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		<title>Responsibilties of the Emergency Manager (EM)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There must be at least one trained Emergency Manager (EM) at any youth ministry event taking place off-site (including retreats, camps, and mission trips) and at Friday Night at the Journey.
The following are the responsibilities of the Emergency Manager:

all leaders must know who the EM is at each event
the EM must know the emergency number [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=64&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/responsibilties-of-the-emergency-manager-em/</link>
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		<title>Risk Management Policies for Leaders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Risk management policies for leaders are meant to protect both students and leaders from unhealthy, inappropriate, or dangerous relationships within the ministry.

 To prevent unhealthy relationships between volunteer leaders and students, volunteer leaders must go through a long evaluation and observation period. To learn about this process, click here.
Volunteer leaders must also meet leader expectations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=63&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/risk-management-policies-for-leaders/</link>
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		<title>Risk Management Policies for Transportation</title>
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all drivers must be 21 and go through a driver application process insuring that:

all drivers must not have a history of moving violations or tickets in the past 2 years or a history of major accidents or reckless driving (including DUI&#8217;s) ever
all drivers must be insured
all drivers agree to follow all traffic laws


all vehicles must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=62&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/risk-management-policies-for-transportation/</link>
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		<title>Risk Management Policies for Off-Site Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Off-site events are any event that takes place outside of the Journey Coffeehouse, First Church, or is further than a short walking distance from either facility.

all students must turn in parental permission slips for each event
all students must have an updated medical form on file (less than 6 mo. old) for any trips out of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=61&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Risk Management Policies for On-site Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On-site events are any events that take place at the Journey Coffeehouse, First Church, or outside either of those sites within a short walking distance.

there must be at least one adult for every 20 students (but the ideal is 1 adult for every 6 or 7 students)
a well-stocked first aid kit is available and in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=60&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/risk-management-policies-for-on-site-events-2/</link>
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		<title>Youth Minister&#8217;s Calendar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To find out what the youth minister is up to this week, click here.
To find out what the youth minister is up to this Fall, click here.
The youth minister also attends all ministry events except Kingdom Works, and bible studies One, Two, and Four. To access the ministry calendar, click here.
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		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/youth-ministers-calendar/</link>
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		<title>Communication Network</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following are the communication methods within the Journey Ministries:
Website 
The Journey Ministries&#8217; website will have a calendar of events and important announcements that are both updated often. This information can be accessed by both adolescents and parents at their convenience. An updated website is an important method of communication because so many people rely [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=49&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/communication-network/</link>
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		<title>Theological Convictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following are the theological commitments of the Journey Ministries that guide us to do ministry the way we do. It is in no way an exhaustive list.
missio Dei
We believe that God is working and active in all the world because he is both immanent and transcendent. Because we believe God is everywhere, we do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=48&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/theological-convictions/</link>
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		<title>Program Model</title>
		<description><![CDATA[    The Journey Ministries does not fit just one model of ministry because of the diversity of programs  within the ministry. The Journey Ministries exist to create a community that seeks the holistic transformation of adolescents towards Christ-likeness and commitment to building his Kingdom. (Our mission)
The Journey Ministries are centered around [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=47&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ministry Resource Inventory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Leadership:
Paid Staff

One full time youth minister
One full time administrative assistant shared with Children&#8217;s and College-age ministry
Year-round internship program (interns work 15 hrs/week)

Volunteer Staff

15 committed adult volunteers
10 volunteer baristas (see job description here)
10 high school students in 11th/12th grade who volunteer with jr. high students

Leadership Training Resources

for a list of volunteer training resources used, click here

Leadership [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com&blog=497102&post=46&subd=journeycoffeehouse&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://journeycoffeehouse.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/ministry-resources/</link>
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