"Summer Staff was one of the best summers of my life.  I made some friends for life and met people from all over the country.  During this time I was challenged physically and spiritually, but it caused me to grow in these areas more than I could have imagined.  If you’re looking for a way to have fun and serve the Lord, look nowhere else.  You will remember this summer as one of the best in of your life." –Ryan Cobb, Summer Staff 2005

Summer Staff is for college students who love middle and high-school students and have a heart for youth ministry.  We are looking for dedicated young people who are committed to their faith and willing to serve Christ through a summer of service.  As Summer Staff, you will have an opportunity to travel around the US for two months to many of the Fun in the Son and The Great Escape events.  You will work hard and play hard, but the best part might just be the relationships you will develop over the course of the summer.  Some of the tasks you will be involved with include helping with the set-up and break-down of the staging, sharing your testimony, leading recreation or small groups, and much more.
Summer Staff members must have completed at least their freshman year of college or the equivalent, and all summer staffers raise their own financial support, a minimum of $2000.
If you have further questions, please contact Rachel Cobb at rachel@ycmhome.org or by calling (423) 624-2495.
We welcome recommendations from youth workers for conference summer staff. If you know of any students that could fill any of these positions, please contact us!


Conference Work Crew

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Are you bummed 'cause you're in high school now and you've graduated from The Great Escape...or you're in college and you miss your days at Fun in the Son?!?  Well, cheer up!  You have the opportunity to serve on conference work crew!

Work crew is made up of high school and/or college students who give a week of their summer to serve at a specific Fun in the Son or The Great Escape conference.  If you are interested in helping out for a week at your favorite conference by serving food, helping clean up, assisting in recreation and much more, we need you!  Download an application for the event at which you would like to serve and return it to the person specified on the application. Get ready to see the conferences from behind the scenes – you will have the time of your life as you help make these conferences the best they can be for other students!


Son Servants Summer Staff

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“Being on Son Servants Summer Staff was an absolutely incredible experience. I was able to see God at work in the lives of countless students, while at the same time experiencing God's work in my own life. The summer for me was the perfect picture of community. I saw the love of Christ in the adult staff and the way that they endlessly loved and supported me without the slightest hesitation. In the same way, I was compelled to truly love the students exactly as they were, and was blessed to see God grab hold of their hearts as they learned the joy of serving Him.”
~ Jessica Moore – Summer Staff 2005

"As a Summer Staffer, I was stretched beyond what I thought I was capable of, challenged beyond my abilities, and encouraged more than I thought was humanly possible. All-in-all I learned what it was like to step away from everything, even myself, and serve others with the love of God, not my own. It was the greatest experience of my life, and makes me so much more excited to see the plans He has for me in the future."
~Stephanie Caldwell - Summer Staff 2007

Son Servants Summer Staff is a unique opportunity for college students who share a love of youth ministry with a heart for missions.  As part of a dynamic community of believers, the Summer Staff’s primary function is to serve others, but in doing so they often find their own relationship with Christ has been deepened.

What Does a Summer Staffer Do?
The primary responsibility of Summer Staff is to serve the youth and adults on the Son Servants trips.  Summer Staff will do a variety of things including lead work teams on construction projects, help with Vacation Bible School, give their testimonies, counsel students, pack lunches, set up chairs, lead small groups, and a plethora of other behind the scenes tasks which make these trips possible.  The tasks Summer Staff are involved in are bound to stretch them, both physically and spiritually.  In addition to all the tasks Summer Staff does, there is also time set aside for exploring their own faith and discussing all that they are learning throughout the summer with other members of the staff. These mission trips provide amazing opportunities for Summer Staff to experience true Christian community.

What is a Summer Staffer’s Schedule?
The Summer Staff schedule is exhausting and demanding.  Staffers will be involved in anywhere from 5-8 mission trips in places such as Belize, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Virginia, Colorado, Florida and/or the Texas-Mexico border.  Each staff person will be completely absorbed in ministry for close to ten weeks, and the days can be long and hard.  From early morning wake-up duty to security after lights out, the summer staffer is busy doing whatever needs to be done to make the mission project a success for the youth groups in attendance.   

Other important details? 
Summer Staffers must be available from the first week of June through the first week of August and must have completed their first year of college or the equivalent.   Summer Staffers must also raise their own financial support, a minimum of $2500.

What are the End Results?
In the final analysis, we hope that Summer Staff will help build young men and women who love God and want to serve Him in whatever calling He places on their lives.  It is hoped that the Summer Staff program is doing its part to help mold a generation of young people who will make a difference for Christ!

Interested!?!  Contact Ellison at (423) 624-2495 or ellison@ycmhome.org if you have any questions. And don't forget your application!!