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  1. Audrey

    This is what we do. Our leaders listen for both clubs. They each have 3 Sparks max and 3 T&T max that they listen to each night. This makes it so much easier on looking for leaders.

  2. Thanks, Bill. I like this idea, and have brought it up with my leaders. their concern is they would lose some continuity with the kids, the opportunity to build a relationship with the kids through the entire night. How do you counter this?

  3. Dave, I would suggest that building the relationship is more than just the club night. Also, the greatest time to build the relationship is handbook time. If a leader just does handbook time, then they have the potential to build that relationship with the child for 6-7 years.

    The other item I would note would be that if the ratio of clubbers to leaders is lower, then you can build better relationships with the children. If there is a high number of clubbers to a leader, then the leader is stressed and begins to focus on “processing” the children through to get to all of them and sign off sections – you may also have more discipline issues as well.

    Each club needs to look and assess their situation, but be willing to “think outside the box” and not be locked in to a rigid structure.

  4. Rebecca Schlaegel

    Bill, before you started this, how did you communicate with your leaders about the idea? I have been stressing out over not having the interest into becoming leaders this year, until I read your post and I feel that this will work for our club, but I’m now concerned as to how my leaders will take it.

    • Rebecca,

      In the situation where leaders did handbook time in both Sparks and T&T, it was a church plant so we began that way and did not have to “sell it” to the leaders.

      Not knowing the specifics of your club, I can only suggest trying to find the people who enjoy handbook time, interacting with the children, and place them in that role.

      It is a matter of evaluating your club, personnel, and space to see what works best for your situation.

      • Rebecca Schlaegel

        Thanks Bill. Have been talking to a few of the leaders and their overall take is going to be good. I have a meeting tonight to discuss the new year and will be bring it up to them. We really don’t have much choice other than say that we have to cut clubs because of no leadership and I don’t want to have to do that.

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