Prepare to be a Facilitator (as soon as you receive training kit)

Read through the facilitator’s guide in its entirety. This is very important for your preparation.

Before facilitating a group, watch the eight video sessions, following along in The Life Ready Woman Workbook. Also, you’ll want to complete the personal Guided Application Projects (GAPs) in each session and the Life Ready Map.

Read The Life Ready Woman book provided in your training kit. This book is part of the “Optional Homework” for The Life Ready Woman series. Since many women will read it, it is important that you be familiar with it.

Assemble a leadership team that will work with you to make this Life Ready Woman training a success.

Doing all the above will thoroughly equip you to lead a successful Life Ready Woman group and change lives!


Build a Good Leadership Team (six weeks before orientation meeting)
To make The Life Ready Woman the quality-training event it should be for participants, you may need to ask additional people to help you, especially if the group includes ten or more members. Having teammates handle welcoming, refreshments, room setup, decorations, sound, video, and follow-up will make your job as facilitator much easier. Of course, the larger the number participating, the bigger and more organized your team will need to be. It’s best to bring your leadership team together early to sample the materials, preview the videos, discuss expectations and outcomes, assign roles, and begin the process of preparing for the launch of the training sessions.

Begin Publicity (at least four weeks before orientation meeting)
If this is the first Life Ready Woman group you’ve facilitated, we suggest you handpick the participants rather than offering a general sign-up. (The reason for this is explained in the "How to Launch a LifeReady Resource" video segment of the LifeReady Strategy DVD in your training kit or watch the video above) Send out flyers, put up posters, add an announcement to your church’s website, and so on, to get the word out. Use the following information to help get the word out about the training.

Web banners

Grab the code to post a banner for use on your church, group, or personal website. <<Banner 1>> | << Banner 2>>

Email

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PowerPoint slides

Download and customize for use in church or group presentations and announcements.
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HTML Code for the Promo Video to use on your website:
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Facebook Group Page (two weeks before orientation meeting)
Consider creating your own Life Ready Woman group page. The use of online social-networking tools like Facebook will help make it more than just a week-to-week meeting. You can use your group page to respond to couples, poll them, network, and offer additional assistance.

Host an Orientation Meeting (one week before first training session)
Host a gathering one week before your first Life Ready Woman training session. This orientation will allow you to present an overview of the series to those interested in the training, build expectations, set ground rules, and introduce your leadership team. Make sure women understand that this training requires a commitment on their part. Afterward, those who decide to participate in the Life Ready Woman training can purchase their Life Ready Woman Workbook.

Facilitate the Training Sessions (once a week for eight weeks)

Be creative and have fun.

Encourage participants in every way you can. At times some women will struggle with the content. Single women, in particular, may push back when the content focuses on marriage and children. You will need to encourage them and remind them that this material is not just for where they are now, but for where most will be someday (and most will one day be married and have children). Other women may struggle with the practical assignments and applications. The personal support and assistance you and your team offer these women are the key to making this Life Ready Woman training a success.

Make this series a special training event that women will speak highly of to their friends.