Building Sidewalk Teams

WEBVTT100:00:00.560 --> 00:00:05.759I Am Yours, I am yours, I am yours, s and me,200:00:06.120 --> 00:00:11.349Lord, I am yours, Iam yours. I'm welcome to the300:00:11.429 --> 00:00:17.309Gospel Center pre life podcast, apodcast designed to equip, encourage and challenge400:00:17.350 --> 00:00:20.910you in pro life ministry, andalways with a focus on the Gospel.500:00:21.109 --> 00:00:34.700Stay tuned. I felt show passish, touch your heart. Use Welcome back600:00:34.700 --> 00:00:39.929to the Gospel Centered Prolife podcast.We appreciate you guys listening and we do700:00:40.130 --> 00:00:43.490want these podcasts to be a blessingto you guys. So we always encourage800:00:43.490 --> 00:00:45.729you guys, which will kind ofgive you, like we normally do,900:00:45.850 --> 00:00:49.210our email addresses at the end.It just encourage you guys to reach out1000:00:49.250 --> 00:00:53.560to us. We want to answerthe questions that you have. We kind1100:00:53.560 --> 00:00:57.759of through just being out there andministering to people and ministering and trying to1200:00:57.840 --> 00:01:03.390help encourage missionaries that are raising upteams across the country. Subjects pop up1300:01:03.430 --> 00:01:07.030and we try to cover subjects.It kind of come across our radar and1400:01:07.469 --> 00:01:11.109this subject is no different than we'regoing to cover today. But also,1500:01:11.310 --> 00:01:14.709if there are things that you're strugglingwith, the questions that you have that1600:01:14.829 --> 00:01:19.420have to do a sidewalk out reachministry. We love to tackle those questions.1700:01:19.540 --> 00:01:22.260So we'll give our email addresses atthe end and you can reach out1800:01:22.340 --> 00:01:25.180and let us know what questions youhave. Maybe you have an encouragement,1900:01:25.219 --> 00:01:30.700maybe you have a story that basedon one of these podcast episodes. God2000:01:30.819 --> 00:01:34.370used some of the things that weare teaching in this podcast and some of2100:01:34.409 --> 00:01:38.769the encouragement that we give to encourageyou and help you take your ministry to2200:01:38.849 --> 00:01:42.250the next level or whatever. Maybeyou've got a story. I know I2300:01:42.329 --> 00:01:45.890think I've shared a couple of times. We do the podcast about ambulances and2400:01:46.010 --> 00:01:49.400what to do when they show upat the abortion center and we get I2500:01:49.480 --> 00:01:53.760got like two different emails of peoplesaying that podcast was a tremendous blessing because2600:01:53.760 --> 00:01:57.400they just had that experience the dayI think one of them. One person2700:01:57.480 --> 00:02:00.879said they just listen to the podcastand it happened the very next day.2800:02:00.709 --> 00:02:07.069So anyway, we try to coversubjects that we have been subjects we've dealt2900:02:07.069 --> 00:02:10.229with and we hope that they're blessingto you. But if you've got other3000:02:10.509 --> 00:02:14.830said subjects you want us to cover, suggestions, we'd love to hear those.3100:02:14.909 --> 00:02:21.060So what's our subject today, Vicky? So today we're talking about teams,3200:02:21.740 --> 00:02:24.580team leaders and even how do youdevelop teams? How do you keep3300:02:24.780 --> 00:02:29.379teams? What are the things youdo with a team once you have them?3400:02:29.419 --> 00:02:32.129Yeah, and wow, that's aspecific for us. Two teams on3500:02:32.250 --> 00:02:37.370a Sidebok in front of an abortioncenter. I really think the principles are3600:02:37.490 --> 00:02:43.169true really for any team in anykind of ministry. Yeah, yeah,3700:02:43.810 --> 00:02:46.960one of the things that I mentionedto you before we started recording this podcast3800:02:49.159 --> 00:02:53.560is this dynamic, like we're goingto cover some practical stuff about building teams3900:02:53.599 --> 00:02:57.280and what to look for and leadsfor your team teams and things like that,4000:02:58.400 --> 00:03:02.469but you've also got to have visionyourself, and I'm speaking specifically to4100:03:02.550 --> 00:03:07.389people who maybe not part of lovelife, because we help cast vision for4200:03:07.469 --> 00:03:10.349this, for building a team,and hopefully, if you're part of love4300:03:10.469 --> 00:03:15.379life, you have you have visionfor that, for it not being just4400:03:15.620 --> 00:03:20.180you and just your family serving outthere, but it be a whole team4500:03:20.860 --> 00:03:23.699for those who are not part oflove life on, encourage you and just4600:03:23.580 --> 00:03:29.530help cast some vision for you asfar as building teams, because I know4700:03:30.210 --> 00:03:31.610there could be this mentality of like, well, me and my family.4800:03:31.889 --> 00:03:35.849You know, this is kind oflike the remnant right, and we're the4900:03:35.889 --> 00:03:39.169only ones doing this ministry and youknow, I don't know if anybody else5000:03:39.210 --> 00:03:42.719wants to even come along and helpus, and we can almost have kind5100:03:42.759 --> 00:03:46.599of a sour mentality, like nobodyelse would have, like an Elijah mentality,5200:03:46.680 --> 00:03:49.280like I'm the only one and we'rethe only family in our city that's5300:03:49.319 --> 00:03:53.199doing this stuff. And I getthat. I get my mean listen,5400:03:53.280 --> 00:03:55.150I was out a long time atthe La Treb abortion center, where it's5500:03:55.189 --> 00:03:58.870very few people out there and they'rekilling a lot of babies, and it5600:03:58.949 --> 00:04:01.150was very heavy and I know howwe can kind of get in the Elijah5700:04:01.189 --> 00:04:04.110mentality, like I'm the only one. But I'm telling you, there are5800:04:04.229 --> 00:04:09.830people in your city that are prayingand asking God how they can get involved5900:04:10.099 --> 00:04:15.699in bringing the Gospel to people whoneed the gospel and standing against the murdered6000:04:15.740 --> 00:04:19.699children in the womb. There arepeople that God is working on their hearts6100:04:19.740 --> 00:04:24.370and all they need to hear isa call to action in a way that6200:04:24.449 --> 00:04:27.569they can get plugged in and youcan start to build a team. But6300:04:28.410 --> 00:04:30.529if you don't have vision for itand if you want to keep it as6400:04:30.689 --> 00:04:33.370us for and no more. Well, that's between you and the Lord,6500:04:33.370 --> 00:04:38.129but I'm telling you, God wantsto raise up a team and God doesn't6600:04:38.129 --> 00:04:42.839want it just to be you outthere, but God wants you to build6700:04:42.839 --> 00:04:46.720a team and to let him throughyou train people and listen. That's one6800:04:46.759 --> 00:04:49.439of the things, one of theblessings, I think, that comes from6900:04:49.680 --> 00:04:55.110being connected to an organization like lovelife and some other organizations out there is7000:04:55.269 --> 00:04:58.550that you have like a training model. But as you're out there, you7100:04:58.870 --> 00:05:01.589guys, you can put together trainingyourself. You can train people and you7200:05:01.670 --> 00:05:09.379know that's part of building a teamis training people and helping them fill equipped7300:05:09.379 --> 00:05:13.379to be out there and also identifyingpeople who can be leaders, because you7400:05:13.420 --> 00:05:15.579can't just have a team that's outthere with new leadership, and you know,7500:05:15.699 --> 00:05:18.740the reality is not all of uscan be out there every day.7600:05:19.779 --> 00:05:24.050So I mean we've got even within Love Life, we've got homeschool moms7700:05:24.290 --> 00:05:29.930that are building teams and their leveragingconnections that they have and they're identifying people7800:05:29.970 --> 00:05:33.449that can be leaders and training thosepeople or bringing those people through our training7900:05:33.689 --> 00:05:36.680to help get them trained up toactually lead so that they don't have to8000:05:36.759 --> 00:05:41.800do all the leadership and all theleading of each team. And so yeaway.8100:05:41.839 --> 00:05:44.519That's a little bit of encouragement foryou and just help you that are8200:05:44.600 --> 00:05:47.319listening to get some vision for buildingteams and it not being just you,8300:05:48.240 --> 00:05:53.350but it being a whole army ofpeople, because God, God as people8400:05:53.389 --> 00:05:56.189in your city, like he toldElijah. Right, it's not just you,8500:05:56.350 --> 00:06:00.230but I got seven thou others.God's got people in your city who8600:06:00.269 --> 00:06:04.660who he's calling to ministry, andall they have to do is hear the8700:06:04.740 --> 00:06:09.259call and see that there's a pathwayfor them to get plugged in and get8800:06:09.459 --> 00:06:12.620to be a part of a teamand their feet will be on that sidewalk8900:06:12.660 --> 00:06:15.660and they'll be a blessing to youif you have vision for building a team9000:06:15.660 --> 00:06:19.490right. And it's obviously biblical.Jesus didn't send us out one by one.9100:06:19.490 --> 00:06:21.610Yeah, you know, we couldhave covered a lot more ground that9200:06:21.689 --> 00:06:27.970way. Yeah, that's but butwe were sent out in minimum to back9300:06:28.050 --> 00:06:31.569toos in. And as I