General Manager

What is the importance of the position?

 * Attend to the logistics side of fellowship to ensure normal operation
 * See Logistics FAQ for common things you need to do

What did you do for this position?

 * Before the term starts (preferably 2-4 weeks before the term starts), book rooms, equipments, and lockers for Bibles
 * Make sure the FEDS forms are done each semester (http://www.feds.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/57/files//2012/08/termacknowledgementsignform-updated.pdf and http://www.feds.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/57/files//2012/08/Clubs-Locker-Request-Form-Updated-Aug-2013.pdf)
 * Cancel room bookings and equipment bookings if they are not needed for the week
 * Clear out things in locker if needed.
 * Send weekly e-mails to inform members the happenings in fellowship
 * Add any new members to the mailing list (also Serving Team list)
 * Assign someone to pick up and return projectors/equipments and Bibles
 * Book rooms and equipment for special occasions
 * Track MCCF properties (books, Bibles, song books, etc)
 * All kinds of logistic things
 * Post reminders and update Facebook group

What is the essential characteristic to serve in this position?

 * Optimistic, energetic, enthusiastic for writing emails
 * Attend to details and organized
 * Responsible
 * Good oral (work with other co-workers, FEDs, etc.) and written (weekly emails) communication skills

How did you prepare for the responsibilities?

 * Keep good communication with all the coworkers to know what to include in the weekly email
 * When unsure about anything, ask around (anyone who maybe relevant/knowledgeable to the situation)!

Instructions

 * Please see Appendix A for the guidelines of posting posters
 * Please see Appendix B for the equipment booking procedure
 * Please see Appendix C for the event booking procedure (fellowship room booking, having a event, advertising events)
 * Please see Appendix D for the writing weekly emails using MailChimp
 * Please see Appendix E for the booking MC locker
 * Please see Appendix F for a list of MCCF inventory

Who did you need to collaborate with?

 * For writing the weekly email, GM needs to collaborate with a lot of people to know what is going on in the. For examples, if there are activities planned by the Activity Coordinator, then the GM has to talk to him/her to get a good view to include it in the email.
 * For room booking and equipment booking, GM also needs to know what will be going on so he/she can book thing appropriately.
 * GM also need to collaborate with people who are picking up and returning equipment and room keys to make sure that everything is fine.
 * Since the GM is responsible for room booking, he/she needs to communicate with FEDs quite often

Anything else you would like to say!

 * When I came into MCCF, I just wanted to find a place to serve. Thanks to God that He made this position available for me. I enjoyed it a lot. Every position to serve is a God's blessing.
 * I enjoyed being a GM mainly because I feel that I’m gifted in being organized and doing very detailed things. It may not be a position that gets a lot of attention, but I believe that it is also a very meaningful serving position. If the logistics things aren’t working out, it is likely to create negative impression to newcomers!
 * I really enjoyed being the GM for many reasons. Most of the work done by GM is behind the scene so there won't be a lot of exposure; however I took pride in knowing that my contribution helped to make MCCF a more enjoyable place for us all. Also I think weekly emails is an important medium of communication between co-workers and members, and should not be over-looked!

1.8 Contributors

 * Betty Chang: lala.betty@gmail.com
 * Violet Xu: xmouseu@hotmail.com
 * Emma Qi: emma.le.qi@gmail.com