1. Models for offering the Course – Fast Track / Crash Course o Chris Gilliam – chris.gilliam@comcast.net – Roswell United Methodist Church o Mike Salet – mssalet@att.net – Peachtree Presbyterian Church o Buck Trayser – cj_trayser@msn.com – Mount Paran Church of God

2. There are several significant challenges to offering the course to your congregation :  Skilled staff to address all elements of the course  Appropriate facilities to share the course  Meeting the unique needs of your church ministry  Providing resources before/after/during the course Offering the course in various formats, durations, and depth may address the needs :  Classic 6+ week lecture format  Compressed schedule  Reduced content (key points) By mixing-n-matching approaches and venues, you can reach more job seekers :  Share resources between multiple churches  Tailor offerings to geographic jobseekers’ needs  Offer wider range of solutions to the community Models for offering the Course – Fast Track / Crash Course  Unemployed 5-20%  Quit, laid-off, fired  Nearly/newly graduated  Life changes, divorce, relocation, retirement  Misemployed 50-85%  Not enough money  Stress, bored and/or worried  Too many hours or travel  Dislike boss, job or organization  Want to work from home and/or on your own  Happily employed but… 10-20%  Successful/prosperous but lacking purpose/meaning  Fully-employed 1-5%  Hearing and following God’s calling, maximizing career, fulfilled People in Our Church & Community

3.  2-3 hours per each of the 6 steps  Commonly taught in 6-8 weeks  Usually taught the same night each week  Key Audiences  Over Employed  Under Employed  Have a “package”  Looking for a change  Benefits  Minimal impact on staff  Time for students to do assignments  Opportunity for reflection  Fits in with a job seekers busy schedule  Challenges Models for offering the Course – Fast Track / Crash Course Full Course

4.  Selected elements of the 6 steps  Commonly taught in 1 or 1/2 days  Covering only popular topics or brief overviews of all the topics  Key Audiences  Those needing a “quick fix” or “booster”  Ones needing a “touch up” to key skills  People needing a “sampling” of content  Benefits  Key points covered in a brief timeslot  Complements other program offering, such as Network meetings, etc.  Challenges Models for offering the Course – Fast Track / Crash Course Reduced Content  ~4 hour course – Roswell UMC o 20 min --Intro – Maximize Your Career o 20 min -- Step 1 – Attitude o 40 min --Step 2 – Aptitude o 40 min --Step 3 – Altitude o 30 min --Step 4 – Searching o 30 min --Step 5 – Sorting (2-Way Interview) o 10 min --Step 6 – Selecting o 10 min -- Wrap-Up & Next Steps  ~8 hour course - Mt. Paran Church o 15 min – Welcome/Devotions/Logistics o 30 min – 6 steps Overview - emphasis on Attitude o 30 min – Aptitude o 45 min – Developing Elevator Pitch & Networking o 45 min – Networking Practice (using elevator pitch) o 60 min –Internet-Savvy Resumes o 45 min – Lunch (including testimony) o 45 min – Group 1: 1-on-1 Resume Review Group 2: Internet Resources lecture o 45 min – Group 1: Internet Resources lecture Group 2: 1-on-1 Resume Review o 45 min – Interviewing Advice/Tips o 45 min – Group 1: 1-on-1 Interviews Group 2: Interview Questions lecture o 45 min – Group 1: Interview Questions lecture Group 2: 1-on-1 Interviews; o 15 min – Wrap up, Final Questions & Closing Prayer Sample Schedules “The workshop is a condensed version of the Crossroads Career Network training that is usually offered in extended multiple training sessions. It is designed to INTRODUCE you to this very comprehensive, analytical, and disciplined process for your job search. You will receive a workbook filled with exercises that you will need to do on your own following the class. This will be a FAST-PACED training on how to apply these tools and resources effectively”

5. Models for offering the Course – Fast Track / Crash Course Accelerated Schedule  2-3 hours per each of the 6 steps  Can be taught in 12-20 days  Steps taught on 2, 3 or 4 days a week  Key Audiences  Unemployed many months  Short on funds – needs job soon  Current search not working  Job soon to be eliminated  Benefits  Brief duration, but content is complete  Students are more committed  More info retained between sessions  Ideal for those in a hurry that need it all  Challenges Sample Schedule Offered at Johnsons Ferry Baptist Church - 11/2010 11/4 THUR 6 PM – 9 PM ATTITUDE: Intro - Accepting Loss & Opportunity -- MaryAnne Sirotko-Turner – Apostles Church 11/6 SAT 9 AM – Noon APTITUDE: Discover Your Strengths -- Chris Gilliam – Roswell UMC 11/10 WED 6 PM – 9 PM ALTITUDE: Target Marketing -- Buck Trayser – Mount Paran Church of God 11/13 SAT 9 AM – Noon SEARCHING: Find Opportunities -- Rich von Biberstein – Intown Community Church 11/15 MON 6 PM – 9 PM WORKSHOP: Resume Review & Interview Prep -- Buck Trayser / David Sheffield 11/17 WED 6 PM – 9 PM SORTING: Two-Way Interviews / Mock Interviews -- David Sheffield – Johnsons Ferry Baptist Church 11/18 THU 6 PM – 9 PM SELECTING: Walk in the Work Prepared For You -- Mike Salet – Peachtree Presbyterian Church * Dates and Staff subject to change