Internship in Youth Ministry Leadership

Young Life•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

Young Life Military is seeking interns who want to serve young people and grow in their Christian faith. Interns are accepted through Young Life and work with an experienced Young Life Military/Club Beyond staff member, who provides direction and training. Opportunities are available in the United States or Europe, near the community where the intern will conduct ministry. Interns support activities such as camps, clubs, Bible studies, and spending time with teens while modeling a personal example of Jesus Christ. Interns help lead and oversee Club Beyond, an ecumenically focused, outreach-oriented ministry serving military teens. The ministry aims to provide a safe, Christ-centered community where teens can build friendships, hope, and resiliency, through relational, incarnational ministry. The internship is paid, but each applicant is responsible for raising the salary needed to participate; the required amount ranges from $1,160 to $4,000 depending on location and the number of weeks served.

Requirements

Must have graduated high school at least two years before applying.
Deep love for Christ and for teens who have not found faith.
Competent communication skills.
Teachable heart.
Willingness to raise part of the budget through personal support.
Commitment to a relational ministry approach.
Energetic.
Small-event planning skills.
Strong initiative.
Must live near the community where ministry is conducted.

Responsibilities

Meet weekly with supervising staff using Club Beyond team agenda tools.
Participate with a team in leading Club Beyond clubs and small-group ministry for teens.
Create a 90-day personal growth plan that includes solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer, and a commitment to understanding God’s Word.
Attend installation chapel as often as possible while in the community.
Attend volunteer leader meetings.
Meet weekly with a volunteer to discuss their involvement in Club Beyond.
Meet with the supervisor to learn to recruit and train leaders and build a leadership team reflecting the community’s diversity.
Discuss raising financial support with the supervisor, including its benefits and challenges.
Send monthly updates to personal donor partners.
Model incarnational, relational ministry and help develop community outreach to unchurched teens, discipleship for believing teens, and hands-on Christian youth ministry for middle- and high-school students.
Lead and equip volunteers.
Respect and embrace the community’s military culture.
Live according to Club Beyond’s core values: Christ-centered leadership, an exclusively military focus, incarnational methods, an ecumenical perspective, strategic partnerships, professionalism, and excellent stewardship.