Congrats to the 2010 Servant Team!
Interns: Guys – Spencer Thomas (Kerrville), Girls – Lillie Davis (Lampasas)
Servant Team Guys: Scott Gallagher (Mason), Eric Garcia (New Braunfels), Todd Jones (Mercedes), Daniel Lumpkin (Lampasas), Hayden Payne (New Braunfels), Sam Peyton (Robert Lee), Austin Skinner (Boerne), Conner Strickland (Austin), and Clay Wiemers (Fredericksburg)
Servant Team Girls: Beth Ann Berkman (Marble Falls), Cheyenne Boyd (Bronte), Diana Brandon (Harlingen), Selina Brandon (Harlingen), Hannah Field (Lockhart), Tandy King (Cedar Park), Ruthie Long (Goldthwaite), Jessica Moore (Del Valle), Haley Payne (Spicewood), Morgan Priddy (Austin), and Kelly Seale (Burnet)
Supporting the Servant Team: If you would like to financially and prayerfully support the Servant Team as a whole, you may send your donations to: SWTC Treasurer, Attn: Servant Team, 16400 Huebner Rd, San Antonio TX, 78248. For more information contact Rusty Freeman at rhf143@aol.com or 210.408.4538.
What is the Servant Team?
The Servant Team (ST) is a group of high school and college age students, 16 to 19, (leaving sophomore year in high school to sophomore year in college) who serve as the summer youth event staff for the Southwest Texas Conference Council on Youth Ministry.
20 guys and girls make up the ST and they are selected each spring by members of the ST Selection Committee and CCYM/Summer Camp adult leadership team. (this includes summer interns as well as camp directors.) The ST is co-lead by two SWTC youth interns.
The Servant Team is a ministry which helps ensure that our Summer Camps and My Mission are the best possible experiences for students. ST is a chance to develop leadership skills and to help grow as a Christian disciple.
An Overview of the Servant Team
The Servant Team will be the core leadership team for SWTC summer youth events.
The Servant Team will gain experience in youth ministry, service and Bible study.
The Servant Team will grow spiritually as they help lead SWTC summer youth events.
The Servant Team will raise their support and receive a salary from the support raised.
The Servant Team will attend a pre- and a post- training retreat during the summer.
The Servant Team will commit to the Servant Team Covenant & Pledge.
The Servant Team will be accountable to the SWTC Covenant of Behavior.
The Servant Team will work under the supervision of the SWTC Director of Youth Ministries,the Summer Camp Directors and Deans, and the two summer youth interns.
The Servant Team will commit to 2 days in June, 5 weeks during June and July, and 2 days during late July for a post beach retreat.
The Servant Team will complete an application and interview process. *Completion of the application does not guarantee a position on the Servant Team. Selection of the Servant Team will be made on March 1 by SWTC camp directors and deans. All youth applying will be notified by March 5. ** Please include a photo of self with application.
Servant Team 2010 Dates
Application Deadline, Monday, March 1, 2010 / (Spiritual Gifts Inventory)
1) Servant Team Pre Retreat - June 10-11, 10 / Marble Falls
2) My Mission Xtreme - Sr. High - June 11-15, 10 / Travis Park UMC,San Antonio TX
3) My Mission Impact - Jr. High - June 18-22, 10 / Austin TX
4) JAM Camp - June 27-July 1, 10 / Mt. Wesley, Kerrville
5) HEB Camps - July 11-15, 10 / HEB Foundation
6) QUEST Camp - July 18-22, 10 / Mt. Wesley, Kerrville
7) Servant Team Follow-up Retreat - July 23-25, 10 / Corpus Christi TBD
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Servant Team Commitment
It is our commitment to,
…consider our lives worth nothing to us.
…seek to abide in Jesus.
…strive to serve without recognition.
…desire to worship God with our lives.
…reach out to the last, the least, and the lost.
…put the needs of others before our own.
…work to spread the Gospel.
…discipline ourselves and our lives.
...rebuke negative behavior and sinful habits.
…practice daily the 6 Habits of Faith (worship, prayer, study, service, fasting & celebration
Servant Team Covenant
I covenant to,
…go last.
…do not draw attention to ourselves.
…boast only in the Lord.
…humble ourselves.
…serve without complaint.
…worship without reserve.
…live above reproach.
…uphold Christ-likeness.
...walk in holiness and purity.
…love all.
…pray first.
…practice faith.
Supporting the Servant Team:
If you would like to financially and prayerfully support the Servant Team as a whole, you may send your donations to: SWTC Treasurer, Attn: Servant Team, 16400 Huebner Rd, San AntonioTX, 78248. For more information contact Rusty Freeman at rhf143@aol.com
or 210.382.4581.
For more info contact Rusty Freeman, Director of Youth Ministries, Southwest Texas Conference of the UnitedMethodistChurch. 16400 Huebner Rd, San AntonioTX78248. rhf143@aol.com, 210.382.4581.
