1) Contact Protection Team for training date before the end of January (need time to process applicants) 2) A review of the Advanced/Certified course options to offer our Basic grads (with adaptation for youth) 3) A review of the Basic course (with adaptation for youth) 4) Site selection (at present, Birmingham 1st is considering our request and waiting for office manager to return from vacation to confirm availability, waiting on Nardin Park and Hope to respond, Rev. Jeff Nelson has offered Redford: Aldersgate for Feb. 26-28) 5) Arrange for showers for participants if not at Birmingham 1st or Hope (Hope has showers, right?) 6) Invite facilitators for each session (for example, Basic has five facilitators) 7) Arrange for meals/menu selection for Friday evening snack; Saturday & Sunday breakfasts; Saturday lunch & dinner, Sunday banquet 8) Invite (Bishop Keaton? John Lee?) officiant for commissioning service 9) Create logo and promotional materials and distribution/mailing list (brochure, youth mailings, etc.); select the theme and scripture(s) for worship/homework 10) Determine costs/create budget for food, showers, and any honoraria for facilitators (mileage?) 11) Recruit chaperones/meal prep/set-up/transportation to showers 12) Set registration deadline, registration fees, and mail packets with permission slips/directions to site/homework requirements/banquet registration/packing list 13) Discuss whether or not participants will receive T-shirt (include in fee), or other memento (Isaiah "answer the call" cross from Terra Sancta Guild or other) 14) Create/purchase certificates 15) Set age requirement for participation (I don't believe Saginaw Bay or Flint Districts certify under 9th grade) 16) Approve schedule/itinerary for event, coordinated with meal providers, shower schedules, chaperones, transportation, and available space in building 17) Confirm facilitators, worship leaders (for Friday evening and Saturday evening and Sunday morning for participants) 18) Determine if participation should be limited by class size (how many youth will be able to lead worship at site)
A) Costs per participant: a. Book(s) b. Meals (F/S/S) Pizza snack/breakfast/lunch/dinner/breakfast/reception c. Printing/Postage d.