Getting Started
The first step to starting a FCA huddle for all volunteers and teacher/staff sponsors is to complete our online volunteer training and application.
Volunteers
Your Role
As a volunteer for a FCA Elementary huddle your role will be to disciple the student leadership team and support them as they disciple the large group participants.
You will:
- Assist student leaders in scheduling and confirming speakers.
- Ensure students get where they need to be after meetings on time.
- Bring and distribute snacks (optional)
- Be there to offer support to the meetings overall.
Teacher Sponsor/
Huddle Leader
Your Role
As a staff/teacher sponsor and huddle leader for a FCA Elementary huddle your role will be to serve as the liaison between the FCA staff and volunteers and the school.
You will:
- Ensure proper protocol is maintained in getting students to school on time if meeting in the mornings or to the proper place once the meetings end if meeting after school.
- Make are that the building and meeting location is open and ready for the meetings.
- Get all communication weather paper flyers or emails to parents approved by administration.
Coach/
Huddle Leader
Your Role
As the coach and huddle leader for a FCA Elementary huddle your role will be to serve as the liaison between the FCA staff & volunteers, parents and the league director.
You will:
- Obtain permission to offer an optional bible study for your team
- Communicate meeting information to parents.
- Lead the Bible study/ Devotional time or support another certified volunteer in doing so.
Next Steps
- Have a minimum of 3 certified volunteers for each huddle in addition to a staff/teacher sponsor.
- Secure a staff/teacher sponsor
- Decide on desired meeting structure:
- frequency
- day
- time
- Schedule a meeting with your FCA staff person to discuss your plans and next steps.
- Get approval from your FCA staff to move forward with administration meeting.
Next Steps
- Complete the volunteer application and training
- Wait for volunteers to present you with the FCA staff approved proposed meeting structure.
- Take proposal to Administration.
- this may be done with the volunteers and FCA staff or without.
- Determine the best day, time, location and frequency with administration and make adjustments to proposal as needed.
- Present approved meeting plan to volunteers and FCA staff.
Next Steps
- Complete the volunteer application and training
- Connect with your local FCA staffer.
- Determine meeting schedule and rhythm.
- Take proposal to league director
- Communicate optional meetings with parents.
Ready to get started?
Click the button below to be connected with the FCA Elementary director who can answer your questions.
Click the button Below to be connected with your local FCA Staffer
