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Partner Development Coaching

Global South Partner Development Coaching

I love to coach people to full funding! I'm also really excited about mobilizing the Global South to get more involved in overseas missions so I’m looking forward to the possibility of working with you. I'd like us both to have proper expectations right from the beginning so I came up with this list of things you should expect will be a part of the process. Even with this detailed plan, it will be difficult, but I believe it’s achievable if you pray hard and work hard. 

Your funding will not come from GFM. We will show you how to get funding from other sources. Most missionaries raise funds from individuals and churches and we will show you have to do this as well. We can't promise you a position on the team. We also can't promise that you will find a job in Bangkok. We are here to give you guidance only. By completing all of the items on this checklist below, you significantly increase the chances of us taking you onto our team, which would happen around the 11th meeting.

During this process, feel free to email me at ThomasLee@gogfm.org with questions you might have.

​Before 1st Meeting With Me (6 hours of prep work)

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Initial inquiry on GFM site (10 minutes)

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Review 'Team Mission', 'Org Chart', 'Team Openings', and 'Requirements to Join' (30 minutes)

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Review this document 'Funding Prep Work For Global South Worker Checklist' (1 hour)

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Review 'GS - What Will It Take?' (1 hour)

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Complete the 'PD Assessment' (15 minutes)

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Review and complete 'GS - Coaching Commitment' (20 minutes)

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Complete your monthly budget and launch fund budget (1.5 hours)​

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Before 2nd Meeting 

 

Review 'GS - What Will It Take?' and put your team together 

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Before 3rd Meeting (200 hours of prep work)

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Your whole team completes 10 modules in OMTS (Online Missionary Training School)

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Before 4th Meeting (200 hours of prep work)

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Your whole team completes 20th (final) module in OMTS (Online Missionary Training School)

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Before 5th Meeting (6 hours of prep work)

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Review and/or memorize the 'PD Q & A' and be prepared for mock phone calls (2 hours)

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Review the 'Presentation Guidelines', prepare your presentation, and be ready to present (4 hours)

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Before 6th Meeting (10 hours of prep work)

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Review 'The 7 Steps Before The Ask' (1 hour)

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Namestorm: Review 'Contact Essentials' and put contact info into a database. (5 hours)

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Design and order your family prayer postcard and give 1 to the coach (1 hour)

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Review 'Newsletter Guideline', design your first newsletter, and send (send coach a copy) (2 hours)

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Review the 'Partner Ministry Guideline' and then establish your own partner ministry strategy (1 hour)

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Before 7th Meeting 

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Review 'GS - What Will It Take?' and find your sending church 

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Before 8th Meeting 

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Review 'GS - What Will It Take?' and find your church support

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Review 'GS - What Will It Take?' and find your individual support

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Finish raising launch fund (Or enough to send at least one of the team members over)

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Before 9th Meeting 

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Apply for visas for the whole team (or just the one if only one is going first)

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Fly to Bangkok

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Take 1-3 days to get settled in

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Spend 8-10 hours per day looking for jobs for the whole team

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Once you get a job, bring more team members over when possible until all team members are there

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Get confirmation that each team member has a job

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Before 10th Meeting 

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Get 1 month's living expenses in the bank

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Get enough extra money and bring the rest of the family to Bangkok

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Before 11th Meeting 

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Get the family settled in

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Get 3-6 months of living expenses saved in the bank

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Make sure there is enough income coming in and have the potential GFMer apply to potentially begin working with GFM 

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Before 12th Meeting 

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Assemble a list of 20 foreigners you meet in Thailand to begin a new season of raising support through them​​​​​​​​

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