1. Communications Inc. Fundamentals of Small Group Communication Ms. Navarro Jairo Sandoval Lyndon Tomacruz Zulmai Ayobi Colin Martinez Brian Ho

2. Life Teen Ministries Located in Upland at St. Joseph church Ministry for Teens in high school Life Teen ministers to teens so that they know more about their faith. This keeps the teens involved and active within the community along with other young people so that they don’t have to rely on other people in the streets to know about there faith.

5. setup-A day before the event and sometimes the day of the event we dedicate about 5 hours before the event to setup, for the environment, small groups, scripture and food.

7. Theoretical Concepts Transactional model of communication means that when we communicate, we send and receive messages simultaneously. Sender-The sender of the message is the person or persons who deliver’s the message that needs to be addressed. Receiver-The receiver of the message is the person or persons who interpret the message.

8. More Theoretical concepts Sender: Matt Troy(Main youth Minister), Ron Sigapong(Main youth Minister) Receiver: The members of the Life Teen Organization

9. Senders Matt Troy Ron Sigapong

10. Verbal and Nonverbal Verbal Communication Direct communication, straight forward talking and speaking Most of the communication that was done during the meeting was verbal. It was all straight forward talking to one another. The topics were talked about in order.

11. Verbal and Nonverbal Nonverbal Communication -communication behavior that does not rely on written or spoken words During the meeting, there was not really that much nonverbal communication. The only nonverbal communication was during their prayer time.

12. Verbal Communication

13. Leadership Style Democratic Leadership Although a democratic leader will make the final decision, he or she invites other member of the team to contribute to the decision-making process. It can be most suitable where team working is essential, and where quality is more important than speed to market or productivity

14. Examples of Democratic Leadership Every member had suggestions for the upcoming events Every member was very enthusiastic about what was being talked about. In the end the main leader asked everyone there final thoughts, and then he made the final decision on what was going to happen.

15. Democratic Leadership

16. Cohesiveness- the way the group members act or feel toward each other, for understanding and loyalty. Norms- standards given within the group, that is normally permitted or discouraged. Roles- set expectations people hold for themselves to make the group productive. Rules- regulations set by the group for boundaries.

18. Norms- everyone was really laid back and comical within each other. One person spoke at a time and helped with each others ideas.

19. Roles- everybody with in the group had a role to play from event planner, setup, and idea planning.

22. The Youth Ministers described the problem and has the Life Teen members give their opinion on how to solve the problem

23. Functional approach

24. The Life Teen members then get to vote on how they should solve the problem and why they think it will work

25. Prescriptive approach

27. Life Teen Ministries