Above is a picture of two of our local volunteers Larry and Randy. One is a retired bus driver for the city, the other is a retired Anastesiologist. I've had a lot of people ask me how our minstry works being a YWAM ministry that essentially operates seperately from the YWAM Campus we have here in Salem. The answer is quite simple...I try to center our ministry on developing local people into effective evangelists so that we can reach as many as we can in our city. Gospel Focus is very much focused on our city, though so many YWAM'ers come through an move on to other nations and areas. So, I'd like to super briefly explain how local people here become "staff volunteers" of Gospel Focus. Step one...they do our 10 week Face to Face evangelism internship. During this time, we identify if they seem to be the type of person we would like to see continue on with the minstry. Step two...after thier internship they do a 8 series training called SHARPEN, in which they learn the nuts and bolts of the ministry, why we do what we do, how we do it, etc. Step three...after sharpen, they then enter a 2-3 week shgadowing phase where they shadow our mentors, observe, take notes, and learn how we mentor peopel in evangelism. Step 4...they then enter a 4 week role reversal mentoring program where they are the mentors, and we become the mentee. After these four stages, the person then takes a Gospel Focus Exam at the end, which helps us to understand if they have gotten all the things we desried for them to get and comprehend in the initial 4 stages. After the test, they are then an official "Staff Volunteer" with Gospel Focus. Theis usual means for the average person that they can committ to one or two afternoons or mornings a week to help us out. The process seems to be working great!
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