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Summer Internship

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.

Intern with us!

Apply here!

Contact

Hope House Detroit
840 Marlborough St.
Detroit, MI 48215
(313) 887-0132

Hours

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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