The Young Adults (YA) stayed together at the Aranda Country Club for 3days/2nites for their first Team Building Program. The objective was to foster closer working ties amongst the YA, youth leaders and youth interns. Each segment was accompanied by different experiential learning to further impact each lesson. The leaders thoroughly enjoyed themselves and everyone echoed their enthusiasm for more Team Building Events next year.
David, a youth leader and Winnie, a young adult leader share their experience.
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The Team Building was a fruitful and fun-filled one for the young adult leaders. Through the training sessions by Pastor Chua, I learnt the ingredients of teamwork, namely Goals, Roles, Processes and Relationships (GRPR). I learnt that it is necessary to have GRPR in our decision-making processes as a team as it leads us to our desired outcomes. We also played games which were designed to help us identify if GRPR was incorporated. I especially enjoyed the outdoor beach games for the element of adventure and surprise. While we were to apply what we have learnt, water that was splashed at us and objects that were used to distract us in the course of the game were simulations of challenges when we work as a team. The games definitely strengthened our communication and team dynamics. Thank God for the valuable learning we took home, as well as the fellowship we had and the closer bonds forged.
Winnie
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I thank God for Pastor Chua and Aunty Agnes for making this YA Team Building become a reality. I am sure that the YA leaders had longed for such a program where they could have a time of learning and fellowshipping together. Even though the duration of the camp was merely two days, the things we have learnt will definitely last us for a lifetime.
I believe that one of the key ideas that was portrayed in this short span of time was the importance of thinking out of the box. In order to be effective leaders, we must not be restrained to a standard way of thinking all the time. If we have not been able to succeed in a particular area of our ministry, it might be time to put aside the old system of things and get fresh ideas from people who have successfully done it.
The highlight of this retreat was the experiential learning. Most of the teachings were aptly coupled with activities or icebreakers so that the concepts taught could be better embedded into our minds. I commend Pastor Chua and Aunty Agnes for integrating fun and learning to make this team building experience a joyful and memorable one. We look forward to the next session.
David
_________________________________________________________________________ The leaders drew out what they hope to see in the young adults ministry.
