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Six main goals of
Resource Hubs:
1. strengthen SBS’s worldwide (through
following)
2. coordinate strategic prayer and planning for multiplication
3. provide opportunities for training of SBS staff and leaders
4. facilitate a greater sense of connectedness and regional/global
conferences
5. create
and manage digital resources
6. to
help with curriculum guidance and support.
Detail of goals:
2. In the
area of multiplication, the Resource Hub would assist in coordination,
networking, and strategy. Mobile teams
could be assembled to travel to pioneering works for training and teaching
within the school. New targets could be
prayed over, and the practical steps of vision casting and networking could be
undertaken. As the SBS also multiplies
outside of YWAM, the Resource Hub could provide guidance and assistance in the
repackaging of inductive study method tools.
3. In the
area of training, the Resource Hub would seek to provide additional training
for staff and leaders. Through
integration with the schools, hub staff could help new staff learn how to study
and present a lecture. A special track
could be put together to train SBS leaders, especially those who wish to
pioneer a new school. SBS training
seminars could be held, pulling in staff from the whole region for one or two
week opportunities for growth and fellowship. Training could even be offered online or in podcasts as discussed in the
next point.
4. In the
area of digital resources, the Resource Hub would attempt to tap into this
massive potential for development. A
central SBS International website needs to be developed for each region, with
resources available there in various languages. The hub would oversee accountability on what materials are loaded, to
insure quality and a message consistent with the goals of SBS. Curriculum, lecture helps, staff needs, blogs,
discussion rooms, school information, and links are just some of what could be
found on these central sites. Both audio
and video podcasts could be created for each book as well as special topics
that would bless staff and students.
5. In the
area of curriculum, the Resource Hub could provide assistance, guidance, and
materials to schools in the region. Pioneering schools is challenging, and often the school leader wants to
gather in different IBS manuals, staff manuals, and other written materials to
translate and produce their own curriculum. An effort to make collections in various languages needs to be
undertaken. As schools develop outreach
programs, they will also need help in how to repackage inductive study tools to
give out to churches and other non-SBS settings. The goal is not to create “master editions”
or control how schools are run, but to spread creative ideas, suggest standards,
and assist outreach.
6. Finally, the hope would be that in the creation of these Resource Hubs,
staff around the world will feel more connected into the SBS in their region
and internationally. Through
conferences, emails, and even Skype calls, school leaders and staff can start
and maintain relationships that will strengthen both morale and the spiritual
health of our staff worldwide.
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