Summer Internship
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We are looking for young adults, age 20 and over, to share in ministry to children and youth in our East Side Detroit neighborhood: young people who are ready to be all in with God's real. crazy. love. As servants of great passion, our interns live in a thriving, Christ-based community. This is not only an internship; it is a kind of radical Kingdom ministry.
The Summer Internship goes from Sunday June 6th - Saturday August 14th, 2021
FULL-TIME SUMMER INTERN
The Summer Internship at Hope House Detroit (HHD) is a focused opportunity to advance in discipleship, servanthood, and urban ministry. Following the lead of Jesus, we will move together in a neighborhood setting to know and show His love. At Hope House, we live in community, often opening our doors to children, teens, adults, and visiting groups.
AREAS OF FOCUS/GOALS OF INTERNSHIP:
- Discipleship
- Daily house devotion and prayer, individual time with God and journaling, living life in community
- Weekly house worship and reflection, local church attendance, and HHD intentional group Biblical study
- Access to individual mentoring
- Servanthood
- Practical functions of maintaining a community center and the implications of ongoing hospitality
- Discovery of serving one another in the communal setting
- Exercising watchfulness for serving opportunities in the neighborhood
- Apprenticing with the Servant of all through Scripture and the Spirit
- (Urban) Ministry
- Participating in the ministries of HHD and her partners
- Exposure to other urban ministries and ministers
- Structured group examination of urban ministry content
- Developing a potential ministry plan in response to the heart’s prompting
SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST/OPPORTUNITY:
We are looking for young adults who are interested in (but not limited to):
- Children’s Ministry
- Community Upkeep
- Sports Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Outdoor Fun Management
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Live in Hope House Detroit
- Follow direction of staff
- Participate in daily Hope House activities
- Communicate with staff, residents, kids, and neighbors
- Nurture personal relationship with God
- Assist where needed
- Maintenance and security of property
- Daily cleaning and chores
- Ministry assignments focused on children and youth (supervision, play, etc. with youth daily)
- Participate in fundraising
- Attend Hope Community Church
- Other responsibilities as assigned
- Required: 10 weeks with no other commitments
$1500 stipend plus possible additional from fundraising, free housing and food
Location: 840 Marlborough St. Detroit, MI 48215
Benefits: free housing and utilities, urban/missional living, time off for 4th of July, one day off per week, and one additional weekend off.