Perimeter Church: Student MinistriesIntern Program

Vision: To make mature and equipped followers of Christ deployed for community and global transformation.
Mission: To make mature and equipped men and women of God who are full of truth and integrity, ready to impact their community and world for the Kingdom of God.

Program Pillars:

  1. Leadership Training
  1. Assuming leadership roles in events, programs and as a small group discipleship leader.
  2. Reading and studying resources on leadership.
  3. Biblical leadership training through personal Bible study, Adult Leadership Family (community of discipleship leaders), and time with mentor.
  1. Self Assessment & Capacity Building
  1. RightPath-Knowing ones personality, strengths, and weaknesses.
  2. LINK-Knowing ones spiritual gifting, how to use that for God’s glory.
  3. Financial Peace University-Knowing how to manage the money God has given you.
  4. Constant feedback from Supervisor through 1/1 weekly meetings and 2/year evaluations.
  1. Vision and Mission/Strategic Thinking
  1. Learning the vision/mission of Perimeter Church
  2. Developing your own life plan/personal vision and mission statement.
  1. Foundation of Church, Student Ministry
  1. TFL-theology training.
  2. Taste of Perimeter/Inquirers Seminars-learning about church-why it’s important and how it works.
  3. Reading resources about youth ministry and discussing variousroles inthe ministry.
  4. Attend Barnabas and The National Youth Workers Conference.
  5. Be part of every aspect of Watershed/JHi for 2 full years.
  6. Partner w/one Segue campus and learn basics of campus ministry.
  7. Develop a philosophy of student ministry.
  1. Discipleship/Life on Life
  1. Participate in an adult discipleship group
  2. Be mentored/supervised by someone on the Student Ministries staff.
  3. Read books on discipleship and how Jesus modeled it.
  4. Lead a student discipleship group.
  5. Attend all adult Leadership Family meetings.
  1. Missional/Intentional Living
  1. X-press your Faith class-learning how to share your faith with others.
  2. Read books about evangelism.
  3. Attend at least one Student Ministries Global Outreach journey
  4. Be intentional with the gospel-where you live.
  5. Develop a target group with intentional strategies on how to reach them.
  6. Partner with Community Outreach to impact our community/neighbors.
  1. Experiential Learning and Facilitation
  1. Lead a student small group
  2. Assist in planning and implementing Jr./Sr. High Programming
  3. Teaching large group in above programs as well as at local area school clubs (FCA, SV, etc.)
  4. Plan at least one overnight trip and outreach event.
  5. Develop a budget
  6. Attend all Parent/Town Hall meetings
  7. Attend and assist in planning all retreats and special events including Gold Rush
  8. Develop and maintain a weekly schedule balancing office tasks and relational life-on-life contact work.
  9. Shadow supervisor/mentor in counseling

Intern Compensation

Interns are responsible for raising their own support, though they will be equipped and trained to do so by Student Ministries staff and administratively supported by Perimeter’s accounting department. We work hard to find free housing for every intern, though final responsibility for housing rests on the interns’ shoulders.

In general, interns are expected to raise around $25,000/year for their expenses, though this varies according to individual need.

Interns are provided with a laptop (which is theirs to keep following the internship) and $50/month towards their cell phone bill.

Sample Schedule: Senior High Intern

Monthly commitmnets

Reading Monthly BookPrayer/Develop TargetLyric

Intern Meeting each weekBudget/ScheduleGold Rush Planning

DiscipleshipTFL Retreats

Staff MeetingWeekly contact workBreakfast Club

Staff PrayerRushWaterhshed/JHi Prayer

Morning XtraStudent D-group

Weekly 1/1 w/ mentorAdult Leadership Family

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / To-DO
8:30am-10:30pm
Quiet Time/Reading
10:30pm-12pm
MX planning meeting
12pm-1:00pm
Lunch
1pm-3pm
Budget/Schedule for next week
6:30pm-8pm
Discipleship / 6:00 am – 7:30 am Breakfast club
8:45am-9:30am
Staff Prayer
10:30 am-12:00pm
Group Hug /prayer
12:00 PM – 1:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Staff meeting / 9am-11:30am
Reading/Studying
12:00-1:00
Lunch
3:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Contact work w/ students
(1/month) prep for Rush 3-10 pm / *Sign Up for Taste of Perimeter.
* Sign Up for Break Out next weekend.
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*Brainstorm Target area.
Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday
9:30am-11:30am
Supplication prayer time for students
11:30am-1:00pm
TFL
1:30pm-3:00pm
1/1 w/ Mentor
2:30-4:30
Develop life plan / 6:00pm – 11:30pm
Contact work
(movies, Starbucks, Bricks, Ball games, etc) / OFF
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Worship
(1/month) Lyric/ 4pm – 11 pm (set-up/worship/Lyirc/cleanup) / 8:30am – 10:15am
Adult Leadership Family
10:15am – 12:30 am
Contact work/MX prep and Morning Xtra
12:30pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch w/ students or family
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm prep for D-group
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
D-group