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Month 4 · April 2027

Grounded in Law

Gathering question: What do trust and punctuality demand of me?

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Servant Leader
Ch. 3 Jurisprudentially Grounded (marja', taqlid, trust, punctuality, conduct)
Skill
Problem Solving I: define and diagnose
Tool of the month
Problem Solving 101 (Ken Watanabe)
Season
Post-Ramadan reset

All Volunteers

2 hours this month

  • Faith reading: L7 Is God Bound by Justice?

    Foundations of Faith, student reading.

  • Check your understanding: L7 Is God Bound by Justice?

    Short answers from the course's own assessment.

  • Gathering question: What do trust and punctuality demand of me?

    Ch. 3 Jurisprudentially Grounded (marja', taqlid, trust, punctuality, conduct)

  • Tool of the month: Problem Solving 101 (Ken Watanabe)

    Problem Solving I: define and diagnose. Do the 20-minute routine: executive summary and infographic, the one framework, the bridge question, your plan.

  • Apply it this month

    Your crew maps one recurring event problem with a logic tree.

  • Reflection

    Do I understand the rulings that govern my actions in service, and where must I seek more guidance?

SERVE Mentees

4 hours this month

  • Faith Circle: L9 Why Would Anyone Need Telling?

    Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.

  • Check your understanding: L9 Why Would Anyone Need Telling?

    Your instructor reads these.

  • Faith Circle: L10 Can a Guide Be Wrong?

    Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.

  • Check your understanding: L10 Can a Guide Be Wrong?

    Your instructor reads these.

  • Mentor Pod

    Who do I follow, and why? Marja' and taqlid explained for teens.

  • Tool of the month: Problem Solving 101 (Ken Watanabe)

    Problem Solving I: define and diagnose

  • Crew role

    Help diagnose the crew's chosen problem.

  • Journal

    Do I understand the rulings that govern my actions in service, and where must I seek more guidance?

SERVE Mentors

6 hours this month

  • Read the full chapter: Ch. 3 Jurisprudentially Grounded (marja', taqlid, trust, punctuality, conduct)

    Before the Gathering and the Mentor Circle.

  • Mentor Circle

    Fiqh questions: explain the system, refer rulings to the marja''s office.

  • Prep your mentees' lesson: L9 Why Would Anyone Need Telling?

    Read the student reading before Faith Circle.

  • Prep your mentees' lesson: L10 Can a Guide Be Wrong?

    Read the student reading before Faith Circle.

  • Mentor title: Bulletproof Problem Solving (Conn and McLean)

    Coaching depth for this month's skill.

  • Pod and crew responsibilities

    Lead the crew's problem diagnosis.

  • Chapter reflection questions

    1. Do I understand the rulings that govern my actions in service, and where must I seek more guidance?