Month 1 · January 2027

Called to Serve

Gathering question: Why am I serving, and whom?

All Volunteers

2 hours this month

Faith reading: L1 Why Bother Asking?
Foundations of Faith, student reading.
Check your understanding: L1 Why Bother Asking?
Short answers from the course's own assessment.
Gathering question: Why am I serving, and whom?
Preface and Ch. 1 The Servant-Leader is Called
Tool of the month: The Outward Mindset (Arbinger Institute)
Serving I: what service is. Do the 20-minute routine: executive summary and infographic, the one framework, the bridge question, your plan.
Apply it this month
On one shift, write down 3 needs you met that nobody asked for.
Reflection
How do I understand the call to serve in my own life, and what signs has Allah placed before me to guide that calling?

4 hours this month

Faith Circle: L1 Why Bother Asking?
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L1 Why Bother Asking?
Your instructor reads these.
Faith Circle: L2 How Would Anyone Know?
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L2 How Would Anyone Know?
Your instructor reads these.
Mentor Pod
Getting to know each other; "Why serve?"; set 1 personal and 1 service goal.
Tool of the month: The Outward Mindset (Arbinger Institute)
Serving I: what service is
Crew role
Observe: shadow a volunteer on 1 shift.
Journal
How do I understand the call to serve in my own life, and what signs has Allah placed before me to guide that calling?

6 hours this month

Read the full chapter: Preface and Ch. 1 The Servant-Leader is Called
Before the Gathering and the Mentor Circle.
Mentor Circle
Building trust in the first three pod sessions.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L1 Why Bother Asking?
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L2 How Would Anyone Know?
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Mentor title: How to Know a Person (David Brooks)
Coaching depth for this month's skill.
Pod and crew responsibilities
First pod meeting with parents present; set goals; form the crew.
Chapter reflection questions
1. How do I understand the call to serve in my own life, and what signs has Allah placed before me to guide that calling?