Timeline

Timeline

***NOTE:  DUE TO COVID-19. Timelines are subject to change. PLEASE CONTACT MATT@TRUENORTHAK.ORG DIRECTLY TO RECEIVE A MORE ACCURATE timeline. ***

Fall before
  • Contact Alaska Outreach
  • Get matched with a trip
  • Have initial conference call with Host Pastor in November - begin discussing ministry opportunities and schedule for trip
  • Set financial due dates for your team - encourage them to use Christmas as an opportunity to ask for money towards trip as Christmas presents
  • Finalize team members & have deposit due to you in December so you can realistically get it to us by January 4th

January
  • January 4th - Nonrefundable deposit of $150 due to AK Outreach
  • January 4th - Send in tshirt size list to Alaska Outreach
  • Begin prepping team for ministry in Alaska
  • hone in on who will play what role on your team
  • Mid-January - have AK Outreach 2nd Installment due to you a few days before it is due to us to give yourself some time
  • Fundraisers

February
  • February 4th - 2nd Installment is due to Alaska Outreach
  • February 4th - Send in release of liability forms and legal names/birthdates for airplane tickets (if applicable)
  • Continue prepping your team for Alaska - start doing cultural training
  • Call or FaceTime your host pastor and talk about their community and ministry
  • Keep raising money - you'll likely want to purchase your tickets from your community to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau in February or March if possible

March
  • March 4th - 3nd Installment is due to Alaska Outreach
  • Keep raising money - you'll likely want to purchase your tickets from your community to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau in February or March if possible
  • Finalize which VBS or Kid's crusade you will be doing with the host pastor
  • Go over how the host pastor would like to see the outreaches run
  • Start talking with the host pastor about what work projects the team can do
  • Set your financial due date for the 4th installment in late March so you'll have time to get it to us by April 4th.

April
  • April 4th - 4th installment is due to Alaska Outreach
  • Finalize the schedule with the host pastor
  • Call or face time your host pastor and talk about the specific ministry that the team will be doing
  • Keep prepping your team spiritually
  • Get your team comfortable with sharing their testimony
  • Practice the ministry that you will be doing in Alaska

May
  • May 4th - Final installment is due to Alaska Outreach
  • Communicate - be in touch with the host pastor about community or trip details
  • Pray - be in prayer personally as a leader and pray with the team
  • Let us know if there is anything we can do for you.

June - August
  • Communicate! At this point you should be talking to the host pastor no less than once a week
  • Fly to Alaska and have the experience of a lifetime