wasthinking through this, this whole subject,9400:06:31.610 --> 00:06:39.199I was trying to think of howcould I summarize the major value of what9500:06:39.360 --> 00:06:44.319a team provides for each other,and I thought of these four main things,9600:06:44.439 --> 00:06:46.079and there's probably many more, butthese are the main things. Teams9700:06:46.430 --> 00:06:50.870encourage and uplift each other, youknow, so that you don't feel all9800:06:50.910 --> 00:06:58.509alone, like like in your analogyAlisha did. They their skills compliment each9900:06:58.589 --> 00:07:01.899other, and probably one of themost famous passages talking about that is talking10000:07:01.939 --> 00:07:06.740about the body of believers as abody and how we need to work together10100:07:08.019 --> 00:07:12.379because we all have different parts anddifferent skills. So we complement each other.10200:07:14.259 --> 00:07:17.410We protect each other, you know, we always have two as a10300:07:17.610 --> 00:07:24.209minimum, because there's one to runfor help, to call for help or10400:07:24.250 --> 00:07:28.329to be a witness. So weprotect each other. And then the final10500:07:28.410 --> 00:07:32.120one is that we correct and refineeach other. Yeah, you know,10600:07:32.480 --> 00:07:38.160when you're when you're alone, ranger, when you're an island, you can10700:07:38.319 --> 00:07:45.470get you can get pretty thick intoyour own sin or flaws and not recognize10800:07:45.509 --> 00:07:48.149them. Yeah, but as soonas you have another person there alongside you,10900:07:49.589 --> 00:07:53.829they'll point it out. Yeah,probably people are pretty quick to point11000:07:53.829 --> 00:07:57.230out flaws in others. So yeah, so it helps you to grow,11100:07:57.509 --> 00:08:01.139it helps to correct and make youbetter and refine each other. Yeah,11200:08:01.339 --> 00:08:07.060yeah, I agree. Yeah.So, so we we have to have11300:08:07.300 --> 00:08:13.649teams in Charlotte and we need alot of teams because there's three different active11400:08:13.649 --> 00:08:22.449abortion centers right now and busy abortioncenters and and so we are always working11500:08:22.649 --> 00:08:28.040on building teams and bringing in,especially since love life came along, really11600:08:28.120 --> 00:08:33.600utilizing the church. Yeah, tobring in more more team members. And11700:08:33.360 --> 00:08:39.519this podcast really has evolved out ofsome of the struggles that we face them11800:08:39.559 --> 00:08:41.350we still face. So, youknow, team team members come and go.11900:08:41.590 --> 00:08:46.950So teams can be big one dayand then you lose some of them,12000:08:46.990 --> 00:08:52.149yeah, and and they're smaller thannext day. So so you know,12100:08:52.350 --> 00:09:00.259I think one of the biggest causesof team members that you have leaving12200:09:00.980 --> 00:09:05.299is when a team member feels underutilize, yeah, or not not important,12300:09:05.460 --> 00:09:09.490not valuable, not needed, andPaul of course, addresses that so12400:09:09.730 --> 00:09:15.970well again in that analogy of thebody, and that was the main verse12500:09:16.490 --> 00:09:20.009or Ver. It's actually a setof versus and First Corinthians twelve that I12600:09:20.409 --> 00:09:26.480had written down helping me to thinkabout what a team does and how a12700:09:26.639 --> 00:09:31.240team works and how a team canbest be, I don't know, put12800:09:31.320 --> 00:09:37.590together. Yeah, so we're probablyall familiar, most of us probably with12900:09:37.789 --> 00:09:43.710those versus. Yeah, but youwant you want me to go through some13000:09:43.870 --> 00:09:46.350of that? Yeah, yeah,if you want to, that'd be great.13100:09:48.389 --> 00:09:52.740So, so this is again.First Corinthians twelve and it's versus twelve,13200:09:52.779 --> 00:09:56.620and then fourteen to and twenty seven. Is the whole passage I wrote13300:09:56.659 --> 00:09:58.820down, but you stop me atany point when you feel like okay,13400:09:58.899 --> 00:10:01.259that that's enough. It's a longAma, I think really, you know,13500:10:01.940 --> 00:10:03.860people get the point from this.I think just a couple of verses13600:10:03.899 --> 00:10:07.690out of that. But basically it'slike the body of Christ working together.13700:10:07.730 --> 00:10:11.850So I'll let you far away andI'll stop you if it's okay. For13800:10:11.970 --> 00:10:15.490even as the body is one andyet has many members, all the members13900:10:15.529 --> 00:10:18.490of the body, though they theyare many, are one body, and14000:10:18.649 --> 00:10:20.919so also is Christ, for thebody is not one member but many.14100:10:22.440 --> 00:10:24.840If the foot says, because Iam not a hand, I am not14200:10:26.000 --> 00:10:28.440a part of the body, itis not, for this reason anytheless a14300:10:28.519 --> 00:10:31.000part of the body. And ifthe ear says, because I am not14400:10:31.039 --> 00:10:35.039an eye, I am not apart of the body, it is not14500:10:35.159 --> 00:10:37.509for this reason any the less apart of the body. If the whole14600:10:37.909 --> 00:10:43.190body were an eye, where wouldthe hearing be? If the whole were14700:10:43.269 --> 00:10:46.190hearing. Where would the sense ofsmell be? And then the last first14800:10:46.190 --> 00:10:50.379I think I'll read. But nowGod has placed the members, each one14900:10:50.460 --> 00:10:54.700of them, in the body,just as he desired. If they if15000:10:54.740 --> 00:10:56.940they were all one member, wherewould the body be? Yeah, and15100:10:58.059 --> 00:11:05.289I actually have faced that directly thisweek on on the sidewalk, because there's15200:11:05.330 --> 00:11:11.690a favorite spot on the sidewalk becauseit's where the action happens and and I15300:11:11.970 --> 00:11:18.210have noticed especially with new members,God bless them, there's nothing malicious and15400:11:18.330 --> 00:11:24.639what they're doing, but they gravitatetowards that busy, action packed spot.15500:11:24.759 --> 00:11:30.000Yeah, meanwhile, the rest ofthe sidewalk, and there are critical roles15600:11:30.679 --> 00:11:33.710that we need to happen along thatwhole sidewalk, which we're going to go15700:11:33.830 --> 00:11:39.389into a little bit. They werebeing neglected and I have issues with my15800:11:39.470 --> 00:11:43.309vocal court so that it's really hardfor me to call out for any length15900:11:43.350 --> 00:11:48.539of time. I lose my voice, and I was actually training someone when16000:11:48.620 --> 00:11:52.820this particular incident happened, so Iwasn't even really supposed to be calling out,16100:11:52.899 --> 00:11:58.340but I had kind of been desertedby the rest of the team to16200:11:58.259 --> 00:12:03.009to where there was a lot ofaction going on. There was some significant16300:12:03.009 --> 00:12:05.610things happening down at that, youknow, really busy part of the sidewalk16400:12:07.330 --> 00:12:11.009and I was seeing moms no oneelse was seeing and I was, of16500:12:11.169 --> 00:12:16.480course calling out to those moms andmy voice was getting more and more ragged.16600:12:16.639 --> 00:12:20.600So I think that's a very,really good example of exactly what we're16700:12:20.600 --> 00:12:26.799talking about. All, all ofour team wanted to be that really valuable,16800:12:26.840 --> 00:12:31.149obviously valuable part of the body wherethe action was taking place. Meanwhile16900:12:31.190 --> 00:12:37.789a whole section of the sidewalk waswas not being covered and there was one17000:12:37.830 --> 00:12:41.629very weak voiced person trying to dowhat I really could not do very well.17100:12:43.629 --> 00:12:50.179So the whole team is necessary andand it's very important that the whole17200:12:50.299 --> 00:12:56.740team think of themselves almost as anarmy, like you said. And in17300:12:56.940 --> 00:13:01.610an army not everyone is a footsoldier, right, not everyone. Everyone17400:13:01.769 --> 00:13:07.690has a specific role, a specificweapon even, and and when you desert17500:13:07.730 --> 00:13:13.559your post, there's a section ofthe battle that's left uncovered. Yeah,17600:13:13.960 --> 00:13:16.080yeah, and that's a good analogyand it's a good reason again why we17700:13:16.240 --> 00:13:22.519need teams and we need to helpdevelop people into certain roles in teams.17800:13:22.559 --> 00:13:26.429And so I don't know if thisis the appropriate time to to mention this.17900:13:26.950 --> 00:13:30.909So I'll mention it and you cutme off if it's too early and18000:13:30.950 --> 00:13:33.710kind of the flow of things inthe article you written here. Okay,18100:13:33.230 --> 00:13:37.350but one of the things I encourageour missionaries to do that are trying to18200:13:37.389 --> 00:13:41.980build sidewalk teams is basically you don'treally know, because it's good to know18300:13:43.019 --> 00:13:46.100how many people you need for ateam. Right, that's a good start.18400:13:46.259 --> 00:13:50.620Yeah, right, so you don'treally know how many people you need18500:13:50.659 --> 00:13:54.100until you know where you need people. Right. So if you're looking at18600:13:54.139 --> 00:13:58.409the sidewalk, for example, inlike it Latrobe, in Charlotte, we've18700:13:58.450 --> 00:14:03.929got