THE AREA LEADER’S DIGEST A Resource for Area Team Ministry Table of Contents Part 1 The Area Foundation Chapter 1 Know Who You Are So, Who Are We? ................................................................................................................................... 7 Possess Your Land ................................................................................................................................. 9 Have a Kingdom Mindset ..................................................................................................................... 10 A Ministry on the Move ....................................................................................................................... 11 Cascading Communications ................................................................................................................. 13 Conference Messages ....................................................................................................................... 13 Area Team Responsibilities .............................................................................................................. 14 The Mandates ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Male/Female Reconciliation ............................................................................................................. 15 Islam ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Israel ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Chapter 2 When Leaders Lead Training by Example ............................................................................................................................ 21 Exposed Weakness ............................................................................................................................. 21 Vision ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Tithes ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Covenant Partnership ........................................................................................................................ 23 Axel that Keeps the Wheel Turning ..................................................................................................... 24 Be Prepared ........................................................................................................................................ 24 A Movement with an Apostolic Anointing .......................................................................................... 25 Apostolic Leaders Are Really Spiritual Warriors .............................................................................. 27 The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 1 Chapter 3 The Area Leadership Team Qualifications for an Area Leader ........................................................................................................ 29 Area Term Limits ................................................................................................................................. 30 Chapter 4 Job Descriptions for the Area Leadership Team President ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Vice-president of Leadership Development ......................................................................................... 32 Vice-president of Ministry Development and Resources ..................................................................... 33 Vice-president of Lighthouse Development ......................................................................................... 34 Vice-president of Special Events .......................................................................................................... 35 Vice-president of Public Relations ....................................................................................................... 37 Vice-president of Administration ......................................................................................................... 38 Vice-president of Financial Development ............................................................................................ 38 Chapter 5 Vacancies on the Area Team Resignations ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Correction/Removal of Team Members ............................................................................................... 41 Chapter 6 Appointment Process for Area Officers Appointing an Officer to a Vacant Position on the Area Team ........................................................... 43 Appointment Process for a New Area Officer ..................................................................................... 43 Chapter 7 Review of Area Leadership Team Chapter 8 Starting or Closing an Area Team Starting a New Area Team ................................................................................................................... 47 Responsibilities of the Area Team ..................................................................................................... 47 The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 2 Responsibilities of the Regional Director ........................................................................................... 47 Responsibilities of the Worldwide Field Office – USA ..................................................................... 48 Closing an Area Team .......................................................................................................................... 48 Chapter 9 Lighthouse Liaisons, Field Assistants, Ministry Specialists, and Church~Aglow Lighthouse Liaisons .............................................................................................................................. 51 The Field Assistant ............................................................................................................................... 51 How Liaisons or Field Assistants Can Strengthen Your Area ............................................................. 52 Ministry Specialists .............................................................................................................................. 53 Church~Aglow ..................................................................................................................................... 53 Chapter 10 Area Team Reporting Requirements Annual Reporting Requirements .......................................................................................................... 57 Monthly Reporting Requirements ........................................................................................................ 58 As Often as Necessary .......................................................................................................................... 58 Chapter 11 Area Advisors Qualifications for Advisors .................................................................................................................. 61 The Role of an Advisor ........................................................................................................................ 62 Part 2 The Lighthouse Nurturing Lighthouse Leaders .............................................................................................................. 63 Affiliating a New Lighthouse ............................................................................................................... 65 Follow Through with Each Contact .................................................................................................. 65 Prophetic Word Fulfilled! Happy Birthday New Lighthouse! ......................................................... 67 Changing the Name of a Lighthouse .................................................................................................... 67 Paperwork Process for New Lighthouse Officers ................................................................................ 68 Lighthouse Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 68 Area Team Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 68 Different Types of Lighthouses ............................................................................................................ 