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Official Policies for the DTS Outreach
<\/strong>The DTS outreach must be designed in keeping with the official policies as outlined in the UofN Reference Guide. These elements are included in the following document and are marked with an asterisk (*). They are non negotiable.<\/p>\n
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Fruitful Practice for the DTS Outreach
<\/strong> Added to these non-negotiable elements are other agreed upon \u201cfruitful practices\u201d. These additional fruitful or best practice elements are ideals to work towards. Any individual outreach may have situations that prevent one or more of these added best practice particulars from being fulfilled. However, the goal is to run an outreach that incorporates most of these practices.<\/p>\n
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A. Outreach Location<\/a>
B. Outreach Leadership<\/a>
C. Team Formation<\/a>
D. Preparing Teams for Outreach<\/a>
E. Designing a Full Learning Week<\/a>
F. Development of Ministry Strategies and Tools<\/a>
G. Interaction with Sending Base<\/a>
H. Debriefing the Outreach<\/a><\/p>\n
A. Outreach Location
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The following is a description of the attitudes and abilities needed in an
outreach leader or outreach leadership team. However, should the
leadership lack ability in a certain area it is sufficient that they be able to
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*The outreach is to be a minimum of 8 full learning weeks (50 hours per
week), preferably 12 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
*An outreach week should have a minimum of 30 hours of ministry activity that serves people outside the team. The majority of this time should involve connecting to people with the aim they become followers of Jesus (evangelism) and loving our neighbor (mercy ministry). Daily travel time to and from outreach sites may be included as ministry activity should this time be used intentionally (see Appendix B<\/a> for an example of a full learning week. )<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Outreach Scenarios
<\/b>These scenarios demonstrate some of the different processes of how an outreach team can be formed, and some of the principles at work in each situation. You will note that
common themes throughout all of the scenarios are:<\/p>\n
By no means are the scenarios below an exhaustive list. They are simply meant to help
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A.) Predetermined Target Nations
<\/b>A base has 2 target peoples or places to which they regularly send their outreach teams. Those on the base who carry the vision of these “targets” spend time in prayer with the DTS staff and students to bring them into the vision that God has given the base for those nations. The outreach teams go to these nations as they are convinced that God is sending them, not purely because this is the place outreach teams from this base go.<\/p>\n
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Note: It is ok to have targets, but those targets must be kept alive in the Spirit and passed on in way so that staff and students catch it.<\/i><\/p>\n
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B.) Outreach Location different from \u201cTargets\u201d
<\/b>A member of the DTS staff believes that God has spoken to them about taking a team to a certain nation that is different from any nation focus the base has. They bring it before the DTS and base leadership and through prayerful process this location is agreed together with base leadership.<\/p>\n
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C.) Outreach Destination decided upon with Students
<\/b>1 month prior to the DTS starting the staff team does not have a clear sense of where God is sending them for this particular outreach. As they pray they begin to sense that God is saying to wait until the students arrive to decide upon outreach locations. As they continue to pray this feeling is confirmed through others and so very quickly at the beginning of the lecture phase the whole school starts to pray about outreach locations. Clear boundaries are expressed to the students on how the decision will be made (e.g. the final decision rests with the leadership.)<\/p>\n
Scenario Principles:<\/p>\n
Note: It is ok to wait until students come before praying about outreach locations as long as God\u00a0has specifically led you to do that.<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/i>D.) Outreach team ministers to multiple locations
<\/b>One member of the staff team senses that their outreach is to go to multiple locations. Through prayer, this word is confirmed by DTS and base leadership. A team is formed through a prayerful process with the DTS students. As the outreach is planned, careful attention is placed on how to use the additional travel time effectively. Additional travel time is used for intercession and debriefing the previous outreach location so that the criteria for a full learning week is fulfilled. Ministry at each location is carefully thought through and processed so that the team can jump straight into outreach upon arrival<\/p>\n
Scenario Principles:<\/p>\n
Note: This could be one of the more difficult and complicated types of outreach to lead. This particular kind of outreach will take a lot more intention, foresight and skill on behalf of the leader. Be aware that this type of outreach is challenging physically, emotionally and mentally because of the constant change.<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/i>E.) God surprises school with additional outreach
<\/b>Three outreach locations prayerfully determined before start of school. Early on in lecture phase, God surprises the school with faith and vision for one additional nation. Prayerful consideration is given to whether or not this location should be pursued. Base and school leadership either approaches someone to lead or someone comes forward with conviction to lead. Base and school leadership take new leader back to God in prayer.<\/p>\n
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F.) Base\/School leader has vision, and seeks out leadership for outreach
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G.) Outreach team responds to current world events
<\/b>In the midst or prior to school, a world event occurs (i.e. earthquake, tsunami, Communism falls, China opens, etc.) that presents huge possible outreach opportunities. Someone within the base or school feels that a team should respond. Communication is made with YWAM leaders on the ground about possibilities and opportunities for service then the school prays about what their response should be. Someone is prayerfully called to lead it.<\/p>\n
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Example of a Full Learning Week<\/b> \u2013 based on outreach to Mauritius
An outreach schedule is shown below. Boxes give explanation of why certain activities
would or would not be included as ministry time or part of the full learning week.
