| Department / Ministry Area |
Family Ministry / Grace Kids |
| Reports To |
Grace Kids Overland Park Director |
| Position Classification |
Summer Internship |
| Time Commitment |
May 15 - August 6; 12 weeks, full-time
|
| Campus Schedule |
Tuesday - Friday, Weekend Services |
Responsibilities/Duties/Projects
- Assist Children’s Ministries in all events, lesson plans, and recruiting, and our Kids Worship Large Group environment
- Model a positive attitude and servant leadership when developing volunteers
- Assist with office type duties such as copying curriculum, preparing Children’s service bins for small groups, camps or special event projects, and any other areas assigned by the Children’s Ministry Director
- Demonstrate personable skills in order to reach both children and their families with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Assist programming of the Grace Kids environment
- Help implement strategies and methods that grow the ministry
- Maintain strong interpersonal skills bent toward cooperative, and collaborative team leadership
- Work alongside the Kid’s Director with the implementation and development of grace groups
- Help organize weekend services and volunteer appreciation (to include the fall kickoff)
- Assist with Bible Bucks store and missional aspects in the repeater rooms
- Help assist SBO Jr and SBO, Grace’s vacation Bible school program
- Assist in KW and KWjr programming & curriculum development
- Run a deep clean day
- Work on projects using different media such as video to document testimonies from teachers and kids
- Assist with the development of video training tips
- Ensure training procedures for children staff is up to date and accurate
- Learn to create and operate within a budget
- Participate in planning and strategy meetings
- Meet with supervisor regularly for ministry discipleship and training
- Attend church staff meetings to see how church ministries function as a team
Skills/Experience
- Good organizational and administrative skills
- Skilled in researching and finding requested information
- Proficient in software applications and familiar with Google Apps
- Skilled at creating, documenting and following processes
- Skilled at building relationships
Expectations
- Accept and support the Grace Vision, Mission, Beliefs and Values as listed on the church website
- Exhibit a servant’s heart and willingness to get the job done well and on time
- Act as a positive representative of Grace Church at all times
- Maintain complete confidentiality with all sensitive pieces of information
- Exhibit loyalty in all situations and defend the heart and intentions of Grace Staff
- Be a great team player
Grace Church Summer Internship Program
The Grace Church Internship Program provides opportunities for an intern to receive personal and spiritual mentoring as well as leadership development, ministry experience and a glimpse into the life of a person in ministry. Interns will gain a valuable education working alongside Grace Church staff members.
One-On-One Mentorship
We believe that relational investment is a vital aspect of growth and development, both personal and professional. That is why one of the core components of our internship program is a one-on-one mentorship with another leader. Each participant will spend one hour each week in one-on-one discussion with his/her mentor. The topic of discussion could vary widely and include both church-related issues and personal concerns.
Hands On Experience
Each participant in the internship program will participate in the weekly ministry activities at Grace Church. This participation will vary in scope and practice each week.
General Church Ministry Experience
Within the day-to-day operations of any church there are numerous tasks to complete, events to plan, ministries to oversee and people to pastor. It is common that every person on staff at a church, regardless of their official title, will be responsible for serving in or overseeing any number of areas which may or may not be directly related to each other.
As a part of the internship program, each participant will take part in overall church planning meetings, assist in other ministry areas and contribute to the big picture goals set in place by church leadership. Along the way, valuable skills will be developed in the areas of teamwork, servanthood, time management, prioritization of responsibilities and strategic planning.
Eligibility
Candidates eligible to apply must be followers of Christ who fully support the vision of Grace Church as listed on our website. Candidates must have at least a High School diploma. The candidate will show the character required to lead and shepherd others as well as teachability to learn the discipline and skills necessary to serve in a growing ministry.
Term
We are seeking full-time Interns for a 12 week program.
We will work as closely as possible with interns accepted into the program to help them secure housing; however, housing is ultimately the responsibility of the intern.
Compensation
1st year Grace Summer Interns are paid a stipend of $200 per week. However, if someone is earning college credit through the internship program, the guidelines set forth by the college or university in regards to compensation will be taken in to consideration.
2nd year Grace Summer Interns are paid $225 per week
3rd year Grace Summer Interns are paid $250 per week
4th year Grace Summer Interns are paid $275 per week
The Outcome
At the end of the 12-week internship the intern will:
Understand the importance of personal spiritual development as well as skill development
Know how to serve as part of a church-wide leadership team
Realize the importance of maintaining a servant-oriented mindset in life and church
Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritize tasks in order to meet set goals in the time allotted
See the perspective of full time ministry life
Application Process
All interested applicants are required to fill out our online application and upload your cover letter and resume by clicking this link: Grace Church Application
We are accepting applications and resumes until May 1st. A select group of applicants will be chosen for the interview process. We will notify our applicants by May 8th if they have been chosen for the Internship.