Program B

Faith & Community Stewardship Curriculum

A mentorship and restoration track built around the BUSI philosophy: Bonding Using Stewardship and Integrity. This program helps participants move from being seen, heard, and valued to becoming faithful stewards in their family, work, faith, and community circles.

Start Sessions Fill Responses Program A Facilitator Guide

The BUSI Way In Program B

BUSI is a leadership philosophy before it is a program. It asks facilitators to serve before leading, build trust before expecting change, and steward every person, resource, relationship, and opportunity with integrity. The goal is not only completion; the goal is to leave every person, family, and community stronger than we found them.

BUSI Reflection Pattern

Use these four questions in each session so participants connect faith, service, and community growth to practical stewardship.

Bonding: Who is affected by my choices, and who needs to be heard before I respond?
Using: What BUSI tool, support, or truth can I use before reacting?
Stewardship: What am I responsible to care for, protect, or repair?
Integrity: What will I do even when nobody is watching?

The BUSI Pathway

Applicant: is seen, heard, and valued through intake, need identification, and the first support step.
Participant: accepts responsibility agreement and begins learning through relationship, humility, and honest effort.
Partner: completes commitments and demonstrates stewardship of choices, resources, and relationships.
Ambassador: uses lived experience to encourage others and strengthen community trust through integrity.

Completion Requirements

Minimum 75 percent attendance unless a partner agency requires more.
Workbook, fillable responses, and reflection activities completed and reviewed.
Personal stewardship plan completed.
Community action, referral milestone, or service commitment documented.
Pre/post assessment or outcomes form completed.
Facilitator recommendation recorded before certificate review.

Course content

Program B Core Sessions

Each session includes relationship-building, teaching, conversation, written reflection, and a next-step commitment. Facilitators may combine sessions for intensive workshops or expand them into weekly cohorts.

Session 1 - Bonding: Trust, Story, and Being Heard

Purpose

Establish a respectful learning environment where participants are seen, heard, and valued before change is expected.

Teaching Points

People respond to relationship before instruction.
Trust is built through listening, follow-up, consistency, and compassion.
Being heard strengthens responsibility; it does not replace it.

Activity

Participant writes a short "what I need people to understand" statement, then identifies one honest action they can take while trust is being built.

Evidence

Opening reflection, group norms agreement, one trust-building commitment.

Session 2 - Personal Responsibility and Decision Making

Purpose

Move from blame, pressure, or confusion into practical ownership of choices and their impact.

Teaching Points

Responsibility begins with the next honest choice.
Good decisions consider values, consequences, timing, and the people entrusted to us.
Support is most effective when paired with action and follow-through.

Activity

Use a decision map: situation, options, likely outcomes, people affected, BUSI-aligned choice.

Evidence

Completed decision map and one "I will" commitment for the week.

Session 3 - Consequences and Stewardship of Choices

Purpose

Help participants connect daily choices to stability, family trust, finances, opportunity, and community reputation.

Teaching Points

Stewardship means faithfully managing what is entrusted to you.
Consequences can be legal, relational, financial, spiritual, and emotional.
Repair requires proof over promises and consistency over time.

Activity

Create a consequence ladder for one recurring decision. Identify the earliest step where change is possible.

Evidence

Consequence ladder and one stewardship repair action.

Session 4 - Communication and Conflict Resolution

Purpose

Practice communication that protects dignity, reduces confusion, and makes repair possible.

Teaching Points

Clear communication is specific, calm, timely, and truthful.
Conflict resolution requires listening before judging.
Boundaries are strongest when stated without threats.

Activity

Role-play a difficult conversation using the BUSI communication script: "I noticed, I felt, I need, I will, and I will repair by ___."

Evidence

Written communication script and one boundary statement.

Session 5 - Emotional Control and Anger Response

Purpose

Teach participants to steward emotions by pausing, regulating, and choosing a responsible response before harm is done.

Teaching Points

Feelings are real, but they are not instructions.
Activation can be noticed in the body before it becomes words or actions.
Cooling off must include a plan to return with integrity.

Activity

Build a personal reset plan with warning signs, safe pause phrase, support person, and return time.

Evidence

Reset plan and one real-life practice report.

Session 6 - Faith, Character, Integrity, and Leadership

Purpose

Connect values to daily conduct, humble leadership, and lasting influence.

Teaching Points

Integrity is values becoming behavior.
Leadership begins with serving before leading.
Character is built through repeated choices when no one is watching.

Activity

Participant writes a personal integrity statement and names one person or community space affected by their example.

Evidence

Integrity statement and leadership influence reflection.

Session 7 - Goals, Life Planning, Work, and Financial Responsibility

Purpose

Turn intention into a realistic 30-day stewardship plan.

Teaching Points

Goals need dates, supports, and small actions.
Employment readiness includes communication, reliability, and follow-through.
Financial responsibility begins with honest tracking and faithful use of resources.

