Month 10 · October 2027

Guardians Together

Gathering question: How do we lead together, not alone?

All Volunteers

2 hours this month

Faith reading: L30 What Was All of It For?
Foundations of Faith, student reading.
Check your understanding: L30 What Was All of It For?
Short answers from the course's own assessment.
Gathering question: How do we lead together, not alone?
Ch. 10 Guardians of Collective Leadership
Tool of the month: Change by Design (Tim Brown)
Innovation II: prototype and pitch. Do the 20-minute routine: executive summary and infographic, the one framework, the bridge question, your plan.
Apply it this month
Prototype one improvement at ENGAGE: check-in, wayfinding or welcome.
Reflection
Do I see leadership as a trust that belongs to the community, not to myself?

4 hours this month

Faith Circle: L29 The Duty, and Its Limits
Needs care
Taught in class only; the reading is not released for self-study.
Check your understanding: L29 The Duty, and Its Limits
Your instructor reads these.
Faith Circle: L30 What Was All of It For?
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L30 What Was All of It For?
Your instructor reads these.
Mentor Pod
Leading with others: humility and consultation.
Tool of the month: Change by Design (Tim Brown)
Innovation II: prototype and pitch
Crew role
ENGAGE youth team; co-present the crew's prototype.
Journal
Do I see leadership as a trust that belongs to the community, not to myself?

6 hours this month

Read the full chapter: Ch. 10 Guardians of Collective Leadership
Before the Gathering and the Mentor Circle.
Mentor Circle
Feedback and recognition.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L29 The Duty, and Its Limits
Needs care
Lesson that needs care. Parents: teach the limits section early; brief the mentor in case of a disclosure.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L30 What Was All of It For?
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Mentor title: Sprint (Jake Knapp)
Coaching depth for this month's skill.
Pod and crew responsibilities
Run a 1-day sprint for the ENGAGE prototype.
Chapter reflection questions
1. Do I see leadership as a trust that belongs to the community, not to myself?