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Episode 35: 8 Steps to Starting Your Christian Homeschool Co-op

Are you dreaming of a close-knit community for your homeschool next year?  Do you long to find connections with others who want to grow together in faith? Do you feel a pull to start something new in your area but don’t know how to begin?  
If you are ready to step into your calling as a servant leader but need some help getting momentum, then stay tuned for all the steps that will help you be successful. In this episode, we are going to give you eight steps that you will need to take in order to start a successful homeschool community. 
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Listen to these episodes:
Episode 8 Mission Statement: Determining Who You Are https://homeschoolcommunitybuilders.podbean.com/e/8p-mission-statement-pt-1-determining-who-you-are/
Episode 10 Mission Statement: Determining What You Do https://homeschoolcommunitybuilders.podbean.com/e/episode-9-mission-statement-pt2-determining-what-you-do/
Episode 20: Conflict Policy
https://homeschoolcommunitybuilders.podbean.com/e/episode-19-part-two-your-conflict-policy/ 
Episode 22: Board Planning Calendar
https://homeschoolcommunitybuilders.podbean.com/e/episode-22-tired-of-getting-sidetracked-by-endless-task-lists-the-number-one-tool-to-prioritize-and-stay-focused-as-a-homeschool-leader/

Episode 34: How To Keep Conflict From Chasing Away Good Families - Leaders Have the Power to Make A Difference!

Is your community falling apart because of drama and conflict between families?  Has going to community lost its joy because of gossip and complaining? As a leader, do you feel like a failure because it keeps happening again and again?  Be encouraged leader.  Leading homeschoolers is a difficult task but we would like to share some ideas about potential mistakes you might be making and how to correct them. You have the power to make a change in your community!
Proverbs 17:14 (New King James Version)The beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
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Episode 33: Wish Parents in Your Community Would Step Up? 3 Ways to Help Parents Become Active Members of Your Co-op

Are the SAME people always volunteering and doing the work at your co-op?  Are you struggling to get moms to pitch in because it’s “not my season”?  Does your co-op seem to be full of takers rather than givers?  What if I told you it is actually possible for parents to be eager to help? 
In this episode, we are addressing another great question from one of our listeners.  This is an age-old question: how do you get enough people to help when the workload for leadership seems overwhelming!?  There is an answer to this problem! It begins with you as the leader getting outside your comfort zone first and in turn encouraging your families to do so! Keep listening and we will help you overcome this challenge! 
 Hebrews 5:11-13 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.  Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
Lets keep the conversation going on our Facebook group, Lead Your Homeschool Co-Op- we’d love to hear from you!
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Episode 32: Feeling Disconnected from Your Community? 3 Ways to Build Relationships With Co-op Members

Is your leadership team overwhelmed with all they need to do?  Is your board having a hard time connecting to co-op members on community day?  As leaders, are you in touch with the heartbeat of your community? In this episode, we are answering a question that was posted on our Facebook page about how the leadership team can actively build relationships with co-op members. This was a great question!  We are looking forward to discussing this today and giving you some tangible things you can do right now to start creating connection in your community.  
 
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.  1 Corinthians 12:12
 
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Episode 31: Dreaming of a Christian Homeschool Community? Why Going it Alone is Not Working and What to Do Instead.

Are you homeschooling on your own and wish you had a community of believers to do life with? Do you desire deep relationships but have not found them in your neighborhood, or even at your church?  Are your kids feeling isolated and settling for hanging out with kids just because they are in the neighborhood, but not because they are good friends?
In this episode, we want to explore what you should find in a Christian homeschool community.  And if something like this doesn’t exist near you, rest assured you are not the only one who is looking for it! Maybe you are being called to start something so that you and your children can thrive in your homeschooling!
Hebrews 10: 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
 
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Episode 30: Want to Put The FUN Back in Fundraising? Expert Tips with Riley Mehegan Part Two

Do you have big dreams for your community but don’t know how to pay for them?  Does the idea of asking for money make your skin crawl?  Does the word “fundraiser” make you want to go bury your head in the sand? What if I told you that you can put the FUN back into fundraising and make all your dreams come true?
Listen to Part one of this series:
https://homeschoolcommunitybuilders.podbean.com/e/episode-30-putting-the-fun-back-in-fundraising-interview-with-riley-mehegan-part-two/?token=ebe79add95928621bafe5aea48a45225
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Join us in our facebook group - what are you going to raise money for?  Post ideas for fundraisers.  Are you stuck?  Have a problem?  Let us know so we can help! 
 Bible verse 2 Cor 9:8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
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Episode 29: Want to Put The FUN Back in Fundraising? Expert Tips with Riley Mehegan Part One

Do you have big dreams for your community but don’t know how to pay for them?  Does the idea of asking for money make your skin crawl?  Does the word “fundraiser” make you want to go bury your head in the sand? What if I told you that you could put the FUN back into fundraising and make all your dreams come true?
In this episode, we have a special guest who is excited to put the fun back into fundraising for all of us.  Before you try to raise money on your own, listen to this advice from an experienced fundraiser, Riley Mehegan, who will help you to be successful in all your fundraising endeavors.
 
2 Cor 9:8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
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Join us in our Facebook group. What are you going to raise money for?  Post ideas for fundraisers.  Are you stuck?  Have a problem?  Let us know so we can help! 
 
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Episode 28: Why Can't People Just Follow the Rules? 3 Ways to Ensure that Rules Serve Your Community

Are rules causing frustration and conflict in your community? Are you failing to please anyone because you're trying to please everyone? In this episode we are going to share why making new rules may not be the best solution to your problems.
1 Corinthians 14:40
“But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.”
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Episode 27: Need Help Managing Your Time as a Leader? 2 Planners to Get You Organized

How many times do you find yourself wasting time trying to figure out what to do next?  Do you find yourself in a state of anxiety, wondering what you have forgotten?  Do you know what you’re having for dinner? In this episode, Molly and I will share our favorite planners and why it’s so important to take the time, as a leader, to plan your week.  
Horacio Printing - Dream Planner 
Go Girl Pro Planner 
Chelsi Jo Systemize Your Life Podcast
 
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Episode 26: How to Keep Christ at the Center of Your Co-op. 3 Ways to Incorporate Moms in Prayer into Your Community.

Dreaming of deep relationships that come from a close-knit community? Wish you could find a way to grow together in your faith? Do you desire to tap into God’s peace and wisdom? In this episode, we are going to share ways to implement Moms in Prayer in your community.
Moms in Prayer Website: https://momsinprayer.org/
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“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.”