Church Recreation & Sports Ministry Final

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program areas

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outdoor: camping, hiking, fishing.
sports: individual, dual, team.
games: active, passive, mental.
fitness & wellness: aerobic exercise, strength training.
arts: music, drama, crafts.

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program formats

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def: configurations in which activities are sequenced/linked to increase participation.
-class
-club
-special event
-workshop/conference
-interest group
-outreach program
-competitive
-drop in

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time sharing

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parents run errands while child is working with coach. (program suggestion)

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implementation

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def: making ministry happen through people

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life cycle of a program

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(changing programs is necessary to keep participant interest.)
1. introduction
2. growth
3. maturation
4. saturation
5. decline

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program evaluations (general)

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show program value, coordination with total ministry mission, organization structure, design is working, program expansion or reduction, comparison with other programs as to efficiency.

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formative evaluations

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on site while program is in progress, watching, listening, guiding, negotiating.

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summative evaluation

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formal survey or taken verbally then documented.

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areas of evaluation concern

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goals and objectives met?
participants changed on positive spiritual manner?
changes to program in future?

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termination

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(step three of disposition of ministry)
may be due to budget constraints, trends change, time for something else/stop the party while its fun.
not the end - allows for ministry resources to be used for something else/new.

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disposition

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three options:
1. continue with no changes.
2. modify the program.
3. terminate the program.

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time deepening

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complete/compact commitment, must know when activity begins/ends (one hour practice = three hours family time)
suggestion: time sharing

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volunteers

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pay with "care," do not take for granted.
serve because:
- required to - prereq for job/assignment (mission team using sports)
- inner directed - compelled to make a difference.
- personal growth/self development.
- social reasons/sense of belonging.

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contracts (general)

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-a promise/set of promises, for breach of which the law gives remedy, or performance of which the law recognizes a duty.
-should be written to fully protect interest of business.
-as originator (offeror), approach situation with "preventative mentality."
-should be drafted with worst case scenario in mind.

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offer (contract) (general)

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proposal to form a contract made by the offeror to the offeree. usually a promise/commitment to do something or refrain from doing something in the future.
-offeror free to revoke before acceptance.

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offer (contract) (definitions)

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must be definite as to "material terms"
1. parties involved.
2. subject matter.
3. time and place for subject matter to be performed.
4. consideration - price to be paid.

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counter offer

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reconstructing original offer.
new offer becomes new contract and original offeree becomes offeror.

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unilateral contract

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offer accepted by performing an act.

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bilateral contract

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offeree may accept a promise with a promise.

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consideration

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necessary to bind parties to a contract. an exchange of value. courts will not enforce contract unless some benefit has been bargained/exchanged.

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capacity

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legal ability to bind yourself to a contract.

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legality

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underlying transaction must be legal for contract to be valid and enforceable.

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acceptance

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when offer is made, no contract can be formed until offeree accepts offer. may be accepted only by person to whom offer is made. if offer rejected, cannot then be accepted.
should be in writing by personal signature.

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negligence

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lack of ordinary care in one's actions; failure to exercise due care. (in tort field of law)
an unintentional tort that injures an individual in person, property, or reputation.
maybe because of omission/commission.

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tort

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a civil wrong, not arising from a breech of contract.

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intentional tort

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when ones intends to injure another (willful and malicious).

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four elements of negligence

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(all must occur/be proven to be held liable)
1. duty - relationship exists between defendant and plaintiff, gives obligation to protect individual from unreasonable risk of harm.
2. act - commission/omission to protect individual was not in accordance with standard of care.
3. proximate cause - breach of standard of care was reason injury occured.
4. damage or harm - individual received physical or emotional injury.

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parental permission

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gives permission for minor to participate.
no strength of standing in regards to assumption of risk.

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waiver

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protects from ordinary negligence.

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informed consent

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document used to protect the provider from liability for inherent/informed risk of program in which signer is a participant.

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risk management (definition)

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controlling personal/financial injury losses from sudden/unforeseen/unusual accidents and intentional torts.

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risk management (function)

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to combine traditional corporate interest of limiting financial risk with interest of providing for patron safety.

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category matrix

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-determine frequency or risk.
-determine severity of risk.
`estimate likelihood of occurance.
`access potential or human impact.
`access potential property impact.
`access potential business impact.

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treatment of risk

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method used to reduce, control, manage, eliminate risk.

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avoidance (treatment of risk)

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cease activity.

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transfer (treatment of risk)

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shifting of liability.

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retention (treatment of risk)

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organization - assumes financial responsibility for injuries that may occur

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DIM

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Develop risk management plan.
Implement risk management plan.
Manage risk management plan.

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sportsmanship

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characteristics, skills, ethics players of sports bear as they compete.
not statement of authority to the game but fluctuates with places, times, players, and coaches.

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gamesmanship

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replaced sportsmanship as basis for determining competitive ethics.
maintains that the highest ethic of sport is to win
human pragmatism
difficult to
have fun
be coachable
respect authority
human relativism - no authority. everything relative.
winners always rewarded.
victory priority.

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christmanship

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embraced by christian athlete if used in personal/church ministry.
athletes live out characteristics, attitudes, skills that emulate christ, conform to his image in arena of competition.
embodies best of sportsmanship/gamesmanship.
christian athletes must remold minds - from secular attitudes to develop an ethic of competition.

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teammates

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concerned about each other, team's best interest.
not feeling guilty about their own enjoyment and enthusiasm of competition.

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coaches

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denotes concept of training through discipline.
wise ones are positive forces propelling athletes to attain their greatest potential.

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officials

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success of game,league, program is directly proportionate to success of referees.
refs are facilitators of game. no ref = no game.
help refs.
refs = friends of the game, not enemy.
coach is key person in how refs are treated.
refs are reps of god's authority in out lives.

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opponents

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conveys meaning of enemy. :(
should be called co-competitor.

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competition

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def: be in rivalry, strife in opposition.
goal: measure oneself against the best co-competitor. compete at optimum level.
- part of god's universe.
- amoral.
- potential to bring out best/worst in anyone.

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developmental age group programming (def)

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understanding development norms
helps determine program parameters.
-design programs.
- market to prospective participants.
- communicate meeting of special needs by using age appropriate language.
- kids develop at dif rates.
- parents tend to impose unrealistic expectations.

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Pre-K (developmental age group programming)

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trial and error play
define motor skills
explore/innovate
problem solving
sage environment
balance rules and creativity.

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middle childhood (developmental age group programming)

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development of gender roles
awareness of body
group cooperation
need love and acceptance
language development
motor skills
decision making skills

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adolescent (developmental age group programming)

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active community environment
build values
-rspect authority
-honor self/others
-communication skills
-group cooperation
-shared goals/objectives

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young adults (developmental age group programming)

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focus on life goals, family, career

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middle adults (developmental age group programming)

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totally productive and consuming time of life
totally committed value orientated.

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senior adults (developmental age group programming)

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enjoy community building, tradition

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mission/purpose statements

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without, energy is often misdirected or wasted.
answers question: why does the ministry exist?
should be directly related to, supportive of the overall mission of the church, governing authority.
rec ministry cannot function w/o clear statement describing reason for existence.
allows ministry to focus on awareness of direction, purpose, and reason for being.
five functions of church - good basis.
should define three things:
1. target audience.
2. value premise.
3. what makes ministry special.
should be:
1. definitive.
2. identifying.
3. concise.
4. actionable.
5. memorable.