Team Norms
The team is meeting for "Family on Mission" time at Mangual at 12:30. You arrive at 12:45. What team norm have you not followed?
Punctuality
Every other Friday, we write down on sticky notes how we have seen God at work in the last two weeks. What team norm does this follow?
Celebrate Often!
What does "the asset" refer to?
YOU! You are the asset! Protect the asset!
A student sends you a letter asking you to help them go to Extreme Challenge PR by giving financially. What is the team value you should remember?
Generosity!
Who is the national director of AIA in Puerto Rico?
Dr. Bob
As a female STINTer, you have a creepy male student repeatedly trying to get your contact info to "get involved with the ministry". What team norm should be observed?
Be wise about cross gender interactions, introduce him to Kevin or Willito.
Protect and honor students in what we share about them. Ask permission before sharing!
You find yourself exhausted each week and constantly needing to rest after working 7-day weeks. Instead of resting from your work, you should do this.
Work from your rest! And have a weekly sabbath!!! (Protect the asset)
Challenging students to be in the Word daily and sharing with them what God teaches you from your personal time with Him demonstrates this team value.
High view of God and God's word
AIA Mission
Discipular para multiplicar
During a staff meeting, you repeatedly check facebook. What team norm have you violated?
Be all here at staff meetings!
You are frustrated with a decision that headquarters has recently made and tell a student all about how you think they made a mistake. What team norm have you violated?
Protect the oikos! Speak well of other ministries and the people we minister to, including coaching staff, HQ (Xenia) and ministry partners.
A staff member shares an opinion with you that really offends you. Since they don't know they hurt you, what should you do?
NAME IT!
Staff socials help us go after this team value.
Healthy team!
2020 Vision
To have 8-10 full time, fully funded Puerto Rican nationals leading the ministry
You see a cute stray dog wander into one of the "special projects" in Mayaguez. You choose to observe this team norm instead of following the cute puppy.
Safety!
A staff member unknowingly steps on your foot and it really hurts you. They continue walking and you are even more hurt that they didn't notice. What team norm should you observe?
Believe the best! Be responsible to clear the air, don't manage other's responses.
After an AIA event, we usually do a 3x3 feedback. Name the behavior covenant.
Make it better!
We want to disciple and equip students so that they can go out and disciple others. This is an example of what team value?
Multiplication
The ~updated~ vision statement
To have Christ followers on every team, in every sport, and in every university who transform Puerto Rico and through it, Latin America and the Caribbean with the gospel of Jesus Christ
Christians in the Park asks you if AIA would want to partner with them to do a group evangelism event in the park. What team norm should be observed?
Protect the oikos! Don't commit to other ministries without AIA team approval.
You and a staff member disagree about how to make coffee. Because of the culture you were raised in, you have a difficult time understanding why they would make coffee that way, but you listen well and seek to understand where they are coming from. What team norm is observed?
Believe the best! Listen well/Respect. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
"Work yourself out of a job" goes with this Behavior Covenant
Replace yourself! Who are you empowering?
As we look to reflect the body of Christ, we want to make sure that our team is not going after "sameness" but instead this team value.
Oneness
Name a university/country in each of the following categories:
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Ends of the earth
Jerusalem: Colegio, Inter (UPR-RP accepted)
Judea: UPR-RP, Antillian
Samaria: System Ana G Mendez, Turabo, UMET, UNE, Inter Ponce, Ponce Catholic University
Ends of the earth: DR, Cuba, Jamaica, any other country in Latin America.