The Getaway

The Guy / Girl Getaway for ACF & SLU is this Saturday (tomorrow!) and yes, I'm a little nervous about it. Reason being - this is the first Church-Intervarsity partnered event with "The Journey" so I'm hoping it goes well; AND instead of doing it all myself, I tried to sit back and coordinate mulitple teams to put it together. This is causing me much stress as it requires me to trust God and people more than perhaps I'm comfortable with ;).

Ahh yes, teamwork...

honestly, I stop myself from thinking too much into the details of what will go on tomorrow because, well - I just don't know it all. Then it is hard to know if I am trusting God or just ignoring what will go on tomorrow. Up to this point I've prepared all that I can, done all that I could to help people work together and know what is expected / required of them. We'll see what happens ;)

and now some notes for myself.

pros:
-more ideas / creativity / innovation
-big jump in capabilities

cons:
-stresses me the heck out!

risks:
-miscommunications / harder to stay focused
-effectivness tied to the quality of the leader

mitigation:
-lead role: act as communication hub / re-focusing beacon
-clearly communicate purposes / strategies / environment
-coach -- DO less, LEAD more, GUIDE always

opportunities:
-increase in interest / passion (of the involved people to begin liking what they're asked to do)
-jump in impact effectiveness from the snowball effect