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- Pray. Ask the Lord to prepare your FCA start-up.
- Contact your FCA Staff. They will give you a better understanding of FCA’s purpose, philosophy and programs. To find information on your local FCA office call toll free (800) 289-0909, or visit the Find Local Staff web site.
- Seek the Administration’s blessing. FCA should be student-initiated and student-led. Students should meet with school administrators to obtain approval, and provide them with information regarding the FCA ministry.
- Complete the Ministry Leader Application. This can be obtained though your local FCA staff, or it can be completed online: www.fca.org/mla
- Certify your Campus. Use the Online Certification tool on FCA's web site: www.fca.org/certify.
- Identify Student Leaders/Huddle Coaches. Identify the students who are most likely to be leaders in your FCA, and ask Christian adults to be Huddle Coaches. (It is ideal if the adults are coaches at your school.)
- Surround yourself with volunteers. Adult Ministries are designed to support the FCA. These adults can meet together, raise funds and assist in activities.
- Determine the impact. There are many ways you can impact your campus. Decide if you want to start a Huddle, lead a team Bible study or develop a team chaplain program.
- Hold a Leadership meeting. Have a meeting with the Leadership Team and you FCA staff to learn about the great resources in the Campus Ministry Kit. Discuss meeting schedule, FCA-provided materials, and the impact that FCA will have on your campus.
- Complete Basic Training. In your Campus Ministry Kit you will find our Huddle Playbook. In the Playbook are five leadership training sessions called: Basic Training. Take time to complete these lessons with your leadership team.
- Build a Plan. In the Basic Training lessons you will learn how to utilize FCA’s resources to do ministry on your campus. Use the Planning Sheets found in the Resource section of the Huddle Playbook to build two months worth of ministry plans. Then regularly meet with your leadership team to put the plan in motion and to continue the planning process.
- Evaluate. FCA has provided a great tool to help you lead the best campus ministry possible. The Huddle Scouting Report will help you evaluate all the important areas of your ministry. It is found in the Huddle Playbook, on the Huddle eQuipment CD and on the web in our Huddle eQuipment.
- Ongoing Leadership Training. All great teams have that extra advantage – The X Factor. FCA’s ongoing training for our leaders is that extra advantage. Leadership teams should meet regularly to pray, plan their campus ministry and further develop their leadership abilities by working through all 15 of our X Factor lessons found on the Huddle eQuipment CD.
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