what we've identified as priority positions, like, if only had one person,18800:14:03.009 --> 00:14:05.490where would I put that person?That would be my priority position.18900:14:05.490 --> 00:14:09.799I'd be priority position number one.If I only had one person, where19000:14:09.840 --> 00:14:15.159would I put them? and tome it would be at the driveway handing19100:14:15.159 --> 00:14:18.720out literature, because at that spotyou can actually call out and hand out19200:14:18.799 --> 00:14:22.159literature. Now we go out toby two, so it's very rare that19300:14:22.279 --> 00:14:26.190there's just one person out there bythemselves. So where is my next priority19400:14:26.230 --> 00:14:30.590position? Number Two? That wouldbe on that sidewalk strip, calling out19500:14:30.590 --> 00:14:33.789as people are pulling into the parkinglot, the sidewalk strip directly in front19600:14:33.789 --> 00:14:37.429of the abortion center. That'd bepriority position number two. Priority Position Number19700:14:37.549 --> 00:14:41.659three would be down at the callcenter driveway. So, though I'm not19800:14:41.700 --> 00:14:46.019going to be able to go throughall you guys that are listening and and19900:14:46.940 --> 00:14:48.500tell you where your party position shouldbe, I think you need to be20000:14:48.580 --> 00:14:52.610looking at where the places that aremost conducive to interactions with the moms going20100:14:52.649 --> 00:14:58.009into the abortion center, that youcan place people. And so you're thinking20200:14:58.129 --> 00:15:01.289where can I make the most impactin order of priority, essentially, yeah,20300:15:01.769 --> 00:15:05.649and so, yeah, you've identifiedwhat our three top ones are and20400:15:05.850 --> 00:15:11.399and this is perfect. It's actuallywhat you're saying is exactly the right point20500:15:11.559 --> 00:15:16.639in this article. Okay, butbut even in any ministry team, I20600:15:16.799 --> 00:15:20.919think that that certainly applies. Prioritizedwhere you make the most impact and if20700:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.950you've got a small team, whichis an inevitably going to happen at times,20800:15:24.350 --> 00:15:28.309you know exactly where to put yourpeople, but be prepared if you20900:15:28.309 --> 00:15:33.269have a larger team. Going backto we don't want our team members,21000:15:33.350 --> 00:15:37.059any of them, to feel discouragedor feel I'm just I'm just a little21100:15:37.179 --> 00:15:39.860toe. I don't need to be. You know, the whole leg is21200:15:39.980 --> 00:15:43.299here. I'm just a little toe. No, we need to know where21300:15:43.340 --> 00:15:46.059we can place that little toe sothat they know that they're a critical part21400:15:46.059 --> 00:15:48.179of a team. Yeah, yeah, I think you know, I'm a21500:15:48.179 --> 00:15:52.370visual person. I think many peopleare visual. It helps you. We21600:15:52.409 --> 00:15:54.850can, we can explain things withwords and all of that, but I21700:15:54.970 --> 00:16:02.090think an image can really help people. So in your and we talked about21800:16:02.169 --> 00:16:03.679this and I think I don't knowif we'll talk about this today, we've21900:16:03.679 --> 00:16:08.240talked about in the past how wetrain people as rather than just using some22000:16:08.720 --> 00:16:12.039videos to train them right away,we do what we call shadowing. While22100:16:12.080 --> 00:16:18.480somebody that it's interested, that comesout that they want to volunteer but they22200:16:18.590 --> 00:16:21.029really don't know the lay of theland. We have them shadow before we22300:16:21.190 --> 00:16:25.230send them like aficial love life training, and when they're shadowing is when we22400:16:25.269 --> 00:16:27.830kind of give them the lay ofthe land. And I think having a22500:16:27.990 --> 00:16:33.580visual of I mean what I've doneis do a screen shot of a Google22600:16:33.659 --> 00:16:37.220map and you can actually go intoGoogle maps and you can put icons and22700:16:37.299 --> 00:16:41.100stuff. You can make your owncustom map. But you mean you can22800:16:41.179 --> 00:16:44.500do it many different ways. There'sways to design stuff. You can use22900:16:44.620 --> 00:16:48.889something called canva where you can designstuff and guys can get creative organ you23000:16:48.929 --> 00:16:52.850can do a screenshot of a Googlemap where the abortion center is and mark23100:16:52.889 --> 00:16:56.490it up, you know, digitally, and just show people here's here's priority23200:16:56.529 --> 00:17:00.850positions to give people a vision for. If I have a team of three23300:17:00.929 --> 00:17:04.720people, here's where person number one, two and three would stand and give23400:17:04.759 --> 00:17:10.759people a visual and cast vision forthose who would be on your team and23500:17:11.359 --> 00:17:14.799it helps them really and if youcan really focus on here's what the driveway23600:17:15.079 --> 00:17:18.589position, here's what this person does, and cast vision for here's what the23700:17:18.789 --> 00:17:22.589person calling out on the sidew here'swhat they do and here's why that's so23800:17:22.710 --> 00:17:26.269important. And here's why. Youknow we have somebody here holding a sign.23900:17:26.390 --> 00:17:29.269This is why it's so important.Maybe it's abortion Perry reversal sign or24000:17:29.309 --> 00:17:32.059whatever it is. But if youcan get people the visual you can kind24100:17:32.099 --> 00:17:36.660of show them the lay of theland, party positions. Here's where we're24200:17:36.660 --> 00:17:38.539trying to build a team. Ithelps you to figure out, okay,24300:17:38.579 --> 00:17:41.460what does a team look like foryou? How many people do you need24400:17:41.500 --> 00:17:48.289to be aiming for to have outthere on the Monday morning or Tuesday afternoon24500:17:48.369 --> 00:17:52.809or whatever that time period is,and it helps you to again have something24600:17:52.849 --> 00:17:56.210to aim at and then also helpsthose people who would be volunteers to kind24700:17:56.210 --> 00:17:59.839of get a visual for what you'relooking for. And I will say to24800:18:00.079 --> 00:18:03.920this is kind of like not arabbit trail, but also something that we've24900:18:03.920 --> 00:18:07.960seen with experience and it's why wekind of model things the way that we25000:18:08.039 --> 00:18:14.950do in Charlotte. Is We've seenas far as volunteers are concerned, again,25100:18:15.109 --> 00:18:18.390a volunteer is you could be aretired person, it can be at25200:18:18.390 --> 00:18:21.789homeschool mom, it could be youcan be anybody, right, right.25300:18:21.910 --> 00:18:25.029So we got to consider that peoplehave lives and they got stuff going on.25400:18:26.390 --> 00:18:29.299Really, about three to four hoursis as much as you can ask25500:18:29.460 --> 00:18:33.099from a volunteer and it's about asmuch as a person can handle just being25600:18:33.180 --> 00:18:37.500out there because again, depending onthe scenario, the the spiritual warfare,25700:18:37.539 --> 00:18:40.539it can be pretty intense, speciallyif you got pro boards. So we25800:18:40.700 --> 00:18:45.569ask from nine to twelve is whatwe have. That's what we call our25900:18:45.690 --> 00:18:48.170morning team, and then from twelveto three would be our afternoon team.26000:18:48.170 --> 00:18:52.329At latrobe, at the will trebeabortion center. I'm right about that.26100:18:52.450 --> 00:18:56.839If you hadn't trained correct change thatsince yeah, okay. And so what26200:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.480do you got then? Monday youreally need two teams, right, if26300:19:00.559 --> 00:19:03.759you want to cover the morning shiftin the afternoon shift, you really need26400:19:03.799 --> 00:19:07.160two separate teams. And so whatdoes it look like? What does the26500:19:07.200 --> 00:19:14.309team look like on Monday morning?Probably a core team is really three people.26600:19:14.630 --> 00:19:18.190Right. That's a core team,but a real good team would be26700:19:18.309 --> 00:19:19.710five people, I think, andthen you can build out from there.26800:19:21.349 --> 00:19:26.579Afternoon you really need less people becauseyou're not doing you don't have people going26900:19:26.660 --> 00:19:29.900on the mobiultra sound unit and stuffnormally in the afternoon it because it's not27000:19:30.019 --> 00:19:33.660out there. So you've got acounselor sometimes on the mornings you'll have a27100:19:33.740 --> 00:19:37.380counselor would be tied up on themobile unit ministering to a mom and that27200:19:37.500 --> 00:19:41.809effectively takes a person off the sidewalk. So in the afternoon it's a little27300:19:42.690 --> 00:19:48.569probably a perfect team size would bethree people in afternoon. Anyway, I'm27400:19:48.569 --> 00:19:52.490just trying to help you guys understandand again I'm just giving you some generalizations27500:19:52.690 --> 00:19:55.880and give you some of our experienceto help you understand kind of how you27600:19:56.039 --> 00:20:00.160could organize your team, and that'ssomething that you're going to have to figure27700:20:00.160 --> 00:20:03.359out really as far as what ateam looks like. How many