RECRUIT

You start recruiting your team through the application process. At your promotional meeting, gather a list of all interested and potential team members. Hand out the application forms along with deposit information and due dates for getting these back into your hands. Send some information to those not able to attend the informational meeting. Consider sending general notes and notices from the meeting, an MVI promotional flyer and an application.

Set a definite schedule for the next meetings. Announce your tentative dates and then adjust to any conflicting schedules. Follow through with a personal phone call to your team members to answer any initial questions. Make sure all are informed about the next meeting place and time.

COMMUNICATE WITH THE MVI OFFICE

As you receive the applications, you need to get them ready to send to MVI after the first team meeting. Make two extra copies of each of the applications. One of the copies is to be sent along with the collected money to the MVI office. Include your name and the dates of your trip to help us keep track of what is coming in. The other copies could be left either at your church office or at a central location in case of an emergency.

As you see progress with your team and as you find out new information, continually communicate with the MVI office. Also, as questions come up, feel free to call. We will do all we can to answer your questions.

PRAYER PARTNERS

Another idea that previous teams have utilized is to have prayer partners. Click on Sample Prayer Form to get ideas. Maybe someone is unable to go on the trip themselves, but would be willing to commit to daily prayer for a particular person on the team. Prayer partners are as important as the team members themselves.

Be sure to encourage the prayer partners to attend each of the meetings, as they will want to be familiar with the activities of the team. (The meetings for them should not be mandatory as they should be for the actual team members.)