Teams - Host a Team

Exodus Teams are served each year by a network of churches and organisations who provide "ministry placements" for one of our groups.

Request a Team

Read the info below and once you are ready follow the link to request a team and start the process for the journey together.

Hosting an Exodus team is a great way to amplify or extend the reach of your ministry 

By welcoming a group of enthusiastic and prepared teens for 7-10 days, you can energise local believers & young people as well as serving the team members in their discipleship journey.


We are looking for partners who

  • Have an existing ministry and a vision for partnership.
  • Share our passion for the gospel and disciple making.
  • Will care for the team's food and accommodation needs.
  • Can find great opportunities for a team to serve.

Process

Timetable

  • Sep - Oct - Initial discussions then create a proposal for ministry, accommodation & transport using team request form online form.
  • Mid Nov - Agree details and costs with Exodus before team is advertised
  • Feb - Teams form and start weekly meeting.
  • Early Mar - Exodus confirms the team has been recruited and summer prep commences.
  • May - Jun  - Finalise the necessary logistics inc. food, accommodation, transport, ministry.
  • Jul/Aug - Host the team by providing ministry opportunities, food, accommodation & support.
  • Sep - Provide feedback for Exodus on the process
 

Placement

Your Time with the Team

The summer experience is called the placement. The host is responsible for planning and organising it and should combine a range of activities to offer adventure, discovery, service and growth. Important aspects include:

  • The opportunity to serve and make a difference.
  • Connection to the local Christian community.
  • Challenge such as new environments or experiences.
  • Fun
  • Time for Daily Team Meetings (led by the team leader)


Service Opportunities

The service opportunities should connect to your existing ministry but may include things such as:

  • Bible Club for Children (2-3 hours per day - Exodus will have a programme linked to our theme for the year)
  • Visiting Families & Homes
  • Basic Practical Work e.g. painting or gardening
  • Involvement in a Church Service
  • Youth Programme
  • Sports Ministry
  • Evangelism
  • Others to suit your own context
 

Practicalities

Partnership

Exodus will stay in touch through the process and answer questions. As the summer approaches the host and team leader are connected to help with preparation and planning.


Costs

We want our teams to be accessible to as many young people as possible and so ask our hosts to help us keep costs as low as possible. We agree the budget before the team is advertised to keep expectations clear for everyone.

  • Teams going to Ireland & UK will raise £60pp (€66pp) as a gift to help with basic food and ministry costs and we ask our hosts to see this as supporting their hospitality with the team.
  • Teams going to other locations will be allocated a specific budget based on their needs & similar teams in the region.
 

Ethos

Safeguarding

We believe that every individual is made in the image of God and is of unique and significant value; worthy of the highest standards of care.

As staff and volunteers, it is both our delight and our duty to create a safe and enjoyable environment for all children and young people we serve. 

Therefore, we are committed to practice that promotes their welfare & wellbeing, and protects them from harm and ask our hosts to commit to the same.

To read our full Safeguarding policy click here.

Values 

Statement of Faith

As a member of the Evangelical Alliance we subscribe to their statement of faith.  We have summarised our convictions below and ask hosts to support the following:

From God's Word, the Bible, we believe that everyone is created in God's image yet needs the life, death and resurrection of Jesus to bring freedom from sin and the fullness of a Spirit-filled life - worshipping and ministering in anticipation of Christ's return.

Ethos

The mission of the church to "...go and make disciples..." demands that the people of God live holy, distinctive lives. This is not an easy calling and contemporary culture poses major challenges for discipleship. For this reason Exodus takes a clear line on a number of difficult issues:

  1. We support abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and narcotic substances as a healthy lifestyle alternative. 
  2. We believe that poor choices in entertainment, television viewing and internet use offend a holy God and have a negative impact our Christian growth, our families and communities.  We encourage young people to make positive entertainment choices and ask staff &partners to choose carefully the venues they visit for entertainment and to avoid places that would conflict with the ethos of Exodus or have a negative impact on those they disciple.
  3. We are committed to a Biblical view on sexuality, namely that sexual intimacy is only to be expressed within marriage and between a man and a woman and expect all staff, leaders and partners to support this position.

 

Request a Team

Once you are ready follow the link to request a team and start the process for the journey together.