Leader in Training- Internship

Position Summary

The Leader-in-Training Level II – Ministry Intern is a position for someone who is passionate about personal growth in spiritual and ministry leadership. This internship is designed to develop your skills in working collaboratively and communicating effectively within a ministry setting. As a LIT2 - Ministry Intern, you will be an integral part of a team that lives out the core values of Greater Iowa Youth For Christ. S/he must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom inspired diversity. S/he will seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of their YFC ministry model.

Essential Functions

Relational Ministry Action (RMA’s) Development/Service

Serving/Ministry (5-8 hours)

· Conduct a minimum of 3 RMA’s/week:

● Club

● Contacting

● Building times

● Small groups

· Assist with the Site Director at their assigned site.

· Attend any retreats/camps and special functions throughout the year.

· Assist with any tasks weekly in our LIT trainings and any duties within GIYFC.

Ministry Team/Personal Development

Coaching/Training (6 hours)

· Attend LIT training weekly at the office/Zoom

· Attend all scheduled site team meetings/functions.

· Attend all special events, meetings, trainings, etc.

· Have a 1-on-1 with your Site Director a minimum of once per week.

· Have a 1-on-1 with a Director of Leader Formation a minimum of once per month.

· Assist with any needed administrative duties.

Stewardship (1 hour)

· Attend and complete fundraising training program.

· Raise a minimum of $350/month in the timeframe given. (15 Donors at $25 per month)

· Meet with the Regional Director regarding your fundraising.

· Maintain and submit 30-60-90-Day Report.

· Construct and submit your newsletter monthly.

· Contact and thank your donors.

· Follow up with lapsed donors as discovered.

· Build, maintain and update your Prayer Partner Team.

** NOTE: until fundraising goals are met, stewardship activities will be 50% of time/week.

Spiritual Growth (1 hour)

· Be mentored outside of GIYFC.

· Read any assigned books designed for personal development.

· Grow spiritually

· Prayer, meditation and worship.

· Bible study.

· Attend church.

LIT Training

Interns meet on Thursdays weekly for training and equipping.

Position Starting Date: August 13th, 2025

Position Ending Date: June 15th, 2026

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

●Embraces the vision, mission and Statement of Faith of YFC

●A personal calling to ministry

●Understands YFC’s 5 Essentials and leads through this model

●Self-Motivator

●Strong moral character and of good repute

●Connect well with youth

●Well-spoken in front of youth and adults

●Assist in managing a team of diverse volunteers

●Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures and ethnicities

●Oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills

●Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities

●Good relationship building skills with adults and young people

●Perseverance through opposition and obstacles

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Willing to demonstrate/or possesses the following:

Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility)
Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust)
Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie)
Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
Seeks and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

● High School Diploma

● Two years of ministry involvement

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.

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