Leaders Meetings

Information about the leader’s meeting and what each Key Leader should do during the meeting

Morning Leaders Meeting
Once camp is underway, we allow half an hour to run through the information that the volunteers need to know. Normally the meeting would happen just after breakfast.

• While this meeting is happening the El Shaddai Staff Members will run site activities for the campers or supervise them as one large group.
• The Program Director should talk to the CYC Camps Coordinator before the meeting so that they know where to send the campers to.
• It is the Camp Director’s responsibility to facilitate these meetings with all the volunteers however, they maybe be assisted by the CYC Camps Coordinator.
• The Cabin Leaders should check that all their campers from their dorm are with the Staff Members before coming to the meeting.
• Please make sure that the meeting doesn’t go longer than the allotted half an hour as the staff is often needed elsewhere.

Below is a suggested structure for how these meetings should run. As Key Leaders please prepare what you need for each of the meetings. It’s always a good idea to start and end the meeting with prayer.

• Camp Director
  Take the time to talk to the leaders and share any information that is relevant for them to know. This could be to keep an eye on a particular camper, highlight something the leaders did well or encourage them to improve in a particular area.
  
• Study Leader
  Ask the Study Leader to share what the study topic will be for the day and give leaders an outline of what they need to know for it. They may want to go through the small group questions, give out some handouts or ask for feedback as well. This will also be the time that they will give their devotion to encourage the leaders and bring their focus to God in all they do.
  
• Program Director
  Ask the Program Director to give an outline of the day’s activities and pass on any information the leaders may need to know. This could be explaining a game to the leaders, asking the leaders to be prepared for a particular aspect of the program or asking for any feedback on the program so far.
  
• CYC Camps Coordinator
  Allow the CYC Camps Coordinator to talk about anything that may need to be shared with the group. This might be safety information or reminding the volunteers to follow one or more of our policies.
  
• Cabin Leaders
  As time permits, give the Cabin Leaders a chance to share any relevant information that the other leaders may need to know. They may want to share something they saw that was encouraging, something that they would like other leaders to help keep an eye on or a prayer point they might have for the day.