P.A.

PA Expectations 2011-12

What does it mean to be a Program Assistant (PA) servant minister?
Most students who apply to be a PA will be accepted into this leadership role. We are looking for many different types of people. You need to have a desire to grow in and share your faith and to journey with younger students. Because of your age, you will be looked upon by the junior high students as role models. If the youth ministers feel that a student’s maturity level or number of commitments to other activities/clubs, etc. make it difficult for him/her to be a PA, Jenny will discuss this individually. This PA group will only consist of freshmen and sophomores who have come through Faith Alive. Any exceptions must be approved by Jenny.

The type of leadership is flexible. You will be encouraged to take on as much as possible while respecting your personality and your schedules.

What are Program Assistant (PA) servant ministers required to do?

All PA’s need to read the PA Obligations on the back of this sheet and

to sign that agreement as well.

Please talk directly to Jenny if any of these expectations will cause undo difficulties. Otherwise, if PA’s are not able to meet these expectations, they will be respectfully asked to step down. Being a PA is a servant minister positions. These are not positions of power and privilege, but service to the Faith Alive group.

It may not be for everyone.

But it can be for you!

NOTE – You must also register for Youth Ministry using the high school registration form and pay the $45 registration fee. (This form and fee also only need to be turned in once – for PA’s and if you attend LIFE.)

Program Assistant (PA) Expectations

1.      Attend a PA training session in August or September and read the PA handbook.

2.      Attend all Servant Minister Meetings. They will be on the first Sunday of every month from 3:30-56:30 pm in the youth room.

3.      Be a positive role model.

4.      Participate in ALL activities. (Do not leave the building or use your cell phone or personal music device without approval of your adult facilitator or Jenny.)

5.      Be consistent in attendance.

6.      Be prompt. We really need you there 15 minutes prior to the start of each meeting.

7.      Check communications – Sign up for Flocknote.com so that you can easily received the weekly updates.

8.      Collaborate with your adult facilitator to lead your group as a consistent team.

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Notify your adult facilitator or Jenny if you can not attend a meeting.

10. Contact each student in your small group or PA Pod a minimum of once a month at home.

11. Invite Faith Alive students to the retreats and other activities.

12. Faith Alive meetings: We need more PA’s for Monday! For both meetings, we are going to form PA Pods with 1 PA and 3-6 students. Really partner with these students at each meeting and make it a point to contact each one regularly, especially if you haven’t seen the student in a 2-3 meetings. Always follow up with new students with a phone call.

13. Plan and Lead the Faith Alive Retreats— We have a fall and a winter retreat. ONLY PA’s who actively plan and participate in leading parts of the retreat will be allowed to attend.

14. Participate in a summer activity: We need several leaders for KUBS, the Rural Experience and FOCUS.

15. Assist with leading meeting. Everyone has leadership gifts and you will be asked to step up—give the talk, generate the icebreaker activity or create the PowerPoint. Jenny will coordinate this.

16. Refrain from gift giving and overt contact. Please, do not give the students individual gifts. Also, many students may want to hug. That’s ok, but let them initiate it. No sitting or laying on each other. (No purpling.)