Emerging Champion

To bring someone into this role is to mentor. Begin talking informally with possible successors. Build by inviting them to help with projects. Invite them to join a substantial dialogue with the mission team. This is a good time for team members to articulate their perception of each other’s skills and spiritual gifts. The mutual approbation of such a dialogue helps motivate candidates and increase the mission team’s cohesiveness. Conversations like this go a long way to define early team relationships which then evolve with a growing appreciative disposition. The candidate now becomes a protégé and will have many questions about what will seem uncharted territory for most physicians. The dialogue will allow other team members to answer questions and give perspective.