Procedures and Issues
TEAM BREAK - A 3–4-day break is usually found in the schedule as a rest for the team during the semester.
ABSENCE FROM A MEETING - On rare occasions, a traveler may feel a need to be absent from a meeting. Permission to do so must be obtained from the team leader. Valid reasons for missing a meeting are sickness or a major disruption. Visiting friends in the area, or not feeling like it, are not a valid reason. It’s often better for friends to come to attend the meeting. And “not feeling like it” can often melt away when you get with students and are reminded of God’s calling to minister to them.
EXTENDED TIME OFF - Time off will be granted for funerals of close relatives and for participation in a wedding party (if approval is obtained before the beginning of the tour). The team leader will approve of other reasons.
SCHEDULE CHANGES - The Road Scheduler on the team has the responsibility to make necessary changes in the schedule, in consultation with the team leader and the scheduler in the office, canceling or adding meetings if needed.
TEAM FINANCES - All team members are responsible for their own personal budget and support. All honorarium checks go into the overall budget. Checks should be made out to The Traveling Team, designated “honorarium” on the memo. The Team Treasurer is responsible for mailing these checks along with other team money to the office. At times the ministry needs our Tax ID number for their records: 710846502.
GIVING THE BBOM - Communicating the Biblical Basis of Missions in an engaging, relevant, biblically faithful way is perhaps the single most important piece of our ministry. No one does it like we do, and we see this as both an amazing privilege and a weighty responsibility. We want to entrust this message to those we have spent significant time training and equipping as professional speakers, which in the vast majority of cases, will be our team leaders.
RESOURCE SALES - The Team Treasurer should send money to the office when cash exceeds $300 using a money order written out to The Traveling Team. The travelers can write checks to The Traveling Team in exchange for cash from the bookstore. If you give a book away for free make sure you pay full price for it yourself.
VAN CARE - All team members should share responsibility for keeping the interior of the van clean and neat. Remember your fellow teammates by keeping your belongings neatly stored and out of sight. A cluttered van wears on the attitude of everyone on the team. Do not wait until someone has to joke about it or ask – take initiative to minimize your personal items. The vans are always the largest financial investment of The Traveling Team. Make every effort not to spill, stain, or cause extreme wear to the van for the sake of other travelers and the value of the vehicle.
PERSONAL USE OF THE VAN – Only TTT staff can drive our vans through our insurance.
VAN SAFETY - All travelers are required to wear seatbelts, use headrests, no texting and driving. Van keys are often expensive to replace - if lost, the traveler will be responsible for the cost to replace the key.