people are27800:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.869the best number for a team,but it does again help you. Know,27900:20:07.990 --> 00:20:11.230you aim at nothing and you hitit every time. Right. You28000:20:11.230 --> 00:20:11.990want to have an aim, youwon't have a goal. Here's what it28100:20:12.069 --> 00:20:15.230looks like if I build a teamhere at this abortion center. Here's what28200:20:15.309 --> 00:20:18.309it's going to look like, fromnine to twelve, from twelve to three,28300:20:18.990 --> 00:20:22.220and then you can start again aspeople come to the training pathway.28400:20:22.339 --> 00:20:27.299However you train them, you canplug them into those different positions in those28500:20:27.339 --> 00:20:32.500different days and hours that you needthem. Yeah, and just to kind28600:20:32.500 --> 00:20:36.930of give you an idea, ifI have we've already talked about if I28700:20:36.930 --> 00:20:38.089have three people, where those threepeople are going to be. If I28800:20:38.250 --> 00:20:41.250have four people, I'm going toput one person further up the road just28900:20:41.569 --> 00:20:45.529try and stop cars from coming in. If I have five, I'm going29000:20:45.529 --> 00:20:48.009to have people at either end ofthe road because if it's a loop.29100:20:48.289 --> 00:20:51.000If I have more than that,I'm going to start setting people up with29200:20:51.200 --> 00:20:53.960signs. Yeah, and and sothat just gives you an idea and that29300:20:55.079 --> 00:20:56.799you can if I have even morethan that, I'm going to put people29400:20:56.799 --> 00:21:03.160across the street just truly devoted justto prayer. Yeah, so I can29500:21:03.319 --> 00:21:07.589have any number of people and andI know I can make them feel because29600:21:07.589 --> 00:21:11.029it's true, I can. Theywill be important, they will be valuable29700:21:11.150 --> 00:21:14.869and they'll have a specific roll.And I did just want to make a29800:21:14.910 --> 00:21:18.980point about specific roles, because thereis a danger, and I differ a29900:21:19.019 --> 00:21:23.019little from this body analogy in this, there is a danger if someone's the30000:21:23.180 --> 00:21:26.819little toe over and over and overagain for five years. Yeah, that30100:21:27.259 --> 00:21:33.690that. I think it is veryuseful and helpful to especially when people are30200:21:33.730 --> 00:21:37.450training and learning, to rotate themand make sure that they don't get in30300:21:37.529 --> 00:21:41.049a rout, that they have achance to do all of the rolls there.30400:21:41.289 --> 00:21:48.200They will kind of naturally tend towardscertain roles once they've been out there30500:21:48.200 --> 00:21:51.039a while. I there are somepeople we call them car magnets. They30600:21:51.160 --> 00:21:55.400just I don't know what it isabout them, but they stop cars very30700:21:55.480 --> 00:21:59.119easily and they want to be upthe road where they're able to stop cars30800:21:59.200 --> 00:22:02.309before they even get to the abortioncenter. Yeah, but I don't want30900:22:02.349 --> 00:22:07.630that to be the only position theyhave ever done, right, because what31000:22:07.750 --> 00:22:11.150if they're only one of two teammembers, for example, one day and31100:22:11.309 --> 00:22:15.349they've got to cover a position they'venever covered? Yeah, that's a really31200:22:15.470 --> 00:22:18.500critical position. So I think earlyon especially and when people are training,31300:22:18.619 --> 00:22:22.500it is very important to have themtry out a lot of different positions,31400:22:22.539 --> 00:22:26.779yeah, and get a feel forthe skills that are involved in each of31500:22:26.859 --> 00:22:33.210those different posts. Yeah. Yeah, also, I think as leaders we31600:22:33.369 --> 00:22:37.329need to be careful. I meancertainly we've got to consider people's disposition.31700:22:37.609 --> 00:22:41.609There's some people that just are notcomfortable calling out right away. Right.31800:22:41.769 --> 00:22:45.240There are some people that maybe arecomfortable doing it and maybe don't need to31900:22:45.279 --> 00:22:48.720do it. They need to justcalm down a little bit and take it32000:22:48.759 --> 00:22:52.759all in, because they'll start callingout right away and calling out things that32100:22:52.839 --> 00:22:56.880are just not helpful or maybe whatever. But we have to use wisdom.32200:22:56.920 --> 00:23:03.549But also we we've got to considerpeople's sensitivities and there their level of comfort32300:23:03.630 --> 00:23:07.430with certain things. But we've gotalso be willing to push people out of32400:23:07.470 --> 00:23:10.309their comfort zone. You know,I've had people that say, you know,32500:23:10.470 --> 00:23:14.579I'm not comfortable calling out and andI know you do this too well,32600:23:14.980 --> 00:23:18.779you don't have to call out forten minutes, maybe just five seconds.32700:23:19.059 --> 00:23:22.259Just say this, Mommy, yourbaby is precious. And so you're32800:23:22.299 --> 00:23:26.690training them and you're helping them getout of their comfort zone. And it's32900:23:26.730 --> 00:23:30.650kind of like, from the feedbackI've gotten, once you put some to33000:23:30.849 --> 00:23:36.009push somebody o their comforts on ina gracious way, it's almost like refreshing33100:23:36.089 --> 00:23:38.369for them, like Oh, Ican do this, and they're encouraged by33200:23:38.450 --> 00:23:44.720it, so that you know,somebody who maybe would primarily functions as a33300:23:44.759 --> 00:23:48.440little toe was actually being pushed outof their comfort zone to function as an33400:23:48.480 --> 00:23:53.720eye when needed, or whatever exactlyto go with that analogy. But there33500:23:53.799 --> 00:24:00.710are certain people that have certain giftingsand I think we're unwise not to utilize33600:24:00.829 --> 00:24:04.710that right. So somebody has areal, real gifting with one on one33700:24:04.789 --> 00:24:10.180conversations and handing out literature and peoplestop for them like crazy. I think33800:24:10.579 --> 00:24:15.019we'd be silly to every day putthem at the driveway or put them not33900:24:15.140 --> 00:24:18.059at the driveway, but put themcalling out whenever they're really good, at34000:24:18.059 --> 00:24:21.019the driveway. But I do thinkthat we need to push them out of34100:24:21.059 --> 00:24:23.289their cover zone and have them doingsome of the calling out to so again,34200:24:23.369 --> 00:24:29.450you just have to use wisdom andGod will give you direction and wisdom34300:24:29.529 --> 00:24:33.289for that, and also conversations withthe people. Talk to the people who34400:24:33.329 --> 00:24:37.049you're trying to lead and the peoplethat on the teams you're trying to build.34500:24:37.049 --> 00:24:40.880Ask them where they're comfortable and ifthey're willing to get uncomfortable and do34600:24:41.000 --> 00:24:44.519some things like calling out or handingout literature or whatever it might be.34700:24:45.039 --> 00:24:48.200At the end of the day,you need people that are that are willing34800:24:48.240 --> 00:24:52.319and able to do whatever is necessaryin the moment. And again, at34900:24:52.359 --> 00:24:55.549the end of the day we're dealingwith the murder of children, and so35000:24:56.029 --> 00:24:57.950push people outside of their comfort zoneto speak out for those that can't s35100:24:57.950 --> 00:25:03.549speak for themselves was certainly appropriate.It is and sometimes they discover that they35200:25:03.910 --> 00:25:08.779actually thought their skill was just beinga car magnet when indeed they have a35300:25:08.940 --> 00:25:14.059real gift at calling out to theMOM's and you don't discover that unless you've35400:25:14.099 --> 00:25:17.900given it a try. Yeah,so, but you know, we've kind35500:25:17.900 --> 00:25:22.009of alluded to the fact that forthe smooth running of a team, we35600:25:22.130 --> 00:25:27.609quickly discovered we could not be theones in charge the the whoever is the35700:25:27.730 --> 00:25:32.009person that kind of is in chargeof all the volunteers and all the teams.35800:25:32.730 --> 00:25:37.119So for every single day and everysingle shift that we have a team35900:25:37.119 --> 00:25:40.400out there, as long as there'sat least two members, we have appointed36000:25:40.440 --> 00:25:45.480team leads. Yeah, and Ithink and we've done a great deal of36100:25:45.839 --> 00:25:51.029training and thinking about what that teamlead needs to do. What are the36200:25:51.069 --> 00:25:53.789duties of a team lead? Yeah, what are the qualities of a team36300:25:53.869 --> 00:26:00.109lead that that we're looking for andreally, what is the vision behind the36400:26:00.190 --> 00:26:03.900team lead in the first place?Yeah, so so maybe we can talk36500:26:03.940 --> 00:26:08.980about that. Some of the theresponsibilities, first of all. Yeah,36600:26:10.059 --> 00:26:12.579of the team lead. Yeah,if you want me to, I'll kind36700:26:12.619 --> 00:26:15.259of knock through that, that listand major expound on some of those a36800:26:15.299 --> 00:26:18.450little bit. Some of this isgoing to be pretty self explanatory, but36900:26:18.650 --> 00:26:22.849some of the responsibilities of a