What is Core Team?
Youth Ministry is a mission that's bigger than one person- fruitful youth ministry is a team effort that requires a variety of spiritual gifts, talents, and personalities.

The "Core Team" is a team of volunteers who support youth ministry at St. Andrew in a handful of ways. Volunteers may serve on the Edge (Middle School) Core Team, Lifeteen (High School) Core Team, or both!

No Core Member's contribution is identical to another's; we strive to place volunteers in a role (or roles) that utilize's their strengths. Below are some of the duties that a Core Team member can fulfill during Edge/Life Nights:

• Food service (Set-up & clean-up)
• Greeters/Welcomers (Focused on engaging teens as they arrive, looking out for teens who are new or sitting alone)
• Accompanying teens (being present each week, sharing your faith/growing in faith alongside them)
• Emcee role (Directing the large group from the microphone, transitioning between each segment of the night, making announcements, etc.)
• Delivering the night's Proclaim (teaching)
• Leading small group
• Tech/AV support
• Coordinating the Big Fish (High school youth who help with Edge)

As the saying goes, many hands make light work; a healthy Core Team is one that has enough hands to cover all the ministry "bases". This prevents individual volunteers from being over-extended. It also gives everyone the freedom and joy of operating out of their strengths while entrusting that their weaknesses will be covered by other team members with different strengths.

Considering whether you might be a good fit for Core Team?
If you just want to know more about Edge, Lifeteen, Core Team, or whether your gifts could be a good fit for supporting youth ministry at St. Andrew, please don't hesitate to reach out to us*. Our contact info is at the bottom of this page.

*We love talking about youth ministry and are happy to help our brothers and sisters in Christ find a place in the Church where their gifts and passions can shine and bear good fruit for the Lord! If we have a conversation and it doesn't seem like Core Team is a good fit for you, we'll probably be able to recommend for other ministries that could benefit from your support!

If you're ready to give Core Team a try:
Please complete the Core Team Application and email to Teresa Gjernes at [email protected] You may also turn it in at the Parish Office.