Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Teams The CEF teams will do ministry at a local elementary school on a weekly basis. The students who are placed on this team must be passionate about children’s ministry and participate faithfully throughout the school year. Events Teams The Events teams will serve alongside the Local Church Missionaries in Word of Life Florida. The students will travel and help with STORM events, Fascar events, and other Youth Ministries-related ministries. While serving with the Youth Ministries staff, the students will promote camp. Spanish Ministry The Spanish Ministry team serves in conjunction with Spanish-speaking congregations in the Tampa Bay Area. The team serves with student events and other evangelistic opportunities. Speaking Spanish is not a prerequisite for joining the team, but it certainly helps! SUMMER MINISTRY PRACTICUM Students are required to complete a full-time Ministry Practicum during the summer in order to graduate the program. The Ministry Practicum serves as the capstone to the Bible Institute program, providing multiple opportu- nities to apply what they have learned in the classroom throughout the year. This normally takes place at Word of Life Florida’s youth camp, The Coast, under the umbrella of the Summer Institute of Camping (SIC). Only a limited number of “outside” ministries (non-Word of Life) are approved each year. These will only be considered if they accomplish the objective of the Ministry Practicum which is to “provide students with a supervised, concentrated ministry experience with an emphasis on evangelism and discipleship.” We will also be evaluating if the ministry experience would be similar to the type of involvement a student would get at Word of Life. The “outside ministry” application should be turned in no later than March 1. This date also applies to new spring semester students. The application outlines all the requirements which must be met in order to be considered for approval. No requests will be considered without an application, and applications will not be accepted beyond the date above. Students who do not complete an approved Ministry Practicum are not eligible to receive the Bible Certificate or the Certificate of Attendance; however, their transcripts will show completed coursework and grades.
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