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| Elder Tompot |
Having served in over 14 stakes, and
over 120 wards, I've only seen one Ward with more than 10 effective lessons
with high activation and retention percentages. The Ward mission leader was
key. However, the success could not come without the efforts of the Ward missionaries.
The title Ward mission leader does not
imply being the only one in the Ward responsible for missionary, which we all
can agree to. Ward missionaries should and can be the secret to a busy Ward
regarding missionary efforts.
The Ward Mission Leader took it upon himself to be
the manager, not the dictator, for the missionary efforts. Just like in any
workplace, each employee has specific responsibilities. He adopted this into
his missionary efforts. He had 2 or 3 couples called in to be Ward
missionaries, along with a few others. Each Ward missionary received a specific
assignment, and they would get together every week for no more than 30 minutes.
In this meeting, they would report on last week’s assignments, talk about
concerns that were brought up, and discussion improvements that could be made
as a team. The Ward Mission Leader presided, and he would ensure the meeting was timely and
effective. There was an agenda. There was also a Ward missionary assigned to
take minutes and go over them in the next meeting. Because this meeting was a
very productive 30 minutes, the Ward Mission Leader was able to take this information back to
the Ward council, which occurred every other week after the Ward missionary coordination
meeting.
