Qdoba

Taking a volunteer out to lunch yesterday in another area of the metro that happens to have a Qdoba, in my head I'm thinking this will be the same as some good ol' Chipotle.  We arrive, and i order the same exact thing as if i were standing in the amazing Chipotle itself.  Steak burrito, fajita style...mmmm good.  They pile on the same cilantro inspired rice, the same looking beef, the same black beans but then they arrive at the fajita onions and peppers.  I notice how amazingly better they look.  They look fresh and bright full of color and not soaking in grease-OK I'm getting pretty excited about this meal.  We move on to exactly the same combination of salsa and loaded with cheese excellent in every way.  It is at this point i notice a hiccup in the system.  Their summer help consists of a high school girl who appears to be as well trained as a stray dog.  She looks at the burrito like its the challenge of her life and begins to roll my taste filled delight into the burrito meal it was intended to be.  I move on, letter her work without the pressure of me staring and pay for the meals.  As I sit down, i notice immediately how poorly executed the rolling of my burrito happened.  In the end, it sucked.  The ingredients were there, amazing in their own right but combined intended to created a flavor sensation exploding with joy as you took a bite, until the girl got ahold of it.  Needless to say it was one of the least enjoyable burritos i have had...this girl had ruined it.  As harsh as this may sound, I'm not pointing fingers at this ill-trained girl for she knew no better way she simply was not trained.  As I'm sitting talking with this volunteer i cant get the thought out of my head, i sure hope I've trained him better than that ha!  In our ministry all the pieces are in place, their good pieces that work great together but the true fact is they hinge upon the competency of our leaders.  The final piece in our ministry is leaders, they have the final touch with students really wrapping the whole thing together--they will make it or break it.  Am I training them to be effective?  If not, they are not to blame I am.