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Team
Leader Bios
If you would like to be certified,
please contact our organization via telephone to receive more
information. 585-612-6633
To download
your background check release form
Our certified team leaders are carefully
selected. Our CERTIFIED HOPE LEADERS have undergone all 3
levels of training for outreach leadership. To qualify as a leader
for HOPE, candidates must demonstrate knowledge of training, have
worked under a mentor for no less than 3 team leadership experiences
in an international setting, have a thorough background check and
a minimum 2-hour first aid course. In addition, our leaders are
hand-picked to help insure that mission teams have the best possible
quality outreach experience.
There are numerous occasions when we use
team leaders from the Volunteers In Mission program of the United
Methodist Church as they have undergone thorough training and have
experience and knowledge. Volunteers In Mission team leaders
who have undergone the training process yet are not HOPE certified,
have yet to undergo background checks and an interview
process.
Our CERTIFIED HOPE LEADERS are trained in the following areas:
Basic
Certification
Culture
Theology
of Mission/outreach
Globalization:
effects on the church, career missionaries and humanitarian
workers
Team Approach to outreach and
mission:
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Selecting a team leader
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Selecting team members
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Choosing a project
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Publicity
Country Analysis
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Safety
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Health
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Immunization and Prophylaxis
Team Member Responsibilities
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Attitude of a servant
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Cultural Sensitivity
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Spiritual growth and reflection
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Understanding culture shock
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Tax Deductions
Continuing the Mission
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Sharing your experience
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Sister church/ partner church/ ecumenical
programs
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Individual volunteers/career mission
opportunities
Intermediate
Certification
Prerequisites: Basic
Certification
Manteling
Supporting and leadership roles
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Church Support
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Fund-raising
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Leadership role of Clergy
Counseling
Clergy Counseling
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Recognizing culture shock/re-entry
shock
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Psychological impact of mission
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Issues of Grief
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Disaster response counseling: Group,
Individual, and children
Insurance and Legal Liability
Emergency Evacuation
Team Leader
Certification: Advanced
Prerequisites: Basic Certification and Intermediate
Certification and Specialized
Teams
Project
Management
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Planning the project
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Choosing a project
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Understanding team’s skills, abilities and
gifts
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Recruitment of team
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Spiritual Responsibilities
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Role and Responsibilities
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Team Dynamics
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Importance of Journaling
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Public Speaking
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Budgeting project
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Understanding currency fluctuations
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Preparing a budget
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Involving the church
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Travel Arrangements
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International Issues
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Legal Documentation and Liability
Basic First Aid
Team Activities and Training
Team Orientation
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Explaining the project
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Rules of the mission
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Safety and health
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Mission Policy Agreement regarding
substances
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Cultural sensitivity
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Culture Shock
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Re-entry Shock
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Culture Adaptation
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Team topics of study/Team
assignments
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Relationship with the host
church/coordinator
Conflict Management
Stress Management
Team relations on work-site with host
nationals
Concluding mission
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Re-entry Shock
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Evaluation Project
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Follow-up plans
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Identifying future team leaders
Specialized
Teams:
Disaster
Response
Disasters
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Civil Unrest
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Natural Disasters: Floods, hurricanes, tornado,
earthquakes, fire, etc.
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Terrorist
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War victims
How to respond
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Emergency Response
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Long-term
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Recognizing realistic response: abilities and
limitations
Doing no harm
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Understanding national insurance agency
policy
National and International Responses
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Supply Logistics
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Short-term and Long-term Recovery
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Role of Team and/or individuals
Organizing Volunteers
Organizing Supplies
Working with State and Federal
Organizations
Working with non-profit agencies and ecumenical
organizations (VOADS)
Emergency Funding
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Understanding FEMA
Case Management
Counseling services
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group counseling
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individual counseling
Construction
Teams:
How to organize
On-site
Hosting a
team:
Housing a team
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meals/lodging
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on-site coordinators
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travel accommodations
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adequate hospital/medical
accommodations
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having the right tools
Planning the project
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identifying needs
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communicating project
clarify the best means of communication with the incoming
team
Decide how to schedule teams
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number of team members that can be adequately
hosted
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host no more than one team at a time
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saying “no”
Recruiting volunteers to work with
team
Budgeting
Evangelistic
teams:
Evangelism: understanding culture and building
relationships
VBS programs
Working with host church
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Providing special services, music, puppet
shows, etc
Medical Teams:
Specific issues
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Forming the team
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Desired outcomes and
responsibilities
Medical equipment and supplies and
pharmaceutical
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Customs
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Credentialing
Dental Teams
Site Preparations
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Understanding barriers
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medical language translation
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potable water
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refrigeration
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electricity
Teaching
Teams:
Agriculture
Business
Language
Technologies
Non-governmental
Organization (NGO) Teams
Humanitarian support
Understanding the roll of NGO’s
Working with host country agencies
Working with multiple country
agencies
Working with US military
Youth
Teams
Understanding youth spiritual needs
Safety Issues specific to youth
Parental Consent
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Issues of custody
Country specific considerations for
minors
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Parental consent forms translations
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Traveling with minors
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