For the PAX
Here is your simple resource for everything related to our local F3 chapter. You can find links to all the resources you need to Q a workout, or find the updated stats of a local challenge, and so much more!
Ready for your first Q (VQ)?
Glad to here it! If you are on the fence or ready to pull the trigger head over to this PAGE to get all the information on how to prepare for your first Q. Don’t be intimidated! It is easier than it looks. Ask the Site Q for a Q School too!
F3 Jobs
Do you want to find a way to help or did you hear someone described as the “Weasel Shaker” or some other ridiculous name and you are crious what it means? Well, you are in luck! Here is a listing of most of the “formal”/informal job titles we use here in our region.
Simply put, The Nant’an is the Q for the Region.
In the book, Freed To Lead, the story of how F3 was created, the role of Nant’an is borrowed from the Apache Indians, as described in The Starfish and the Spider. The Americans and Spanish were not able to overcome the Apache tribes by killing or corrupting their chiefs. Every time the would-be conquerors thought they had the right man, another man would pop up to lead the Apaches’ stubborn and continued resistance. They were a starfish, comprised of self-sustaining appendages that were loosely connected through a cultural and spiritual leader, the Nant’an. “The strategy failed because no one person was essential to the overall well-being of Apache society.”
F3 regions are organized in the same way, with a Nant’an. He is the cultural and spiritual leader of F3. He is responsible for all outcomes and must serve the pax. The only real power he has is to cut off an appendage if it will not adhere to the F3 core principles.
He is the “Magnet Man”!
This is the guy that ensures the smooth running of the AOs. He makes sure that Site Qs are doing their jobs and often will hold regular meetings to do so.
1st F Q also helps to plan and execute CSAUPs
He works with the Nantan and WS to look at the growth of 1st F AO plants.
He holds regular Q Schools for new(er) PAX, for PHT.
Mr. Party Pants. Whether it be HDHH, family picnics, Christmas Parties, or Coffeeteria, this is the guy who makes the donuts. The ComzQ is his best friend, as he attempts to get PAX motivated and excited about Fellowship together.
Dr. Dynamite!
This job is one of the tougher ones… the 3rd F Q really needs to understand the needs and wants of his PAX.
He can plant anything from a weekly Bible Study to an open discussion group to a regular community service opportunity for PAX. His role is the essence of the real mission of F3. Male COMMUNITY Leadership. It’s ambiguous on purpose, but it needs to make IMPACT.
The F3 Ambassadors, if you will. Every man’s first impression of F3 will likely be guided by the work of these men. This is where the rubber really meets the road.
He makes sure that the core principles are kept intact, which is impossible to do if HE ISN’T THERE. So, the inferred commandment is, BE THERE. Every time. Period.
He plants the flag for the AO, makes folks feel welcome, makes sure the disclaimer is correctly spoken, picks up the 6, etc.
He manages safety for the site (don’t post if there is a bunch of lightning, that sort of thing).
He manages the Q schedule. Practices Voluntoldism…
He sells the AO, the Qs, and the Mission of F3.
He harasses Qs to write BBs, etc.
The man which “shakes the weasels” and makes sure they are all doing what they are supposed to do.
He is a spreadsheet-loving, rule embracing, detail-oriented sort that helps to give the Nantan the information he needs to effectively guide and make decisions on how to empower PAX to become the leaders they have been called to be.
Keeps his ear to the ground, and his finger on the pulse of the PAX with the Nantan
For example, Wednesday numbers are really high, might be time to split the workout; or, I’ve plotted all the PAX houses on this map and it looks like we could use an AO on the other side of town
The IT nerd! <insert Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds yelling “NEEEERRRRDDDDSSSSSS!”>
This man is the Q for making sure the PAX stay connected to one another. He understands very clearly that 2ndF does not end at the AO or at the HDHH. Part of what makes F3 work is a dedicated man to keep the drum beating so that PAX have community one with another.
Twitter, Slack, Newsletters, etc. are the tools he uses.
Should be reasonably tech-savvy.
Challenges / Leaderboards / Trackers / Reports
F3 Fort Collins Region - Individual Leaderboard
Click LINK to view report on mobile
Be sure to select the specific PAX name under “User_Filter”.