Overview
Athletes in Action is offering a unique opportunity to do a joint internship with our Youth and Campus ministries. The intern will have the opportunity to experience what ministry with AIA is like through ministering to athletes on Campus and helping to run sports camps in the summer.
During the campus season this role consists of helping those in varsity athletics discover Jesus, grow in their faith, develop their unique potential and put their faith into action as they impact the world. During the camp season this role consists of creating spaces for young children to hear and know Jesus through the implementation of summer sport camps with partnering churches in the area. These sports include soccer, basketball, volleyball and multi-sport . Through their position, coaches will engage with athletes from the grassroots level, all the way to competitive athletes at the end of their high school careers. Coaches will be expected to combat negative views of sport culture with the gospel, while inspiring churches to reach their local community.
This is an internship where you will see God provide financially through a team of ministry partners. We provide a team to help you accomplish this and it is a hard journey but one that brings great joy watching God work.
Primary Objectives:
1. Share the gospel and disciple to deeper maturity student athletes on their faith journey
• In partnership with AthleteConnexion and working alongside your director, provide care for athletes through discipleship and evangelism opportunities.
• Equip students to become spiritual leaders in training how to share their faith, identify gifts for kingdom impact and how to live out their Christian faith.
• Assist with and attend National Training Camp, Retreat, and campus team meetings
2. Intentionally live out your faith and share your testimony to a variety of people
• Apply age and skill appropriate teaching techniques for sport specific skills and physical literacy.
• Work closely with the Regional Director, coaching team, church volunteers and additional AIA staff to ensure the children are cared for, the community is reached and the gospel shared.
• Attend coach’s training, camp meetings and orientations.
3. Use your skills and abilities to help run a successful camp experience
• Assist in organizing events to give more athletes an opportunity to hear about Jesus, become a part of AIA, or to make a decision to follow Jesus.
• Assist in planning summer AIA Camps to help bring the gospel to children across the region.
• Participate and present stories from ministry at both campus and camps team meetings
This position requires Ministry Partner Development. The successful candidate will have the privilege of building a partnership team which provides financial and prayer support for salary and the ministry expenses. For more detailed information email info@athletesinaction.ca
To apply for this job email your details to info@athletesinaction.ca.
About Athletes in Action
Athletes in Action (a division of Power To Change) is a ministry that seeks to help people know Jesus and experience his power to change the world through sport. No matter what type of work those involved with Athletes in Action (AIA) do, whether they are staff or volunteers, we understand that our work collectively is to further this overall mission. Athletes in Action is a team on mission who lives out three Core Values: We are passionately committed, live in an authentic community, and we play together.