69 Community Lighthouse ...................................................................................................................... 69 Neighborhood Lighthouse .................................................................................................................. 70 The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 3 Workplace Lighthouse ........................................................................................................................ 70 Men’s Lighthouse ............................................................................................................................... 70 Couple’s Lighthouse ........................................................................................................................... 70 Generations Lighthouse ...................................................................................................................... 70 Church~Aglow Groups....................................................................................................................... 70 How Can Your Team Help the Lighthouse Bring Heaven to Earth in Each Community? .................. 71 Operation Recovery .............................................................................................................................. 73 Closing a Lighthouse ............................................................................................................................ 73 Part 3 Retreat Basics Why A Retreat? .................................................................................................................................... 75 How Often? .......................................................................................................................................... 75 Who May Hold a Retreat? .................................................................................................................... 75 Who Attends? ....................................................................................................................................... 75 Retreat Planning Pointers ..................................................................................................................... 76 General Tips ...................................................................................................................................... 76 Who Does What? ............................................................................................................................... 77 Area Leadership Team .................................................................................................................. 77 Area President ............................................................................................................................... 77 Vice-president of Special Events ................................................................................................... 78 Vice-president of Financial Development ..................................................................................... 78 Committee Chairs .......................................................................................................................... 78 Preliminary Retreat Planning ............................................................................................................... 78 Date .................................................................................................................................................... 79 Theme ................................................................................................................................................ 79 Estimated Attendance ........................................................................................................................ 79 Calculating the Minimum Registration Fee ...................................................................................... 79 Meeting Site ....................................................................................................................................... 80 Negotiating a Contract ....................................................................................................................... 80 Certificate of Insurance ..................................................................................................................... 83 Injury at an Aglow Event .................................................................................................................. 84 General Schedule ............................................................................................................................... 84 Speaker and Honorarium ................................................................................................................... 84 Budget ................................................................................................................................................ 87 Dates of Future Program-Planning Sessions ..................................................................................... 87 Later Retreat Planning .......................................................................................................................... 87 Committee Chairs .............................................................................................................................. 87 Decorations Committee ................................................................................................................. 89 Hospitality Committee/Hostesses .................................................................................................. 89 Housing Committee ....................................................................................................................... 89 Packet/Name Tags Committee ...................................................................................................... 90 Prayer Teams ................................................................................................................................. 90 Publications Table Committee ...................................................................................................... 91 The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 4 Publicity/Signs Committee ............................................................................................................ 91 Registration Committee ................................................................................................................. 91 Usher Committee ........................................................................................................................... 92 Brochure ........................................................................................................................................... 93 Meeting Room Set-up ....................................................................................................................... 94 Program Specifics ............................................................................................................................. 95 Praise and Worship ........................................................................................................................... 96 Offerings ........................................................................................................................................... 96 Waived Expenses .............................................................................................................................. 96 Media Recording .............................................................................................................................. 97 General Retreat Information ................................................................................................................. 98 Safety Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 98 Communion/Bread Breaking ............................................................................................................. 98 Scholarships ....................................................................................................................................... 