Administrator Description
Summary: To oversee the support needed for the EH Course Leader, Table Leaders, and participants before and during the course.
Hospitality: Create a hospitable environment
- Model snacks for Week 1 and then have each Table Leader set up for one person within the group per week to do the snack for their table.
(Have the church provide coffee, tea, and water)
- Provide name-tags for each table
Technology: Practice prior to the meeting
- Make sure Power Point is ready 2 hours before with needed equipment for video/PP.
Any extra handouts/materials. You want to prepare these 1-day before the meeting.
Keep attendance to know who completes the class. Monitor weekly.
Make sure every Table Leader takes attendance.
Pass out Certificates of Completion for EH Spirituality and EH Relationships at the end of the course to all who completed the course.
Table Lead Personal Qualifications
• Committed follower of Jesus
• Life has been or are you willing for it to be positively impacted by EHS
• Growing in openness, approachability, and self-awareness
• Able to listen empathetically to others
• Not highly reactive
• Respect people's different spiritual journeys
• Sensitive to people's different personalities, temperments, and life experiences
• Able to share out of vulnerability and weakness
Table Lead Job Description
1. Prepare Yourself. Arrive emotionally and spiritually ready to serve the group, not harried, anxious, frenetic or exhausted.
2. Prepare with the Content of each Session. Read the chapter, workbook and Daily Offices for the week. Know the content, be ready to give personal illustrations for each session from your own life.
When preparing for EH Relationships, it is essential that you experience the skills yourself by going through the material with a partner. Watch the video and go through the workbook together, practicing each skill.
3. Extend and Receive Welcome. Be a "yes" face, i.e. warm and open. See yourself as the host as if welcoming them into your home.
4. Gently Enforce the Guidelines to create an environment that is open and safe.
5. Remain Connected with the Group. Praying for your group and touching base weekly via email/text/phone.
6. Closely Monitor the Timing. Be careful not to speak too much. Move people along when necessary. Be flexible when the timing is thrown off. Interrupt respectfully.
7. Refer Difficult Situations and/or people to Point Leader or Table Leader Coordinator.
8. Participate in Debriefs with the Table Leader Coordinator and/or Point Leader as necessary.