(Key for Ministry Activity:<\/b> E<\/b> = evangelistic T<\/b> = training with Christians)<\/p>\n
Monday
<\/b>Day off<\/p>\n
Tuesday
<\/b>8.30 Intercession Group (led daily by team member in local church)
9.15 Team Worship and communication
10.00 Travel to ministry location
10.20 Children\u2019s programme in squatter camp (E)
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Work Duties
2.00 Outreach Preparation
4.00 Youth Cell (T)
6.30 Dinner
7.30 Youth night (Church based E)
9.30 Informal time with youth or free time
(Total Ministry: 5.10 hrs)<\/strong>
(Full Learning Week: 8.45 hrs)<\/strong>
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Wednesday
<\/b>8.30 Intercession Group
9.15 Travel to ministry location
10.15 Arrive at Girl\u2019s Home (E)
4.00 Depart
6.00 Dinner
6.30 Work Duties
7.00 Free Night
(Total Ministry: 8.15 hrs)<\/strong>
(Full Learning Week: 9.30 hrs)<\/strong><\/p>\n
Thursday<\/strong>
8.30 Intercession Group
9.15 Team Devotional (student led) prayer and communication
10.00 Travel (as before)
10.20 Children\u2019s Programme in squatter camp
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Work Duties
2.00 Depart for Ministry Location
2.30 Evangelism in local town (E)
4.30 Team Bible study
6.30 Dinner
7.30 Free Night
(Ministry: 4.40 hrs)<\/strong>
(Full Learning Week: 7.55 hrs)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Friday<\/strong>
8.30 Prayer Walk with Intercession Group
9.15 Outreach Preparation time
10.30 Church Bible Study \u2013 team led (T)
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Work Duties
2.00 Free Time
5.30 Dinner
7.30 Personal Appointments with Contacts (E)
(Ministry: 5.30 hrs)<\/strong>
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Saturday<\/strong>
9.00 Free Time
10.00 Travel to Outreach Location (as before)
10.20 Children\u2019s Programme in squatter camp
1.00 Lunch
1.30 Work Duty
2.00 Free time
3.30 Worship in the park
5.00 Flyer distribution for party (E)
6.30 Dinner
7.30 Prayer for evening
8.00 Party night in the house
12.00 Continues until everyone leaves
(Ministry: 8.55 hrs)<\/strong>
(Full Learning Week: 10.25 hrs)<\/strong><\/p>\n
Sunday<\/strong>
9.00 Free Morning
12.00 Lunch
1.30 Preparation time for the service
2.30 Meet individuals from church
5.00 Team Lead church service (T)
6.30 Team Intercession for other outreaches
8.00 Special team meal and evening
(Ministry: 4.15 hrs)<\/strong>
(Full Learning Week: 8.45 hrs)<\/strong><\/p>\n
Total Ministry<\/strong> = 36.45 hours; Full Learning Week<\/strong> = 53.35 hours; Total Intercession<\/strong> = 3.30 hours
Total Team and Preparation Time<\/strong> = 13.15 hours (including some team only intercession times)<\/p>\n
More information on Main Ministry Content and Formation*<\/strong><\/p>\n
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