teamlead, and again, this is to37000:26:22.410 --> 00:26:26.490especially if your love life and youneed to be freed up. You're one37100:26:26.490 --> 00:26:29.890of our missionaries, you need tobe free up to engage with local churches37200:26:29.970 --> 00:26:34.519and do fundraising and a lot ofother things. The Sidewalk Ministry can really37300:26:36.359 --> 00:26:38.839you can really take up a lotof your time and there's a lot of37400:26:38.920 --> 00:26:41.400attention that needs to be given toit. So if you need to be37500:26:41.440 --> 00:26:45.079freed up, then you've got tobe able to identify people that can be37600:26:45.119 --> 00:26:48.950team leads, because you can't beout there every Monday morning, for example,37700:26:48.990 --> 00:26:52.150or Tuesday morning for example, orTuesday, you know, Tuesday morning,37800:26:52.269 --> 00:26:56.829Tuesday afternoon, heading up all theteams whenever you need to be doing37900:26:56.869 --> 00:27:00.829other things. Right. So reallya wise leaders get to equip and empower38000:27:00.869 --> 00:27:04.140other people to lead and have confidencein the leaders that they've established. So38100:27:06.099 --> 00:27:08.259you need to establish these team leadsand here's again, here's some of the38200:27:08.339 --> 00:27:12.619responsibilities. Those team leads need tobe able to encourage the team. This38300:27:12.779 --> 00:27:18.970is a potentially discouraging ministry. Sothey need to have a personality and a38400:27:18.009 --> 00:27:23.369willingness that encourages people and they needbe intentional and course, you, as38500:27:23.410 --> 00:27:27.849a leader, need to encourage themto encourage others. And so it's good38600:27:27.930 --> 00:27:33.440that you're pouring into your team leadsand and so that they can pour in38700:27:33.880 --> 00:27:37.279and to the others that they're leading. And we're not talking about them leading38800:27:37.279 --> 00:27:41.079a team of twenty. People reallytalk about them leading a team of you38900:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.509including themselves, three or four peopleright, but they need to be encouraging39000:27:45.710 --> 00:27:51.829to the team. They need tobe sure that the full team will be39100:27:51.910 --> 00:27:55.829there, so they're in communication withthose who are under their charge and we39200:27:56.150 --> 00:27:59.740give responsibility for the team lead for, you know, each day to really39300:28:00.099 --> 00:28:04.180keep track of their team and WHO'ssupposed to be showing up and, of39400:28:04.259 --> 00:28:08.099course, if there's a day inwhich their team is because again we're dealing39500:28:08.099 --> 00:28:11.460with volunteers, that their team's notthere and they're going to be only one39600:28:11.500 --> 00:28:14.970there, of course they're going toreach out to Vicky, when I'm in39700:28:15.049 --> 00:28:17.569town, reach out to me andwe'll try to fill in where we can,39800:28:18.890 --> 00:28:22.809but we really want to encourage themto get their team out there and39900:28:22.369 --> 00:28:26.890to get their team out their owntime as well. That's that's something that40000:28:26.970 --> 00:28:30.920can be a challenge to it is, I know I many of our team40100:28:30.960 --> 00:28:34.119leads will text they're entire they havea group text for their team and they'll40200:28:34.119 --> 00:28:38.519text them the night before to makesure everybody is on board that they're going40300:28:38.519 --> 00:28:41.470to be there. And then wealso use a calendar, a Google calendar,40400:28:41.589 --> 00:28:47.069so that not only the team itselffor that day. She's whether there's40500:28:47.069 --> 00:28:52.190a full team, but the entirebody of volunteers sees every single day and40600:28:52.309 --> 00:28:56.380if they've got some spare time theywill fill in gaps sometimes. Yeah,40700:28:56.380 --> 00:29:00.299yeah, you normally the way thatwe do things as far as like if40800:29:00.299 --> 00:29:03.900a brand new volunteer comes and theyask when do you need me to volunteer?40900:29:03.940 --> 00:29:06.980Or even if they come out and, because I know you've seen this,41000:29:07.140 --> 00:29:08.180we talked about this, we havea brand new person come out and41100:29:08.180 --> 00:29:11.009they're like, I want to comeout every day, I'm going to be41200:29:11.049 --> 00:29:12.730out here five days a week withinit, we actually we don't want you41300:29:12.769 --> 00:29:18.130to do that because you'll get burnedout. I would rather you commit to41400:29:18.289 --> 00:29:22.369one day a week. That's whatwe normally ask for. Hour or three41500:29:22.450 --> 00:29:26.880hours. Actually in Charlotte three hours, which I think is kind of the41600:29:26.920 --> 00:29:30.240sweet spot. Three hours, fourhours is a lot, but three hours41700:29:30.880 --> 00:29:36.200one day a week, and wewant you to do that every you know,41800:29:36.319 --> 00:29:38.710consistently every so if you're going todo Tuesday, every Tuesday, that's41900:29:38.750 --> 00:29:41.670our ask normal and that will takewhat we can get. If somebody says42000:29:41.710 --> 00:29:47.309I can only come out twice amonth, then every other we will encourage42100:29:47.309 --> 00:29:49.910people to make it as regular aspossible so that the team leads can plan42200:29:51.190 --> 00:29:53.500right. They know that such andsuch person comes out every other Tuesday,42300:29:53.940 --> 00:29:57.740such and such other person comes outevery other Tuesday, so they can kind42400:29:57.740 --> 00:30:03.740of see they'll have an extra personevery day of the month, but it's42500:30:03.740 --> 00:30:06.299just going to be a different person, if that makes sense. Yeah,42600:30:06.299 --> 00:30:08.130and I will. I will tellyou that I'm pretty forth right now with42700:30:08.369 --> 00:30:11.849new volunteers when they say I'm justI'm planning to come whenever I can,42800:30:11.930 --> 00:30:15.250and I will flat out say,you know, we would never turn someone42900:30:15.289 --> 00:30:19.289away, but that honestly doesn't helpus. Yeah, because we don't know43000:30:19.490 --> 00:30:23.200then if we have a full teamand we would still have to have extra43100:30:23.319 --> 00:30:26.680people covering. So if you're goingto be once a month, that's fine,43200:30:26.759 --> 00:30:30.039we understand, but make sure it'sthe first week of every month.43300:30:30.079 --> 00:30:33.119There's something that is, like yousaid, regular, yeah, or it43400:30:33.559 --> 00:30:38.150really doesn't help us there. Andthey're basically untrained if they don't come very43500:30:38.230 --> 00:30:44.069often. Once a month is twelvetimes a year. That's hard in this43600:30:44.670 --> 00:30:48.710difficulty ministry. I would not recommendit. You know, I think two43700:30:48.750 --> 00:30:52.259times a month it's really the minimumsomeone should really commit. Tell Yeah,43800:30:52.740 --> 00:30:56.619yeah, and again you take whatyou can get. So if people come43900:30:56.700 --> 00:31:00.180out once a month, you takeit. But in reality, like I44000:31:00.339 --> 00:31:04.609mean, I can't remember a singletime where somebody has told me, yea,44100:31:04.609 --> 00:31:10.089I'll just come out when I can, when they actually become a faithful44200:31:10.490 --> 00:31:14.970person. Because whenever you can.This is an intense ministry. No one44300:31:15.009 --> 00:31:18.880wants to do it and if youleave it in reality you might say you're44400:31:18.880 --> 00:31:22.079leaving it up to holy to theHoly Spirit to lead you, but in44500:31:22.200 --> 00:31:25.519reality you're leaving it up to yourflesh to tell you whether or not you44600:31:25.599 --> 00:31:27.440want to be out there. Ifyou say I'm going to show it when44700:31:27.440 --> 00:31:32.869I want to, whenever I'm ableto, you're going to give yourself all44800:31:32.990 --> 00:31:36.710kinds of reasons to not come out. You know, volunteer they're going to44900:31:36.750 --> 00:31:38.309do that and to give themselves allkinds of reasons not to come out.45000:31:38.349 --> 00:31:41.230And so they may show up wheneverthey you know, are quotes, whenever45100:31:41.309 --> 00:31:47.180they want to or whether they're ableto air quotes again, and they may45200:31:47.299 --> 00:31:52.500do that for a month, maybecouple of days of the week, and45300:31:52.539 --> 00:31:55.220then you'll see them one day thenext week and then you might see them45400:31:55.299 --> 00:31:57.700and another day that next week andyou'll see him kind of taper off and45500:31:57.740 --> 00:32:01.849then you won't see him again,because there it might be spiritualizing it and45600:32:01.890 --> 00:32:06.369say I'm just going to be ledby the Holy Spirit, when in reality,45700:32:06.410 --> 00:32:08.809let's be honest, it's probably goingto be your flesh leading this thing45800:32:08.970 --> 00:32:13.650and to get up in the morningto go out to a place to try45900:32:13.650 --> 00:32:16.680to convince people not to kill theirchildren while you being hated and getting yelled46000:32:16.720 --> 00:32:20.400at by the people who are outthere to oppose you or by some of46100:32:20.400 --> 00:32:22.680the mom is going in. Yourflesh doesn't really like