Team Selection Committee Update

In our November Newsletter I reported on the processes being put in place to be more compliant with the Upper Room Guidelines – primarily dealing with Team Assignments. In this article I would like to briefly discuss selection of Team members. The Upper Room has emphasized two related goals in selecting Team members. First, that they be equally distributed among new, progressing and veteran Teamers. (For example, on Men’s FE-78 that is Teaming now, we have nine (9) first time Teamers, one first time Spiritual Director and an equal distribution among the three experience categories.) Second, that veteran Teamers serve sacrificially – that is, serve on fewer Teams in order to provide room for the new and progressing Teamers.

As with all change, there is impact – some good and some frustrating. In order to accomplish an outreach to new and progressing Teamers, fewer veterans are able to Team as often as they would like. We have imposed where possible, a two Team in a row suggestion – after serving on two Teams in a row the veterans need to take a break for a Team or so. This isn’t practical in all cases, so it is just a suggestion – but the result has been many new and progressing Teamers over the last few Walks – and that’s a good thing.

If any members of the Community have questions or concerns about how we are proceeding to implement change in compliance with the Upper Room Guidelines for Team selection and assignments, please contact me. I appreciate any and all input.

De Colores,

Dick Barnett/Assistant Community Lay Director

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