up DebriefingLesson 1 Resource CD on your projector. Uncover the Bible verse and read it to your team. Tell your team members that while the mission field is a wonderful place it is sometime a difficult place.
Read the rest of the section to them explaining that beginning today you will debrief as a team throughout the training sessions, on the mission field and on two other occasions when you return home.
Lead your team through a brief session of debriefing by simply asking them how they feel about the mission up to this point in their training.
Materials needed:Lesson 1 Resource CD
Debriefing
Closing: Close each meeting with one or two songs and a time of open prayer for each other and your ministry.