that stuff. So46200:32:22.880 --> 00:32:30.470to me, like God is afterfaithfulness. God wants faithfulness from people,46300:32:30.470 --> 00:32:35.990Right, and faithfulness and faithfulness andcommitment right. And faithfulness is not doing46400:32:36.150 --> 00:32:38.789something that you're supposed to do whenyou feel like it. Faithfulness is doing46500:32:38.910 --> 00:32:42.750what you're supposed to do whether youfeel like it or not, like it's46600:32:42.829 --> 00:32:45.619God going to find you where yousaid you would be, when you said46700:32:45.660 --> 00:32:52.140you would be there. That's faithfulnessright, and so that's what I encourage46800:32:52.180 --> 00:32:54.339people that want to volunteer. Godwant you to be faithful and I think46900:32:54.460 --> 00:32:59.930that being faithful to a particular dayin particular time like put it on your47000:32:59.970 --> 00:33:02.569calendar. Is the devil's going totry to discourage you from coming right?47100:33:02.730 --> 00:33:07.650That's just going to happen. We'vetalked about that in the past. But47200:33:07.690 --> 00:33:09.170if you've got it on your calendarand you make it as a commitment to47300:33:09.250 --> 00:33:13.759the Lord, God will honor that. Even if you do get up feeling47400:33:13.839 --> 00:33:15.240groggy and you don't want to go, but you decide I'm going to go47500:33:15.359 --> 00:33:22.559anyway, those are the days whenactually some pretty remarkable things often times happen47600:33:22.640 --> 00:33:25.440the days when you go and youdon't feel like going. So anyway.47700:33:25.519 --> 00:33:29.470Look, me not go too faron the tangent there, but that's just47800:33:29.549 --> 00:33:32.710some encouragement. I can think aboutvolunteers getting people plugged in faithfully. So47900:33:32.869 --> 00:33:37.470the third thing for a team leadwould be to gather the equipment. Now,48000:33:37.470 --> 00:33:39.269again, this is going to varyfrom city to city and depending on48100:33:39.309 --> 00:33:44.059what equipment you guys use. Somepeople use amplified sound, some people don't,48200:33:44.579 --> 00:33:49.220some people use more signage than othersand things like that. I Um.48300:33:49.539 --> 00:33:52.940But if you've got equipment that youguys use in your ministry, we48400:33:52.619 --> 00:33:57.089we set up a camera to record, not to regard the patients, but48500:33:57.289 --> 00:34:00.529to record really if anybody threatens us. It's really an accountability thing. So48600:34:00.809 --> 00:34:06.529maybe the camera, microphone, literaturethat you're going to need for the day.48700:34:06.650 --> 00:34:08.730So the team lead is really responsiblefor making sure all the stuff that48800:34:08.769 --> 00:34:15.159you need to conduct a ministry isthere. The team lead will place signs48900:34:15.039 --> 00:34:17.280and wherever they need to be,making sure people who are going to be49000:34:17.320 --> 00:34:22.639holding signs have signs. And youknow, we talked about this and I49100:34:22.760 --> 00:34:28.230think a previous podcast where we talkedabout how you can actually designyone in the49200:34:28.269 --> 00:34:30.909new believers podcast, remember, wetalked about how you can kind of give49300:34:30.949 --> 00:34:34.429responsibilities to new believers. So,as a team lead, you can actually49400:34:34.469 --> 00:34:37.869give some of these responsibilities to yourteam. Just make sure you're doing it49500:34:37.989 --> 00:34:42.340wisely. You don't give the responsibilityfor making sure literature gets there to somebody49600:34:42.380 --> 00:34:45.820who's not very faithful, so thatyou don't wind up not having literature something49700:34:45.860 --> 00:34:47.420like that. Hey, but youcan, you know, you can delegate49800:34:47.500 --> 00:34:52.099some of these responsibilities as a teamlead and you can train your team leads49900:34:52.139 --> 00:34:55.090to delegate these responsibilities. The fifththing you have here, which I think50000:34:55.130 --> 00:35:00.130is really important in something that canbe neglected is making sure the team begins50100:35:00.170 --> 00:35:05.329with prayer. Now, I knowwe're out there and sometimes we're getting out50200:35:05.329 --> 00:35:08.119there when the MOMS are arriving,right. So if we're getting there at50300:35:08.119 --> 00:35:13.639nine at Latrobe, sometimes the womenare coming into the abortion center. So50400:35:13.679 --> 00:35:15.880we need to pray real quick andjust dedicate that time to the Lord real50500:35:15.920 --> 00:35:21.630quick. Wick pray with Your EyesOpen. We always designate somebody. If50600:35:21.670 --> 00:35:23.750we're praying in a circle, wepray near the driveway because that's the priority50700:35:23.789 --> 00:35:27.670position, number one, right.So we pray near the driveway and we50800:35:27.710 --> 00:35:30.389say hey, who wants to praywith their eyes open to make sure that50900:35:30.710 --> 00:35:34.070if somebody comes in they can givethem literature. But we do make sure51000:35:34.429 --> 00:35:37.500and begin it with prayer, likewe're out there for Jesus. We want51100:35:37.500 --> 00:35:39.460to dedicate the time to him.It helps us just build that sense of51200:35:39.539 --> 00:35:43.460unity and so we want to beginwith prayer, but also we want to51300:35:43.539 --> 00:35:45.579end with prayer if we're able to. But you know, if you've got51400:35:45.699 --> 00:35:49.500people trickling in, and that doeshappen, we want everybody to be there51500:35:49.539 --> 00:35:52.690at nine, but some people comeat five, some people come at you51600:35:52.769 --> 00:35:53.809know, eight. Hundred and fiftyeight or something like that, and so51700:35:53.969 --> 00:36:00.730not everybody shows at the same time. Probably around like when when things slow51800:36:00.809 --> 00:36:05.320down a little bit, maybe like, I don't know, nine twenty five51900:36:05.440 --> 00:36:07.360or something. Maybe it's a littleearlier than that. Kind of circle.52000:36:07.400 --> 00:36:12.159Any everybody in together real quick andjust pray and be be flexible with that.52100:36:12.280 --> 00:36:15.559But it is good just dedicate theministry time to the Lord in prayer.52200:36:16.199 --> 00:36:20.110The next thing is, and thisis really important for us, is52300:36:20.190 --> 00:36:22.190that we have our team leads foreach day that they're out there right or52400:36:22.269 --> 00:36:25.710report of what happened out there.And it's not an extensive report. It's52500:36:25.710 --> 00:36:30.789just we have a couple things thatwe ask them to note, like how52600:36:30.829 --> 00:36:34.380many how many people showed up foran abortion, rough estimate, you know,52700:36:34.539 --> 00:36:37.820how many pieces of literature handed out? How many moms chose life,52800:36:37.420 --> 00:36:44.300how many moms chose Jesus, turnedtheir life to Jesus? Even lights of52900:36:44.420 --> 00:36:46.530the day? Yeah, we wehave them do like a short little ride53000:36:46.530 --> 00:36:51.570up of any significant events that happen. We actually have them shoot a quick53100:36:51.570 --> 00:36:57.329little like one minute video just recappingand that's actually a way to help all53200:36:57.409 --> 00:37:00.769the teams stay connected. Those reportsare not just for us to keep tracking53300:37:00.849 --> 00:37:05.400numbers. They're actually pretty relational.We have a facebook group, secret facebook53400:37:05.400 --> 00:37:07.920group, where all of our teamleads and all of our teams, just53500:37:07.079 --> 00:37:13.079everybody who's a volunteer with love lifeon the sidewalk talk about these things and53600:37:13.199 --> 00:37:15.510they look. You know, theWednesday team looks for the Post that happened53700:37:15.590 --> 00:37:19.829on Monday and Tuesday just to seewhat God's doing out there and it's encouraging.53800:37:20.590 --> 00:37:23.469It's a way also for the leadership, for you as a missionary,53900:37:23.630 --> 00:37:27.710the person that's heading up the sidewalkministry, to see what's going on with54000:37:27.829 --> 00:37:30.340your team. You know you've gota team lead that's out there hidding things54100:37:30.380 --> 00:37:32.340up on Monday and you're not outthere. It's nice to know what's going54200:37:32.420 --> 00:37:37.340on and kind of what they experienced. You can help encourage them and maybe54300:37:37.380 --> 00:37:42.539answer some questions some struggles that theyhave. So it's also a really good54400:37:42.539 --> 00:37:47.050way for the team lead to specificallytarget and encourage each member of their team54500:37:47.289 --> 00:37:52.849and when they're writing up their reportwe try to to pick out one thing54600:37:52.090 --> 00:37:58.840each person did that was really noteworthyto encourage them. Hey, Chrissie was54700:37:59.000 --> 00:38:02.480really so great at calling out toevery single mom. Yeah, without fail,54800:38:02.719 --> 00:38:07.239you know, something along those lines, so that again, every team54900:38:07.360 --> 00:38:10.239member feels noticed and encouraged, andthe team report is really a nice place55000:38:10.360 --> 00:38:15.030to put that. Yeah, togive a public aclamation for for what these55100:38:15.110 --> 00:38:19.030people