The MI Team Copy
“Community means that people come together around the table, not just to feed their bodies, but to feed their minds and their relationships.”
-Henri Nouwen
Expected lesson duration: 4.5 hrs
Read, take notes, and prepare to discuss with your AD Trainer
New Area Director Support
As you work through your training of becoming an Area Director, you’ll work closely with these leadership and training staff members. Spend some time reviewing their bios by hovering over their names.
Leadership Support
Lee Wilhite
Lee will be a support for new ADs and their Local Area Board (LAB). He schedules regular calls with each Area Director to touch base.
Area Director Onboarding Trainer
Caleb Crider
Caleb will serve as your guide through the AD onboarding process. You will meet with him weekly as part of your onboarding training.
Area Director Mentor
Trent Combs
Trent will serve as your mentor during your onboarding process and will meet with you weekly. He will continue to support you with regular calls and visits during your first year.
MI Road Map
Who do I call when I need help?
The National Resource Center (NRC) supports Area Directors and other staff members in their work to equip ministry leaders in their communities. Expand and review the following lists to see what kind of support the NRC offers and who you would connect with when you need help.
NRC Operations
NRC office, general MI, event-related questions
Team Time Monday Call Schedule (see Teams)
New staff set-up in GrowthTrack
Payroll, reimbursements
Monthly financial reports/budgets
CLICK HERE to learn how to read these reports
Human Resources
Benefits, Open Enrollment
Netchex
Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)
New employee offer letters
Fundraising reports
General AD/AC questions
Local fundraising questions/application
Operations Questions
Curriculum & Training
Curriculum topics and questions
Curriculum framework (Biblical precepts, principles and practices)
Adult learning and educational philosophy
Workshop, coaching, webinar resources
LMS content questions
Using MI resources for local fundraising
Workshop, coaching, webinar resources
Using MI resources for local fundraising
Curriculum Questions and Support:
-Scope and Sequence
-Biblical Precepts, Basic Principles, Best Practices
-Teaching and Coaching Materials and Resources
AD onboarding and training
AD counsel and mentoring
Granting process and questions
Launch Material
Transformational Living questions
AD Pastoral Care
Launch Support
Launch Logistics
Order Business Cards
Order Books
Crowd Building Communication
Community / User Set Up
Launch Presentation Preparation
Mission Accelerate
General MA principles and practices
Ministry referrals
MA content, cohorts and communication
Communication & Branding
Organizational-wide communications calendar, and all other MI communication-related questions
GrowthTrack communication specific to custom and automated blasts, monthly newsletters, etc.
Future new hire to manage social media strategy
New resource requests
Audio, visual, website and design related questions
Branding Guide
Strategy, Expansion and MI Donor Engagement
MI strategy and expansion questions
Donor support and national funding
Church Engagement and Soul Care
Church Engagement questions, opportunities and resources
Soul care events, resources and logistics
General IT & Computer Support
Computer Set-Up
Microsoft Support(Teams, Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, OneDrive, etc)
Computer Performance Issues
GrowthTrack, Givers Portal, Virtuous, Learn (LMS)
General systems questions and support (accounts, dashboards, events, and more.)
Ideas for new systems enhancements
Urgent needs / bugs in:
GrowthTrack, Givers Portal, Virtuous or Learn
GrowthTrack – running reports/metrics
Virtuous – donor management questions
Download an At-A-Glance version of this road map.
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The MI Staff
Review the list of MI’s local Area Directors, Leadership and National Resource Center staff.
During your next meeting with your mentor, ask them to provide you with context for various individuals you’ll work more closely with.
As your training goes on, your trainer and mentor will make introductions and recommendations for people to connect with.
MI Organizational Chart
MI Team Time Meetings
Every Monday at 11am Pacific Time, Area Directors gather on a Teams meeting.
Each call will open with:
- Scripture reading lead by a team member
- Prayer
- Updates, announcements, reports, etc
The remainder of the call will focus on one of the following topics:
- Peer to Peer Learning
- Personal and Professional Development
- Curriculum and Training
- MI Global Prayer
Link to Team Time Meeting channel to find upcoming call agendas and recent meeting recordings.
Assignment: Meet the NRC Team
Approx. 4 hrs
NRC staff members often say their greatest joy is making Area Directors look good, and making their jobs easier. We’re here to support you.
With the help of Brenda Waggoner, coordinate 30 minute “get-to-know-you” meetings with each of members of the NRC team from the charts above. You can choose to skip people for whom you’ve already spent time getting to know.
