Base Leaders Training Events

6th April - 2nd May 2008 in Harpenden - contact train2lead@oval.com for more information

27th September - 3rd October 2008 in Harpenden - contact ict@oval.com for more information

Read Lynn’s introduction to the base leader’s training:

Dear Base Leader,

The role of Base Leaders within our mission is so important. Yet many of you will have taken on the task of pioneering a new base, joining a leadership team or taking over the leadership of a well established ministry with little or no preparation for the unique challenges you will face. Others of you know that you really need a time of learning and refreshing to fulfill your role effectively.

I have drawn together a mature and experienced leadership team which has developed a week-long seminar designed to address the questions and challenges faced by those involved in base leadership, and to help you develop your leadership skills with lectures, discussion and prayer ministry for your personal needs.

The following are some of the key areas we will cover during this training week. These aspects of leadership are developed to focus on the issues that affect you the most in your base leadership role:

~ Apostolic leadership / vision development

- what Apostolic leadership is and how to move in new ways and to release those around you

~ Operational leadership - systems & organisational development

- communications, finances, structures and systems: practical advice on how to run a base on Godly principles

~ Relational leadership - mentoring, team and morale development

- team leadership and how it works

- hospitality (it’s more than a department!)

- dealing with discipline

~ Spiritual leadership - spiritual development

- incorporating spiritual development into all areas of base life

The Base Leaders Training seminar is very interactive with lots of time for discussion to process the teaching. There will also be times for coaching, sharing and praying for one another in a group, or one-to-one. The schedule will also include worship, intercession and ministry times for modeling team leadership. It is a valuable time for individual base leaders, but we also encourage the participation of anyone on a base leadership team - some bases have sent their whole leadership team as a group!

Other base leaders have found the seminar to be a real blessing. Here is what some of them have to say about it :

“I got specific answers. I learned more about the DNA of the mission, I could spend time with others who were having the same challenges and opportunities, I could learn from senior leaders, I could ask all my questions and got some answers or some values and principles for how to fix them”

“It deeply impacted me in a time of need for encouragement and spiritual impartation and leadership foundational values modelled and experience gained and shared. YWAM DNA explained and communicated both verbally and heart to heart.”

“Provides a great foundation for those coming into a base leadership and a great refreshment for those who have been serving as a base leader. Having the opportunity to spend time with and learn from leaders with such wisdom and experience is priceless. Hearing the stories and having space to ask questions is excellent. I really appreciated the relational aspect to this week.”

If you think your leadership would benefit from this kind of input, please reply as soon as possible with the form below. We expect a good representation of base leaders coming from around the world, and want to make sure you have the opportunity to participate as well. We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours in His Peace,

Lynn Green