are doing, which our volunteers, which is really pretty remarkable. Yeah,55200:38:20.230 --> 00:38:22.349yeah, and the next thing,which is kind of all on the55300:38:22.429 --> 00:38:25.510lines of heaven the necessary equipment,is be sure team has necessary supplies like55400:38:25.630 --> 00:38:31.780tshirts and pamphlets. I'll talk aboutt shirts in particular. If your love55500:38:31.940 --> 00:38:36.340life, we try to get oursidewalk teams to have the hope is here,55600:38:36.420 --> 00:38:39.500the coral hope is here shirts,just to show some uniformity to the55700:38:39.659 --> 00:38:44.570team, and so the team leadis responsible for making sure that all their55800:38:44.650 --> 00:38:49.849team has a t shirt so thatwe all, you know, are looking55900:38:49.889 --> 00:38:52.769the same. Right. There's kindof this this look so that when somebody56000:38:52.889 --> 00:38:57.679comes, maybe a pastor comes outto see the ministry, we can identify56100:38:57.719 --> 00:39:00.320who our people are to say,you know, the people in the coral56200:39:00.400 --> 00:39:02.599shirts or our team, because theremight be other individuals that are out there.56300:39:02.639 --> 00:39:07.199They're not not with love life andmaybe they're doing things that are not56400:39:07.360 --> 00:39:09.389necessarily helpful. They're not. They'regood, they're pro lifers, but they're56500:39:09.389 --> 00:39:15.550not doing things the way that wetrain people to do, which oftentimes it's56600:39:15.590 --> 00:39:19.590not the case. It's actually thecase. Is More like there's just individuals56700:39:19.630 --> 00:39:22.550out there doing what God's called himto do and it's helpful and it's fine,56800:39:22.630 --> 00:39:25.179but at least we can identify whoour team is and that sort of56900:39:25.179 --> 00:39:29.619stuff, and it does. Youknow, we've had we've had some crazy's57000:39:29.739 --> 00:39:34.579over the years. I think we'vementioned on on the podcast one crazy gay57100:39:34.619 --> 00:39:37.860that was in Charlotte. He's definitelynot a love life guy and just set57200:39:37.940 --> 00:39:40.690some whacked out and crazy stuff andI don't have to throw him under the57300:39:40.889 --> 00:39:44.489US every time when somebody new comesout, I can just say, Hey,57400:39:45.329 --> 00:39:46.610the people in the coral shirts arewith us. I don't have to57500:39:46.650 --> 00:39:50.570talk about that guy and how badhe is. Just people in the coral57600:39:50.650 --> 00:39:53.639shirts there with us and that's away to identify anyway. So I'm rabbit57700:39:53.679 --> 00:39:57.480trailing for the MOMS as well,by the way, not just for pastors57800:39:57.559 --> 00:40:00.880coming out to view our team,but for the MOM's going in. Yeah,57900:40:00.880 --> 00:40:02.920there are people that we really justagree with what they're saying. We58000:40:04.079 --> 00:40:07.309don't have to say anything. Wejust have to say all of us in58100:40:07.349 --> 00:40:09.829the coral tshirts are offering you theseresources. Why don't you come and talk58200:40:09.869 --> 00:40:14.389with us? So it identifies usfor the mothers as well. Yeah,58300:40:14.389 --> 00:40:20.630yeah, absolutely, that's good.Number eight here you have deal with crisis58400:40:20.710 --> 00:40:24.300interventions. So if there's some kindof serious situation going on and the police58500:40:24.380 --> 00:40:28.420meeting need to be called, normallyit's the team lead that's going to head58600:40:28.420 --> 00:40:34.460that up and even deal with thepolice, and the team leads responsible for58700:40:34.579 --> 00:40:37.769putting away the equipment and supplies,making sure all that gets packed up.58800:40:37.489 --> 00:40:42.170Taking pictures. We want to likein those facebook post that we talked about58900:40:42.170 --> 00:40:45.210again, this is a secret groupthat is not going out publicly, but59000:40:45.289 --> 00:40:46.929we encourage the team leads to takea picture of their team in action.59100:40:47.010 --> 00:40:51.719It's encouraging for people to see thatyou know they're what they're doing is being59200:40:51.840 --> 00:40:55.639noticed by the Lord, but alsoby their team leads, and its encourage59300:40:55.639 --> 00:40:59.880and seeing pictures of people out therein action doing what God's called him to59400:40:59.920 --> 00:41:01.800do. And so the team leadwill take, you know, a few59500:41:01.880 --> 00:41:07.949photos, two or three pictures,maybe a picture of the team together,59600:41:08.070 --> 00:41:12.469like a little sale feet or somethinglike that. It's just encouraging to see59700:41:12.510 --> 00:41:15.949each other's faces. There are peoplethat volunteer on Thursdays. It never see59800:41:15.150 --> 00:41:20.260in person the people on Tuesday,but they see him in pictures and it's59900:41:20.260 --> 00:41:22.739just a blessing and it helps buildthat the unity that's so necessary for the60000:41:22.820 --> 00:41:27.980body to work together. Number Eleven. You have be sure all team members60100:41:28.019 --> 00:41:30.500understand how to access and use thecalendar, so the calendar that we use60200:41:30.579 --> 00:41:36.329to organize the volunteers. The teamleads are are helping their teams to get60300:41:36.409 --> 00:41:38.369on the calendar and get access tothe calendar because there can be some challenges60400:41:38.409 --> 00:41:43.769there. And then, finally,and this is important, the team leads60500:41:43.849 --> 00:41:47.079responsible to keep the chit chat toa minimum. Like we're out there to60600:41:47.239 --> 00:41:51.440save babies and proclaim the Gospel.We're not out there to Chit Chat.60700:41:51.559 --> 00:41:53.199Now, it's going to happen.We're going to talk amongst ourselves. We60800:41:53.360 --> 00:41:57.760love each other, we want toencourage each other, absolutely, but when60900:41:57.800 --> 00:42:00.920it gets to the point where it'sjust Chit Chat, especially, and this61000:42:00.079 --> 00:42:06.070is really gets under my skin rightnow, I've done it myself to so61100:42:06.429 --> 00:42:08.750it gets I get under my ownskin sometimes, but when people are out61200:42:08.750 --> 00:42:14.110there Chit Chat and especially when theystart laughing and spasically, like loud laughing61300:42:14.150 --> 00:42:16.460because somebody says something funny. Imean, Vicki, you say funny stuff61400:42:16.539 --> 00:42:20.900sometimes and you might say it outthere and I want to laugh out loud.61500:42:21.940 --> 00:42:24.500But it's not the appropriate place forthat. It's not the appropriate place61600:42:24.780 --> 00:42:28.380for for Chit Chat and all thatstuff. Again, it happens, but61700:42:28.460 --> 00:42:31.690the team leads responsible for trying tokeep that to a minimum and maintain help61800:42:31.769 --> 00:42:36.570maintain the focus while we're out there, and so the team lead might graciously,61900:42:36.610 --> 00:42:40.610if somebody's been chit chatting and justthe breeze and and giggling for five62000:42:40.730 --> 00:42:43.730minutes, the team lead might goover and say, Hey, guys,62100:42:43.769 --> 00:42:47.639we just got to remember, likewe're here to help these MOMS and we're62200:42:47.639 --> 00:42:52.079here to proclaim the Gospel and they'rekilling babies in there. So team leads62300:42:52.159 --> 00:42:55.880responsible for that, keeping the teamfocused. One of the ways that's really62400:42:55.960 --> 00:43:01.710important to help that, to helppeople not Chit Chat and Group up together62500:43:01.949 --> 00:43:06.510is to have those positions that wetalked about. If you give you give62600:43:06.550 --> 00:43:10.150people a place to stand and thenseparate them yet because spread them out it's62700:43:10.190 --> 00:43:14.820going to minimize that. But again, it's gonna Happen. We've got to62800:43:14.860 --> 00:43:17.739be gracious, we've got to bepatient. We don't need to be angry62900:43:17.780 --> 00:43:21.900and mean about it because people keepchit chatting, although it might need to63000:43:21.980 --> 00:43:23.860be addressed one on one with somebody, if they just keep doing in it63100:43:23.940 --> 00:43:28.809keeps being a problem. I mean, what's what's a tragedy is if,63200:43:29.409 --> 00:43:31.769you know, we're Chit chatting,we're shooting the breeze or whatever, because63300:43:31.769 --> 00:43:35.250there's a law in the day andthings are kind of, you know,63400:43:35.449 --> 00:43:37.010not a whole lot of activity,and they say, you know, a63500:43:37.090 --> 00:43:39.929mom pulls into the parking lot,we miss her, we don't give her63600:43:39.929 --> 00:43:44.800an opportunity to get literature. Orsomebody walks into the door the abortion center.63700:43:44.840 --> 00:43:47.079They don't get addressed because we've beenout there chit chatting like that's a63800:43:47.199 --> 00:43:52.280failure on our part and we needto be conscious not to not to let63900:43:52.400 --> 00:43:57.429that happen as much as we can. Yeah, yeah, so I think64000:43:57.469 --> 00:44:00.949that's a good general list and it'lldiffer, of course, at every setting,64100:44:00.190 --> 00:44:04.829but but the team leaders critical becausethat's a big list. You can64200:44:04.909 --> 00:44:08.389see it's a lot to