Mission Callings
Appendix


Appendix: Sample Outline

This form can guide your preparation to teach. The first three elements of the form are for your personal preparation. The others will help you plan what you will say and do to help visitors.

Place (for example, the visitors’ center or historic home where you will be serving)

Key Messages (the key messages from the site guide that relate to this place)

Objectives (what you hope visitors will know, feel, and do as a result of this experience)

Introduction (your name, your role as a missionary at this historic site, questions to help you get to know the visitors, locations of the restrooms and drinking fountains, observations to help those with special needs, explanation of the length of this specific experience and what visitors can expect, and a brief introduction to the place and the stories you will share)

Presentation (stories, observations, and questions to help visitors connect with the key messages)

Conclusion (summary of the place and its stories and encouragement to ask questions and discover more)