The General Meeting Night - Part 4 - Information Table

Come on, admit it, you thought I forgot about the General Meeting Night series didn't you? Maybe you hoped? 

Nope, I didn't forget. 

The next part of the General Meeting Night (GMN) I wanted to talk about is the Information Table. 

"WAIT! The information table is the responsibility of the Assimilation Coach. You aren't Mac!" 

You're right on both counts. But, I still want to talk about it. I'll try to talk about it from the Ministry Leader perspective, though. Cool, Mac? Thanks.

The information table is a very important component of the GMN. Having a table with all of group sheets available goes a long way in making the newcomer feel comfortable. And remember, the GMN is all about who?

That's right, the newcomer.

The thing is, not everyone is going to feel comfortable telling someone else why they're coming to Celebrate Recovery. They might be afraid of being judged or singled out. That's why having the group description sheets available can be such a help. I've actually seen people come to our information table and take one of each sheet, both for men and women, so that no one can guess why they're there. Eventually they'll come to understand how Celebrate Recovery works, but that first night, they may want to be as unnoticed as possible.

Next, it's also important to make sure there are people at the table who can answer questions. We like to make sure the people behind our info table here at Saddleback are friendly, experienced leaders. We want people, at least one man and one woman, that know the program, the campus and that are good with people. We want them to be able to answer questions and help connect people if they'd like us to. 

So, make sure you have an information table, that you have people behind it to answer questions and help the newcomer and that you have the right things on it.

As far as what goes on the table and what should be left of, I'll leave that for Mac.

Comments

[Karen Hoffman]

I am a new assimilation leader & don't have a listing of all the pamphlets that should be included on the information table. How can I find out.?