Month 7 · July 2027

Serving Safely

Gathering question: What rules protect the people I serve?

Servant Leader: Ch. 6 Legally Conscious (permits, donations, confidentiality, boundaries)
Skill: Leadership I: leading a team on the day
Tool of the month: Extreme Ownership (Willink and Babin)
Season: DRIVE retreat (dates TBC); Arba'een (~25 Jul)

All Volunteers

2 hours this month

Faith reading: L21 Five Interruptions a Day
Foundations of Faith, student reading.
Check your understanding: L21 Five Interruptions a Day
Short answers from the course's own assessment.
Gathering question: What rules protect the people I serve?
Ch. 6 Legally Conscious (permits, donations, confidentiality, boundaries)
Tool of the month: Extreme Ownership (Willink and Babin)
Leadership I: leading a team on the day. Do the 20-minute routine: executive summary and infographic, the one framework, the bridge question, your plan.
Apply it this month
Own one station at DRIVE or an Arba'een program; file a 5-line after-action review.
Reflection
Do I understand the legal responsibilities associated with my role and organization?

4 hours this month

Faith Circle: L18 Who Gets to Decide?
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L18 Who Gets to Decide?
Your instructor reads these.
Faith Circle: L19 Five Categories, Not Two
Taught in Faith Circle; the reading opens after class.
Check your understanding: L19 Five Categories, Not Two
Your instructor reads these.
Mentor Pod
Boundaries and safety: what a good leader protects.
Tool of the month: Extreme Ownership (Willink and Babin)
Leadership I: leading a team on the day
Crew role
DRIVE retreat as camper or junior helper; lead one small team task.
Journal
Do I understand the legal responsibilities associated with my role and organization?

6 hours this month

Read the full chapter: Ch. 6 Legally Conscious (permits, donations, confidentiality, boundaries)
Before the Gathering and the Mentor Circle.
Mentor Circle
Safeguarding at residential events; confidentiality and its limits.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L18 Who Gets to Decide?
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Prep your mentees' lesson: L19 Five Categories, Not Two
Read the student reading before Faith Circle.
Mentor title: The Fearless Organization (Amy Edmondson)
Coaching depth for this month's skill.
Pod and crew responsibilities
DRIVE counselor (C1 mentorship or C2 leadership track) or summer event lead.
Chapter reflection questions
1. Do I understand the legal responsibilities associated with my role and organization?