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Let Your Membership in Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Help You Change Lives Around the World!

Lead other members and volunteers on a trip to another state—or another country. You'll experience a different culture. Learn new skills. Meet other members of Thrivent Financial. And see firsthand the power of your membership in action as you build hope by building homes. Your enthusiasm and personal leadership skills can be the catalyst to help your church, family and friends experience a life-changing trip!

Team Leader Requirements

• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans membership.
• Recommendation by the local Thrivent Regional Financial Office and Thrivent Builds Worldwide staff.
• Participation in at least one international Thrivent Builds Worldwide or Global Village trip (waived for those leading trips in the U.S.)
• Ability to recruit Thrivent Financial members to join your team.
  • Ideal team size is 10 – 13 participants.
  • 50% must be members of Thrivent Financial.
• Attendance at team leader training.
• Complete a Red Cross First-Aid and CPR certification prior to leading the trip.
• Be at least 24 years old.
• Interview and acceptance by a TBW coordinator.

Your Trip Expenses are Covered!*

We understand the important role you play as a Thrivent Builds Worldwide team leader. With that in mind, we have included in the cost of each trip the team leader's online training, trip cost and travel costs.* Travel costs are reimbursed on a tiered basis, depending on the number of team members you recruit for your trip, as follows:

• Up to $900 reimbursed for travel costs to the El Salvador Community.
• Up to $600 for travel costs to the Gulf Coast Community.

Start the process to becoming a team leader in four steps

1. Verify your Thrivent Financial membership.
2. Contact your local Manager of Lutheran Engagement (MLE). Locate your MLE.
3. Complete and submit the team interest form (Word, 204K) with your Manager of Lutheran Engagement (MLE). Your MLE may recommend you to a Thrivent Builds Worldwide coordinator.
4. The Thrivent Builds Worldwide coordinator will contact you to discuss your trip ideas, team leader training options and the next steps to send your team on a life-changing trip.

Team Leader Training

You will need to obtain team leader training to prepare you for leading your Thrivent Builds Worldwide team. Available training options depend on your specific trip. The Thrivent Builds Worldwide staff will provide you with more details about the following team leader training requirements:

Effective for trip dates starting January 1, 2010

Destination	Trip Experience		Trip Cost Without Airfare		Team Leader Training Requirements			Affiliate Donation on Behalf of Thrivent Members
	Pre-arranged itinerary with set price includes lodging, recreation, ground transportation	Team leader's trip cost & flight included	Member	Non-Member	Member and advocate of Thrivent Financial	Habitat Global Village In-Person Training	Online TBW training
Communities Trips - Building in same community as other Thrivent members throughout year
Gulf Coast Community**			$175	$370				$8,000
El Salvador Community			$695	$1,050				$1.3 million for a community of 75 homes.
Destination of Choice Trips - Catalog of more than 30 trip locations available with standard budgets and itineraries.
Various locations		*	Planned by team leader	$500 more than member				$8,000

* Team leader costs are covered for Destination of Choice trips if the team leader chooses to include them in the trip budget.
** Gulf Coast Community trips include a conference call with the Thrivent Builds Worldwide coordinator & affiliate.