98 Retreat Worksheets ............................................................................................................................... 99 General Expenses Worksheet ............................................................................................................ 99 Committee Expenses Worksheet ..................................................................................................... 102 Income Worksheet ........................................................................................................................... 104 Part 4 Leadership Development The Great Challenge Before Us ......................................................................................................... 105 The High Call of Leadership ........................................................................................................... 106 True Leadership Deposits Abundant Life ....................................................................................... 106 God is Looking for Us ..................................................................................................................... 108 Training Today’s Lighthouse Leader ................................................................................................. 108 Why Leadership Development? ...................................................................................................... 109 How Often? ..................................................................................................................................... 109 Who Attends? .................................................................................................................................. 109 Who Teaches? ................................................................................................................................. 110 Leadership Development Content ...................................................................................................... 111 Accessing the Basic Needs .............................................................................................................. 111 Goals for Leadership Development .................................................................................................... 112 Evaluate the Needs of Your Leaders ............................................................................................... 112 In Areas of Strength ...................................................................................................................... 112 In Areas Needing Strengthening .................................................................................................. 114 Keep Aglow’s Mission in the Spotlight .......................................................................................... 114 Don’t Major on Technical Details ................................................................................................... 114 New Horizon’s for Leadership Development ..................................................................................... 115 Understanding How Adults Learn ................................................................................................... 115 Tips for Developing Leaders ........................................................................................................... 115 In Closing ........................................................................................................................................... 119 The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 5 Part 5 Other Polices and Information Aglow and Politics ............................................................................................................................. 121 Aglow and Insurance .......................................................................................................................... 121 A Certificate of Insurance ............................................................................................................... 122 Filing an Insurance Claim ............................................................................................................... 122 Children’s Ministry ......................................................................................................................... 122 MyAglow ............................................................................................................................................ 122 Property of Aglow .............................................................................................................................. 123 Fundraising ......................................................................................................................................... 123 Part 6 Resources Jane Hansen Hoyt’s Landmark Letter ................................................................................................ 125 A Neighbor in Your Community ........................................................................................................ 130 Tips to Avoid E-mail Problems .......................................................................................................... 133 How to Brainstorm ............................................................................................................................. 134 Keys to Resolving Conflict ................................................................................................................ 139 The Power of Connecting ................................................................................................................... 146 A Ministry on the Move ..................................................................................................................... 147 A Ministry on the Move – Part 2 ........................................................................................................ 149 Praying at the Site of a Mosque .......................................................................................................... 150 Part 7 Forms Some forms and brochures are located in The Lighthouse Leader’s Digest. All forms unique to the Area Team are located in this Digest. Affiliation Application for Area Leadership Teams Affiliation Application Lighthouse Leadership Teams Area Annual Financial Report Area Annual Ministry Action Plan Area Annual Ministry Update Area Leadership Team Change of Information Form Area Leadership Team Minutes Area Officer Review Committee Report Form Area Officer Review Form Area Officer Self-evaluation Form Area Tithe/Donation Form Suggested Letter for Approved Lighthouse Leadership Questionnaires The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 6 Chapter 1 Know Who You Are Jane Hansen Hoyt received a word in April of 2006 while attending a retreat hosted by four Area Teams in California. A portion reads, “The Lord says, “From now on, know who you are. Know who you are.” Matthew 13:11 says, "it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom." We are His people; we are all He has. It has been given to you  To know  To understand  To walk with knowledge  To understand the mysteries of the kingdom  To know who you are This isn't some kind of game God is playing with us. Square your shoulders. You know the mysteries. You have understanding. You see from His point of view. You know who you are. You are His woman (or man), called for leadership in this end time hour. You have an assignment to see women and men brought alive to their place and their purpose so they can know who they are. Many think, “ I’m just digging around in the dirt down here trying to make a living, raise some kids, get along with my husband/wife and just make it through life." No, we have a message for women and men of the world that should turn the world upside down! Everything you do, every meeting you hold, should be impacted with the Presence of God, filled with His Spirit, and excitement. Jane Hansen Hoyt, 2006 Leaders’ Summit, Milwaukee So, Who Are We? We are:  A Kingdom ministry assigned to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.  A mighty movement mobilized by God with an assignment to deliver His end time message.  