Activity

Build a 30-day plan with one family goal, one work/education goal, one money step, and one support contact.

Evidence

30-day stability plan and accountability partner name.

Session 8 - Community Responsibility and Restorative Action

Purpose

Close the course by moving from personal growth into community contribution and legacy.

Teaching Points

Restoration is not only what is received, but what is repaired and returned.
Community trust grows when people show up consistently.
Ambassadors help others enter the pathway with dignity and hope.

Activity

Participant selects a service, referral, mentoring, family repair, or community support action that can leave someone stronger than they found them.

Evidence

Community action plan, final reflection, facilitator completion recommendation.

Fillable workbook

Program B Participant Responses

Complete these responses as each session is taught. Save a browser draft during the course, then submit, download, or print the final responses for BUSI review.

Certificate reminder: These responses document learning, but certificate release still requires BUSI review of intake, attendance, assignments, assessment, payment or hardship records when applicable, and facilitator recommendation. Completion should show bonding, stewardship, integrity, and practical community action.

Participant and Course Information

BUSI reference Participant full name Participant email Facilitator name Course start date Course completion date

Session 1 - Bonding: Trust, Story, and Being Heard

What do you need people to understand so you can feel seen, heard, and valued? What honest action can you take while trust is being built? What group norm or trust-building commitment will you practice? How does being heard strengthen responsibility?

Session 2 - Personal Responsibility and Decision Making

Describe a decision you are facing or recently faced. List your options and likely outcomes. Who is affected by this decision? Write one BUSI-aligned "I will" commitment that shows stewardship and follow-through.

Session 3 - Consequences and Stewardship of Choices

Create a consequence ladder for one recurring decision. Where is the earliest step where change is possible? What stewardship repair action will you take to rebuild trust? How can repair be proven through action instead of promises?

Session 4 - Communication and Conflict Resolution

Write the BUSI communication script: I noticed, I felt, I need, I will, and I will repair by. Write one boundary statement without threats. What facts and needs should be heard in this conflict? What agreement or next step would reduce confusion?

Session 5 - Emotional Control and Anger Response

List your warning signs and activation patterns. Write your safe pause phrase and return-with-integrity plan. Name one support person or resource for high-risk moments. Describe one real-life practice report.

Session 6 - Faith, Character, Integrity, and Leadership

Write a personal integrity statement. Name one person affected by your example. How will your values become behavior this week? What does serving before leading look like for you?

Session 7 - Goals, Life Planning, Work, and Financial Responsibility

Write one family or relationship goal for the next 30 days. Write one work, education, or service goal that uses your opportunities responsibly. Write one money or responsibility step. Name one accountability partner and the follow-up date.

Session 8 - Community Responsibility and Restorative Action

Choose a service, referral, mentoring, family repair, or community support action that leaves someone stronger. What is the first step and when will it happen? How does this action support restoration and community trust? Final reflection: how will you live out Bonding Using Stewardship and Integrity?

Facilitator Completion Review

Attendance or instructional hours completed Pre/post assessment or outcomes status Reflection responses reviewed? Certificate recommendation Facilitator notes Typed facilitator signature and date

Extended Topic Bank

Use these topics for longer cohorts, partner-agency requirements, or participants who need additional support before completion.

Personal Responsibility
Ownership, honesty, and follow-through.

Decision Making
Values, options, outcomes, and timing.

Understanding Consequences
Repair, restitution, and prevention.

Communication Skills
Listening, assertiveness, and clarity.

Conflict Resolution
De-escalation and mutual agreements.

Emotional Control
Pause plans and regulation tools.

Anger Management
Triggers, body signals, and response choices.

Faith and Character
Values, humility, and serving before leading.

Leadership Development
Influence through responsibility.

Goal Setting
SMART next steps and support systems.

Life Planning
Stability, family, and future direction.

Employment Readiness
Reliability, conduct, and communication.

Financial Responsibility
Tracking, obligations, and planning.

Community Responsibility
Contribution and accountability.

Restorative Justice and Community
Repairing harm and rebuilding trust.

Curriculum Rights Notice

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Program B Completion Record

Area	Evidence	Completion Standard
Attendance	Session log or facilitator roster.	Minimum 75 percent unless referral requires more.
Reflection	Workbook, notes, or oral reflection documented by facilitator.	Participant can explain one lesson learned and one integrity-based behavior change.
Stewardship Plan	30-day stability plan.	Plan includes action, timeline, support contact, risk barrier, and faithful use of resources.
Community Action	Service, referral, repair step, or mentoring commitment.	Action is realistic, tied to BUSI values, and leaves someone stronger.
Final Review	Outcomes form and facilitator recommendation.	Ready for certificate review or continued support plan.

Outcomes Form Certificate Gate Journey Map