E. Gaming Ministry Our new gaming ministry is on a trial basis. It is designed to generate opportunities to share the gospel with young people and point them to Jesus. We record games, livestream matches, and in the future, we will use in-person tournaments to engage with young people where they are at. This ministry option is open to both first and second year students. F. Individualized Ministry (Second Year Only) As a second-year student, you have the opportunity to tailor a ministry to your specific interests and abilities. This will require a detailed ministry proposal to be approved through the Ministries Department. Forms are available at the Student Services Desk. Depending on the nature of your ministry proposal, you may be required to provide your own transportation. G. Travel Teams Second year students will be assigned to travel teams to assist in various Word of Life Local Church Ministries roundups. H. Video Testimonies Each first year student will complete a recording of their personal testimony and share it across social media outlets for the sake of learning how to effectively tell their story and how to creatively share that story with the world around them. VI. SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS A unique aspect of the Ministries Department is the area of service assignments. Service assignments provide each student the opportunity to develop teamwork, a godly work ethic, and hands-on training in various areas. Service assignments cover every area from maintenance to housekeeping and from food service to administration. Each individual student is key in ensuring the operation of the Bible Institute as a whole. Word of Life is committed to the evangelism and discipleship of youth. Manthano , a derivative of the Greek, means “to learn by putting what one learns into experience.” Perhaps one of the greatest lessons we teach others is not so much in what we do but in how we do it.
There are two types of service assignments that are scheduled throughout the year: regular service assignments and Sunday service assignments. Here is a specific definition of each:
Regular Service Assignment – This is the 6-8 hour-per-week assignment that each student is expected to fulfill during the academic year. This assignment has been determined in part by the survey that was filled out by the student as well as the student’s assigned ministry and by the needs of the Bible Institute. Sunday Service Assignment – There are no regular service assignments scheduled on Sundays. Therefore, a system has been implemented that tries to be fair and to ensure that all students have the same amount of Sundays off. Thus, each student should expect to serve a few Sundays per semester. Sunday service assignments will be communicated at the beginning of each semester. As this schedule is subject to change, every student is responsible for checking their messages in Canvas each week for his/her assignment. A. Absence/Late – Please see “Missing Required Activities” (p. 33, XIV). Ministry assignments scheduled by the Ministries Department serve as valid excused absences. Staff appointments are not considered valid reasons and should be scheduled around service assignments. B. Breakfast Service Assignments – Those working breakfasts must come prepared to go to class immediately after being dismissed from the service assignment (i.e., bring a change of clothes to work). Students are not allowed to be late for class or chapel in order to change.
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