Rock the World: Sample Summer

Sample Summer

The following is a schedule from JP Team 13 in the Summer of 2003

May

14 The Team arrives in Ambridge, PA.
15-17 Orientation to Rock the World and Josiah Project
18 Check Point #1: The first of 3 Check points during Josiah Project to see if you're still in.
19-28 La Vida Wilderness Excursion
29 Solo Day: Throughout the summer there are "solo days" which are Sabbaths for you to reflect on the Project so far and work on your Reflection Responses.
30 Youth Ministry Cycle and Site Assignment begins. In the past, the Youth Site assignment runs alongside classes as teams have worked with local churches. In 2003, the team worked with Fox Chapel Episcopal Church and Youth Pastor Joel Tassie. Talks included Small Groups, Paradigm Shifts, and Biblical Basis for Youth Ministry.

June

1-14 Urban Ministry Cycle. Activities with the youth at Fox Chapel continued throughout the training for the Urban Cycle. Talks Included: Working with a homeless church, How to give your Testimony, What is the Good News?, and Post-Modernity and Worship.
15 Youth Ministry Site Assignment wraps up
16 Solo Day
17-31 Urban Ministry Site Assignment - Source Ministries Minneapolis. The team helped advertise and execute a block party, created a prayer room for the block party, got to know itinerant street kids, helped clean the Source facilities.

July

1 Urban Ministry Site Assignment wraps up
2 Solo Day
3 Cross-cultural Ministry Cycle begins. Talks included: The State of the World & The Unreached, Cultural Immersion Activities, Culture Shock, and Being Servants of Grace.
13-28 Cross-cultural Ministry Site Assignment - Peru. One week in Lima, staying in a shanty town and planning and running a daily camp for the youth. One week in Arequipa, staying in an orphanage and training youth leaders.
29 Solo Day
30 Check Point #2 and Second Summer Interviews
31 Second Summer Planning

August