Warriors and champions.  Beloved and trusted by God.  A highly competent, forceful army who marches with intentionality, passion and perseverance. The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 7 In 2009 Jane Hansen Hoyt said, As a leader, a spiritual warrior, you know that every situation has been designed for us to discover God’s presence in a new and greater way. We walk in peace. We are untroubled and show forth calmness. We are confident in God’s nature and His will for us. We know that foremost, we belong in His presence. Because we live in two realms, we know every situation we face has two solutions. One solution is found in heavenly places in Christ. So in every circumstance, we should be growing in a Kingdom mindset. The second solution is found in the earthly realm. We don’t live from earth to heaven. We aren’t trying to pull something down. We are a people who live from heaven to earth. We release the will of God from heaven to earth. On earth as it is in heaven. This is our inheritance. This is who we are as a ministry. And in Norway, in 2009 she said, Every situation in our lives is designed to bring you into a greater revelation of God and for us to experience Him in a deeper way. You get to choose. He’s designed it to bring you closer and you get to choose who you will trust and believe. Sometimes we have to make our minds stay focused. You get worldly reports. You look at the world situation. You look at your finances, situations with your family. God is saying, “Trust me! I’m greater than all of that. It’s time for you to have a greater revelation of who I am. Every situation is designed by God to bring us into a deeper revelation of who He is. And in 2009 Graham Cooke, author of a series on the Warrior, dedicated his book, Coming into Alignment to Aglow. Hear what he said: I dedicate this book to a great friend and fellow warrior, Jane Hansen-Hoyt, President of Aglow International and to all her compatriots in arms at H.Q. and the tens of thousands that she commands around the world, both men and women. I dedicate this book especially to the women of Aglow, people who have been around for years and have faithfully served, women who by their dedication and commitment have interceded for the church and the Kingdom. Without them we would not have gotten this far. Aglow is an elite company of warriors, champions, commanders, special forces, and spiritual marines. Women are great fighters – tireless, dedicated, and consistent. There is an ancient curse upon the enemy that he will always be beaten by a woman and by what she produces (Gen 3:14-15). The enemy may bruise her heel, but she will crush his head. Actually, I think it is more that she will so violently stamp on him that her foot will become sore. No wonder then the violence that is perpetrated on women all around the globe. My association with Aglow has been of huge benefit to me. When you stand in front of these women you need to be moving in something majestic, because they will call it up in you! The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 8 They are passionate in their pursuit of intimacy with the Lord and ferocious in their battle against the enemy. There is a good reason why they are called girrrrls!! And Jane said it like this in Norway, Aglow is at the sharp end of that fight (Gen 3:15) because it’s primarily a women’s organization. But God is bringing the men in as well and together we are about divine displacement - divine displacement of the enemy. It’s why God’s giving us an upgrade. It’s why He continues to beckon us to live heaven to earth. It’s why He’s giving greater revelation. It’s why He wants to change your address. The enemy has feared the call on the woman’s life and he’s worked hard to come against us. The enemy fears what God created us to be in the earth. Aglow is at the sharp end of this fight! Know who you are. Area Teams: Know who you are! Teach your Lighthouse Teams to: Know who they are! We have great purpose. We have an unfolding destiny. God has spoken to us the prophetic word which is history foretold. Stand firm in what God has woven into your DNA. Lift up your head and walk forth in confidence, knowing that the One who called you, has equipped you for this day. He goes before you into battle. He gives into your hands a sure victory. In Master Plan, Jane wrote: Today, centuries and generations removed from Eve...a whole host of women are arising. These are women whose hearts are turned toward God, who understand their value and significance as women, who walk in their God-given authority, who embrace their place in God’s eternal plan, who have begun to see things from His perspective, and who understand what it means to contend for His purposes to come to pass in their individual lives and in the nations of the world. Know who you are, no longer bound by things on earth. You are of a different kingdom, one that has no end. Sickness can’t touch you. Lack has no place. Strength in is your right hand. Trust. Believe. Possess Your Land From one man He made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. Acts 17:26 As Area Team Leaders, God has placed in your hands a portion of land to oversee. The words He spoke to Joshua after the death of Moses ring true for you today. I will give you every place where you set your foot. No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people (Lighthouse Leaders) to inherit the land. Joshua 1 You will bring reconciliation to the genders, lead many to The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 9 Christ, and bring an understanding of the events of the world from Heaven’s perspective. Now go and possess your land! Bring heaven to earth! Webster’s dictionary defines possess as “to take into one’s possession; to enter Possess: into and control firmly; to bring or cause to fall under the influence, possession To enter into or control of.” and control firmly; to bring Imagine that! God expected you to live where you live today. He called you to or cause to fall be a leader. He has entrusted into your leadership the spiritual health of the under the land. He has given you a team to work with to see His plans come to pass for influence of. your area. He has given Lighthouse Leaders into your care for you to train and encourage. Be pastoral in your oversight, yet lead apostolically. Bring teaching at training events and retreats. Expect salvations as you reach out into each community with an evangelistic thrust. Equipping Lighthouse Leaders to function in the same manner and raising up new Lighthouses should be the true focus of the Area Team. By answering the call to serve in a leadership position at the Area level, you became part of a vast network functioning under a strong apostolic anointing. As you move into the call and destiny that is upon Aglow, you will see the atmosphere of towns, states and nations change. What you are about is HUGE! Have a Kingdom Mindset Do you know Aglow is a kingdom ministry? And because it is a kingdom ministry, we must have a kingdom mindset. It has been given to you to know, to understand Kingdom: the mysteries of the kingdom, because we are to bring the kingdom of God to earth. God is not going to have you walk blindly. He wants you to know and The realm understand who you are and what you are about. where the Will of God Today we have worldwide leadership gathered here together. Kingdom ministers. is done. It is important that you, as the leadership, walk with the big picture, with a kingdom mentality and a kingdom mindset so that you can feed your nations, lead your areas in the United States, and you can lead this ministry forward from His point of view Jane Hansen Hoyt Leader’s Summit Milwaukee, 2006 In her 2006 North America conference message, Jane said, We are living in troubled times, but God is on the throne! He is in control and this ministry has been called, formed, shaped, prepared and made ready for such a time as this. I believe He is calling women in an unprecedented way. He has prepared us in an unusual way and we are ready to step into the battle. The Leader’s Digest for Area Team Ministry, 2012 Page 10