Recruit additional volunteers.
In addition to shopkeepers, a Gathering Leader, a Village Playground Leader, a Synagogue School Leader, a Drama Team, and Tribe Leaders, you’ll want to recruit volunteers to help with registration, snacks, transportation, and photography. Refer to the “Recruiting” section (p. 75) for more ideas.
Determine whether you’ll do an open house.
With Jerusalem Marketplace, you have the option of putting on an open house at the end of your program. The open house allows parents, grandparents, friends, and neighbors to get a sneak peek at the excitement of Jerusalem Marketplace.
Continue publicity.
Mail Jerusalem Marketplace invitation postcards to families in your church and community. Distribute doorknob danglers in your community. Write your church’s name and when your Jerusalem Marketplace will begin.
Begin preregistration.
Photocopy the “Jerusalem Marketplace Registration Form” (p. 128). Insert copies in your church bulletins, distribute copies in Sunday school classes, and keep a supply in your church office. Encourage families from your church to preregister. This will make your first day more manageable.
Hold the scheduled leader-training meeting.
Plan to meet in a large room where you’ll be able to try out some Bible-times activities. Before the meeting, set up a TV and DVD player, using the suggestions provided in the staff training outline (p. 105). Bring photocopies of the staff roles, Tribe Leader Guidebooks, and shopkeeper instructions.
Meet with each leader.
It’s a good idea to touch base with each leader on a one-on-one basis. Take each person to lunch or out for ice cream, or simply go for a walk together as you discuss what supplies the leader needs, what concerns he or she may have, or any aspects of the program that are not clear. This will not only prevent miscommunication but also help your volunteers know how much you appreciate them.
Provide Jerusalem Marketplace information to your church office.
Fill in your church’s information on the community flier on page 103, and photocopy a stack of completed fliers on brightly colored paper to put in your church office.
Someone in the office can refer to the fliers if people call with questions about your program and can distribute fliers to people who stop by the office.
If your church has a phone-answering machine, you may also want to include information in your recorded message. If your church has its own Web site, be sure to add Jerusalem Marketplace information there, too. |
