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The Household Leaders Training of the YFC Pastoral Formation Program serves as
the initial training program for new household heads. It also serves as an effective
addition to the Facilitators Training for Discussion Group Leaders in a camp.
Ideally, this training should be given as an overnight activity, preferably in the house
of a participant / organizer of the training so as to ensure a more relaxed venue
conducive for group discussions and processing. The overnight activity covers the
first two talks. The third talk is given in a separate 3-hour session that introduces
these new household heads to their monthly service meetings with their Unit Head or
Chapter Heads and Chapter Couple Coordinators.
The Household Leaders Training is designed to be a low maintenance high result
activity. It is to be organized by the Household Head assigned to lead a camp,
assisted by the Chapter Head, for his household members who will be serving as
facilitators in his camp. Because of the size of the group, there will be no need to
rent venues for the training as mentioned, it can be held in a members house or in
the room of the Household Head. Also, because of the schedule, there is no need to
prepare meals.
(Overnight training is recommended to begin at 8:00pm after dinner and end at 2:00am)
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01:45 - 02:00
02:00 - 02:30
02:30 - 02:45
02:45 - 03:30
03:30 - 05:30:
05:30 - 05:45
05:45 - 06:00
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Registration/Gathering
Worship
House Rules
TALK: The Heart of our Vision
Reflection
Group Sharing
Break / Registration
TALK 2: The State of our Hearts
Group Sharing / Processing
Closing Exhortation
Commitment of a Household Head / Pray-over
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Registration / Gathering
Worship
Personal Sharings
Talk (for initial meeting: Household Leading 101.
Monitoring of members per household
02:30 03:00
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Other Matters (e.g. if the unit is assigned as service
team for the prayer meeting, or to lead a project)
SERVICE TEAM
Team Leader (Normally the household head assigned to lead the next camp)
Registration Team (In charge of making sign up sheets and if need be, name tags
for cases of inter-household training)
Music Team (may be just one person)
2 Speakers
Materials
- Guitars / Musical instruments
- Song sheets
- Household Leading 101 handbook
DYNAMICS
6. After the first talk, the participants will be led into a fifteen-minute reflection
based on the questions found in the talk outline. During this time, participants
may move to their own private corner where it may be easier for them to pray
and write down their reflections.
7. The session ends with big group sharing. During this time, the team leader or
speaker may call on volunteers to share their reflections regarding the first talk.
A response song and prayer may be used to end this session.
8. At the end of the break, the music team may play a few gathering songs to bring
participants into the second session.
9. After the second talk, the speaker or team leader brings the group (or for interhousehold training divides the group into smaller discussion groups/their own
households) into a group sharing and processing session similar to a household
meeting. Participants will be asked to share their own concerns based on the
issues mentioned in the talk.
10. After the household type discussion the group / each group ends with a prayover. Each household head leads his group for the Commitment of a Household
Leader and Pray-over. (Refer to the talk outline of The State of our hearts)
11. Before the final song, announcements should be made regarding the details and
schedule of the camp and the first pastoral meeting. (In case of interhousehold trainings, this should be done before the participants go into their
discussion / processing groups).
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Note: Members in the household might not join SFC at the same time, sometimes
leaving just a few or even just one member in the household. In such cases,
members may be regrouped as long as careful consideration is made to find out
which group he can more easily adjust to.
IV.
CONCLUSION
Most of us are experiencing the blessings of a renewed life in Jesus because someone
took the time and effort to care for us.
Now the challenge is on us to do the same. All we need to find out is if we are ready
to take on a more difficult but more meaningful service. All it takes is a decision to
go out of our way to care.
REFLECTION
Feed My Sheep (John 21:15-19)
1.
Recall how you found the grace and strength to open up to Gods
healing grace.
2.
Who took the time to care for you and guide you in your walk with
the Lord?
I.
INTRODUCTION
A great deal about being a household leader depends not on what you do, but
on who you are. A lot of it has to do with the state of the heart. A Household
leader should have a heart for God and a heart for His people.
Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an
example of love, faith and purity. 1 Timothy 4:12
We are reminded that it not our age that will determine our response to be
household leaders but what is in our hearts and the actions that we do.
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A HEART OF A SERVANT
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V.
CONCLUSION
Being a Household leader is difficult. Imagine having to put somebody elses
concern first before yours. It is only God that can give us the grace to love.
REFLECTION
1 John 4:8,10
What is the state of your heart? What are the issues in your life that
may hinder you from caring for other people?
(After, participants will be grouped into households to share their thoughts
regarding the talk and reflection).
COMMITMENT OF A HOUSEHOLDLEADER
1. I will care for my household members by communicating with them
regularly, informing them of all YFC activities and by making their concerns my
own.
2. I will bring my household members to the Lord by teaching them how to
apply Christs words in their personal lives their family, friends, schooling and
love life, and in praying for them always.
3. I will teach my household members to love their fellow household
members. Their brothers and sisters in YFC, their family and friends and all those
around them.
4. I will attend all activities of YFC that are applicable to me especially the
regular household leaders training.
5. I will be a witness of Jesus Christ by being pure and righteous, faithful to
my studies, loyal to my brothers and sisters in YFC, and my family especially to
my parents.
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ITS EASY
A. Household Basics
1. Household is sharing each others joy and carrying each
others burdens.
2. A household is composed of approximately 4 brothers and 4
sisters led by a male household leader and his assistant and a female
household leader and her assistant
3. The male household leaders task is to pastor / guide the
brothers while the female leaders main task is to pastor the
sisters. Together they are partners in leading the group. It is the
brother however who is referred to as the head of the household.
4. Household meetings are conducted apart from the regular
meeting of the Chapter with a schedule depending on the
availability of its members.
5. Ideally, a household is finalized right after its membership
finishes the Youth Camp
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OPEN FORUM
EMPOWERMENT
Being a household head is a call and a gift from God. We need to strengthen
some areas is we were to continue to grow in the service and the love of the
people God has entrusted to us.
1. Prayer - Our prayer time should be intact if we to care for Gods people
listening for the Lords instruction and interceding for our members.
2. Faith in God - Although our faith may falter, we should remember that
we have a faithful God, and because of His faithfulness, we too can decide
to be faithful by His grace.
3. Humble leadership - We should always be aware of our intentions in
service. We should continue to serve inspite our weaknesses, asking God
to purify us daily.
4. Accountability - We should always evaluate our service to God, through
suggestions of others, humbly seeking Gods will.