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In effect, the Family Life Coordinator is responsible under the supervision of the Tour Director for all those activities not connected with travel or ministry outside of family life factors. - Dad and mom to the team.
- Create a family/home atmosphere.
- Coordinate social events of various types: birthdays, anniversaries, keeping fun and relationship a high priority.
- Pursue effective discipleship through Christian family lifestyle activities, i.e., quiet times, worship times, meal times, and prayer times.
- Serve children with comfort, counsel, and discipline.
- Coordinate family life and action group activities.
Before outreach - Prepare packing list for members in partnership with administrator and program director.
- Organize action groups, buddies, and family life groups.
- Select and train action group leaders.
- Research location of outreach, visit if possible. Be prepared for housing, meals, days off, laundry, and appropriate instruction to the team concerning the culture and history of the area.
- Plan team building games and recreation appropriate for all ages.
- Purchase items for hospitality, encouragement, and appreciation.
- Collect supplies for first-aid kit.
Duties during outreach - Pre-check available housing in consultation with tour director and administrator. Assign rooms, make sure all team members have proper bedding, etc.
- Ensure that proper nutrition, quantities, and morale boosting taste factors are in order. Vitamins are often supplemented.
- Work with action group leaders to facilitate bedtime, morning, and housekeeping routines. Help to ensure regular use of showers and deodorants, as well as tooth and hair brushing, fingernail care, etc.
- Laundry.
- A weekly letter or post card home written on free day.
- If possible, a nurse should be available to the children. A fully equipped first aid kit should be taken with the team at all times.
- Supervise days off for shopping, sight seeing, recreation, letter writing and rest. These should be well planned and organized, to avoid any unnecessary distractions.
- The Tour Director is responsible over all for spiritual training. However, alert and enterprising Family Life Coordinators can incorporate cultural orientation, etiquette training, geography, history, and many other educational factors into a King’s Kids outreach.
Qualifications - Love for God, heart for the lost
- Heart for families, teens, and children
- Enjoys serving and teaching others
- Diplomatic abilities, can handle several areas at once
- Organized and dependable
- Knowledge of first-aid and emergency procedures
- Discerning, creative, gentle disciplinarian
- Peacemaker
Dangers - Failure to delegate and ask for help!!!
- Tasks overshadow ministry and relationship
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