keep trackof. So the the ideal qualities of64300:44:08.550 --> 00:44:13.699the team lead. I think wesort of discuss that in our last podcast.64400:44:14.380 --> 00:44:19.940But you know, obviously deeply abidingin God's word, committed and lead64500:44:20.019 --> 00:44:23.179by example is really important. Ifyou show up early, your team's going64600:44:23.219 --> 00:44:28.570to notice and hopefully they'll show upearlier on time. and to be an64700:44:28.650 --> 00:44:34.650encourager. Yeah, and probably aseasoned believer in a seasoned counselor as much64800:44:34.690 --> 00:44:37.130as possible. Yeah, so thatyou know what you're talking about at both64900:44:37.530 --> 00:44:42.199about God and both about what's happeningthere on the sidewalk. Because yes,65000:44:42.360 --> 00:44:45.639really really useful. Yeah, absolutely, and you skipped every one there that65100:44:45.800 --> 00:44:49.679thinks really important. I won't Laborlong on that point. But number four65200:44:50.000 --> 00:44:52.949of the ideal qualities someone that's notafraid to confront. You've got to be65300:44:53.070 --> 00:44:57.989willing have to. Sadly you dohave to. Yeah, and not all65400:44:58.110 --> 00:45:00.869the time, and what we meanis confront your team and say hey,65500:45:00.949 --> 00:45:04.269guys, you're not doing right.But you've got to be willing to graciously65600:45:04.429 --> 00:45:08.900confront and just think people need guidanceand direction and encouragement and be to be65700:45:08.980 --> 00:45:13.260spurred onto love and good works.We all need that. But the team65800:45:13.260 --> 00:45:16.260lead needs to be able to addressthat and you even if there's issues that65900:45:16.340 --> 00:45:21.570are that are difficult to address.I don't know. I mean maybe somebody66000:45:21.610 --> 00:45:24.329keeps on getting into argument with thepro boards. The team team lead needs66100:45:24.329 --> 00:45:28.650to be able to take them acrossthe street and address them and say hey,66200:45:28.730 --> 00:45:31.090in a matthew a team model likewe encourage everyone, that you need66300:45:31.130 --> 00:45:35.250to stop doing this and then,I think the flow of things, if66400:45:35.369 --> 00:45:37.480that person, if that volunteer,doesn't stop, the team leads addressed them66500:45:37.920 --> 00:45:42.119and they don't stop, then thenext level will be to take it to66600:45:42.599 --> 00:45:45.679you, to the missionary, orVicky in your case, take it to66700:45:45.760 --> 00:45:51.190you and then if you address ittogether with that team lead, if then66800:45:51.269 --> 00:45:54.670it doesn't change, then you'll probablybring it to me and will probably tell66900:45:54.710 --> 00:45:58.469that person to hit the road.But that hasn't happened yet, thank God.67000:45:58.789 --> 00:46:01.150So yes, I don't know ifyou want to. You want to67100:46:01.190 --> 00:46:07.460wrap up with that suggested inspiring ideasfor the team. I think that is67200:46:07.500 --> 00:46:09.980a good, good thing to justend with. Is Is, what are67300:46:10.059 --> 00:46:15.059some things that you can do thatwill help to build that team come out67400:46:15.219 --> 00:46:22.530camaraderie and to help them to staycohesive and encourage and some ideas are to67500:46:22.690 --> 00:46:25.090do a Bible study with the teammembers. Maybe it's going to be by67600:46:25.130 --> 00:46:29.610a zoom meeting or something, butjust if not a full Bible study,67700:46:29.690 --> 00:46:35.400maybe just supposed to a video ofan encouraging verse that that you put out67800:46:35.440 --> 00:46:38.599on the team page. I dothat a lot because it's time. It's67900:46:38.679 --> 00:46:46.119just easier with with a busy scheduleand doing those group emails and text to68000:46:46.389 --> 00:46:51.510team members to encourage them. Yeah, for people that I know that are68100:46:51.550 --> 00:46:54.909struggling or especially if I've confronted andthere's an issue that they know is an68200:46:54.949 --> 00:46:59.909issue with them and I've already addressedit, when I see them working towards68300:46:59.989 --> 00:47:04.699improving in that area, I willsend them a text immediately after that stint68400:47:04.820 --> 00:47:07.380that they've been out there, theirtime out on the sidewalk and tell them,68500:47:07.420 --> 00:47:09.820Hey, I noticed that you reallystuck to your post today. I68600:47:09.980 --> 00:47:15.059did that just yesterday and I justI'm really proud of you that you did68700:47:15.099 --> 00:47:17.530a great job and that is areally, I think, a good thing68800:47:17.610 --> 00:47:22.809to do, especially if you've confrontedsomeone. So pointing out what they've done68900:47:22.809 --> 00:47:31.880right daily, pointing out how theycan be improving and again always sandwiching that69000:47:32.199 --> 00:47:37.000with what they have done. Thatis really wonderful, and then maybe saying69100:47:37.280 --> 00:47:42.280maybe here's an area that you couldwork on. If possible, schedule time69200:47:42.480 --> 00:47:45.670away from the sidewalk. I knowthat it is not always possible, but69300:47:46.829 --> 00:47:51.469there are many people out there thatare just all of them that are just69400:47:51.670 --> 00:47:55.070so wonderful in the Chitch had isbecause we all love each other so much69500:47:55.150 --> 00:48:00.579and because they are wonderful people.So if you can schedule downtime away from69600:48:00.579 --> 00:48:02.539the sidewalk, go out for acoffee before or after, have a team69700:48:02.780 --> 00:48:07.059function like a picnic or something,which we always do, try to do69800:48:07.139 --> 00:48:12.539at least once a year. Ithink that that goes a long way towards69900:48:12.699 --> 00:48:19.730encouraging everybody. And then the thefinal thing is to using that private group70000:48:19.730 --> 00:48:24.889or whatever you've decided to use,that publicly acknowledges some of the you know,70100:48:25.050 --> 00:48:30.719things that you've seen that are greatabout your fellow volunteers so that they70200:48:30.760 --> 00:48:36.440do feel encouraged. Even when wepost those reports, other team members will70300:48:36.599 --> 00:48:40.119often post in the comments section somethingthat they noticed about another team member.70400:48:40.469 --> 00:48:45.550So the whole team is rising upto encourage each other. Yeah, and70500:48:45.909 --> 00:48:51.030that it is so important because youdo lose people when they have through discouragement.70600:48:51.070 --> 00:48:53.309It is a it's a rough ministryand we do need to think team70700:48:53.349 --> 00:49:00.820leads especially, but about how wecan really keep everybody inspired to be the70800:49:00.980 --> 00:49:07.579best that they can be before Godand to reflect him more beautifully every every70900:49:07.619 --> 00:49:09.929time that they're out there. Yeah, so that's about it that we have71000:49:10.130 --> 00:49:15.170for that for that article, andas always, we will post that article71100:49:15.170 --> 00:49:20.849along with this podcast. I thinkit's I think it's really important for everybody71200:49:21.289 --> 00:49:27.639to really be very intentional in settingup teams and team leads and thinking about71300:49:27.679 --> 00:49:30.920how to encourage your teams. Yeah, absolutely. You know, God is71400:49:30.000 --> 00:49:34.280a god of order. Yeah,and as much as we can, we71500:49:34.400 --> 00:49:38.230want to be a people of orderand organizing teams. Of course, some71600:49:38.469 --> 00:49:44.590cities are there's more available volunteers andothers. I get the frustrations. Like71700:49:45.110 --> 00:49:49.429I love to start teams because weneed teams, but I just don't have71800:49:49.550 --> 00:49:53.019any people more than just me andmyself for you know whatever. I get71900:49:53.059 --> 00:49:59.780it, but if you don't preparethe soil and put the seeds in the72000:49:59.900 --> 00:50:04.179ground, then you shouldn't expect aharvest right so before you start getting all72100:50:04.219 --> 00:50:06.940these people that want to enter,be interested and want to come out there72200:50:06.980 --> 00:50:09.090and volunteer on the sidewalk, havea framework together for it right you be72300:50:09.170 --> 00:50:13.969ahead of the game. So hopefullythis episode encourage you guys to do that.72400:50:14.170 --> 00:50:19.690Gave you some some tips and someof our experiences and just some encouragement72500:50:19.690 --> 00:50:22.719in this area of building teams.If you want to reach out to me,72600:50:22.760 --> 00:50:25.360if you have any questions about this, or want to reach out to72700:50:25.360 --> 00:50:30.400Vicky have any further questions about thisor other topics, we would love to72800:50:30.599 --> 00:50:32.000hear from you. You can reachout to me, Daniel at Love Life72900:50:32.039 --> 00:50:35.989Dot Org. You can reach her, Vicky at Love Life Dot Org.73000:50:36.070 --> 00:50:39.030We'd love to hear from you.Please leave us a review and until next73100:50:39.070 --> 00:50:52.059time, God bless yea bless giveme our love for love, give me73200:50:52.820 --> 00:51:05.050our love for gratitude. I knowit will cost me my life. Nothing's73300:51:05.210 --> 00:51:07.809too precious and some that you