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LIFE AT THE
INSTITUTE
The Institute
is more than an academic study program!
While you are with us, you will be stretched and challenged to
develop in character as well as competencies. We hope that
during your time at the Institute you will:
· Meet
and make friends with some of the most outstanding student
leaders in the United States and around the world, as well as an
exceptional faculty and staff.
· Make
important decisions about your life calling in an unparalled
setting of natural beauty and Christian fellowship.
 For more
information contact our Office. The youth of the nations need
you! Our choice is whether or not to become part of the
solution. We must act quickly and decisively to reach this
generation. Will you help us? You can contact the Institute by
phone if you have questions at 731-935-0500, or email us at
info@globalyouthstudies.org.
At the Institute,
students live in dorm-style housing with other Christian
students. A combination of classroom and practical training
experiences will be utilized to develop youth leaders.
A weekday at the Institute looks like this:
Mornings
Participants receive
classroom training each morning after morning devotions and breakfast. Four courses are offered
on a Monday/Tuesday format and a Wednesday/Thursday format, with
two class periods each morning, as well a a meeting time on
Friday mornings. Training faculty includes both
Institute staff and some of the finest and most experienced
youth professionals in the world who will be our guest
professors.
Afternoons
Each afternoon students will take the
Mentorship course. This course is a practical experience-oriented
course in which students will gain insights and training in a particular aspect of youth ministry, such as video
production,
outdoor recreation, drama and set design, tech,
youth ministry administration,
computer skills, web management,
marketing, teaching, etc.
Evenings
Evenings are also part of the program. Monday evenings are Team
Nights, in which a combination of discipleship, sharing, and
team building activities are included. Wednesday and Sunday evenings will
be spent in various church youth activities with local
churches.
Weekends
Weekends are an exciting part of the weekly program at the
Institute. Students will be able to participate in a variety of
confidence and competence-building experiences including the
following:
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White
water rafting
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Caving
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Horseback
riding
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Camping &
Survival training in orienteering/GPS, rescue techniques,
etc.
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Camping
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Youth
Ministry observation weekends in exceptional churches &
ministries
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Low & high
ropes courses
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Repelling
and rock climbing
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First Aid
Training
The Mentoring Opportunity 
Also, students will be given the opportunity through the
mentorship program
to work with
local churches and ministry organizations. The Institute participates
in youth events which provide students with opportunities to minister with hundreds of students in
weekend conferences as team leaders, dramatists,
tech staff,
recreation leaders, video producers, and more. For students
whose mentorship involves the local church or ministry
organizations, Sundays and Wednesday evenings will be spent in
youth activities. These activities allow
students to work with church leaders and other youth professionals
to gain insight into the behind-the-scenes work of youth
leaders.
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