Team Captain
JOB DESCRIPTION
One of the most important volunteer leadership positions in the area ministry is the team captain. All
teams should have a captain to work in partnership with the Area Director to ensure that champions
share in the OWNERSHIP of the ministry with the local staff, regional staff, volunteer leaders, and local
donors. Just like a captain on a sports team, you take ownership of the teams success/failure.
MAIN DUTIES
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Along with the area director, provide leadership for the team
Act as a advocate between area staff and team members
Take ownership for the recruitment, selection, retention and retirement of team members
Place new team members in positions to best utilize their talents
Lead in developing a vision for Young Life’s potential in the community
Plan & Leader effective meetings with team members
Create ownership of the ministry with team members & the community
Delegate work to team members
Hold team members accountable to tasks assigned
Taking ownership with the Area Director of the overall health and effectiveness of the team
OTHER DUTIES
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Solid relationship with the Area Director
Has the gift of leadership
Can motivate others
Is organized
Is able to plan and lead meetings
Can delegate and hold people accountable
TIME REQUIREMENT: 6+ Hours Per Month; More Time Needed In Months Leading Up To Events and
Fiscal/Calendar Year End
Leader Care Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
Being a volunteer leader is a rewarding responsibility! However, building friendships with kids in order to
earn the right to tell them about Jesus and helping them grow in their faith can be taxing. Therefore,
staff and leaders need extra care and support. A Leader Care Champion will have a major role in providing
this care.
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Planning and organizing the care of the local staff and volunteer leaders
o Prayer Support
o Mentoring Support
o Thanking Leaders on a regular basis
Help recruit new leaders for the area
Help encourage retention of current leaders
Area-Wide Leader Care: The champion should plan and organize 4 area-wide events to care for the staff
and volunteer leaders. Possibilities might include a beginning-of-the-year welcome/appreciation picnic, a
Christmas meal with a white elephant exchange and an end-of-year thank you dinner with an
appreciation gift. Available team members should attend these activities when possible.
Individual Leader Care: The champion should plan ways to individually care for each volunteer leader
specifically at least once per year. Letters, gift cards, lunches out, etc are all ideas.
OTHER DUTIES
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Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month
Banquet Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
Young Life exists in an area because the community is willing and able to financially support the
ministry. 100% of the funds need to be raised locally! That said, the banquet is an important event each
year in a local area. The banquet serves to celebrate, inform, proclaim the Gospel, affirm, give thanks and
raise financial support. The Banquet Champion oversees the entire event, with the help of the Area
Director.
MAIN DUTIES
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Determine the right type of event
Set date, time and location of event
Reserve banquet location
Delegate assignments to other team members
Recruit table hosts and generate a guest list
Invite guests
Make table seating assignments
Plan program for the event
Conduct banquet follow up
OTHER DUTIES
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Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month; More Time Needed In Months Leading Up To Event
Finance Development Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
Taking Donors Seriously (TDS), Young Life’s finance development strategy, is only effective with a
Finance Development Champion. He or she is the driving force of the area’s ability to create a realistic
budget and to raise that budget from the local area. Aside from the Area Director, the TDS Chair will take
major responsibility for the financial health of the area.
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Help recruit a Finance Development team
Help plan the Fiscal Year Budget & take ownership with the Area Director of raising the budget,
using the principles of TDS
Attend annual regional TDS training sessions
Hold the Development team members accountable to their responsibilities in regards to raising
finances and caring for current donors
Develop a system to manage and update the area’s Field Development Tool (PPL and Cash Flow)
OTHER DUTIES
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Has the gift of leadership
Is honest and trustworthy
Is organized
Is proactive
Is talented with finances, budgeting and/or accounting
Can delegate and hold people accountable
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month; More Time Needed In Months Leading Up To
Fiscal/Calendar Year End
Communications/Promotion Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
The members of the local community should be aware of and informed about the ministry of Young Life.
By utilizing current media sources, Young Life’s mission can be more fully communicated to the general
public. Hopefully, by having a clear understanding of the ministry and its activities, Young Life will be
more positively received by the local community. The Communications Champion will work closely with
the area director to ensure that all significant Young Life activities and events are publicized in a timely
manner.
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Ensure that our area has an End-Of-Year Newsletter printed and sent out each November
Ensure that the Young Life area is represented and/or advertized at all available community
events, sporting events, etc
Ensure that the area’s website(s) are updated on a regular basis
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Put together and send our are eNewsletter on the 15 of every month
Seek out creative and cost effective ways to advertize/promote Young Life in any available
avenue
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Has good verbal and written skills
Is creative
Is proactive
Has good organizational skills
Able to set priorities and timetables
Ideally familiar with Microsoft Publisher & Word, Facebook, & Constant Contact
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month
Campership Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
Jim Rayburn, founder of Young Life, understood the power of camping. When kids are at camp, the
Gospel can more effectively be communicated to them because they are having fun with friends and
Young Life leaders and are away from the pressures of everyday life. The Campership Champion will take
ownership of the health and growth of the area’s camping ministry.
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Set specific goals with the Area Director: How many kids we will take to camp and how much $$
we need to raise to make it happen?
Raise funds to help send more kids to camp
Assist the Area Director with the paperwork that must be done before kids go to camp
Work with the team to develop key prayer strategies
o pray for kids to sign up for camp
o pray for the campers and leaders during the week of camp
o pray for all the campers after they return home
Ensure that the campers write a post card of thanks to local donors and supporters
OTHER DUTIES
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Understands the huge impact a camp experience can have on a kid’s life
Is an motivator
Is proactive
Has good organizational skills
Able to fundraise
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month; More Time Needed In Months Leading Up To Summer
Bocce’ Ball Tournament Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
Young Life exists in an area because the community is willing to financially support the ministry. The
Bocce’ Tournament is an important event each year in our local area. The tournament serves our
community by bringing together friends of Young Life to raise financial support. While the money raised
is the reason why we hold this event, we also care about having an event that is well organized, well run,
and enjoyed by everyone who attends. By doing this, we can assure that people will continue to come
year after year to support our cause. The Bocce’ Tournament Champion oversees the entire event, along
with the area director, by providing leadership and direction for all of the tasks involved with our
tournament.
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Sending out Save the Date
Set date, time and place of event
Reserve Tournament location
Delegate assignments to other team members
Recruit Bocce’ Team Captains
Organize food for the event
Setting up the double elimination bracket
Arrange help for set up/tear down on the day of the event
Conduct a follow up with all people involved in the tournament
OTHER DUTIES
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Can organize
Is proactive
Is comfortable with multi-tasking
Can delegate and hold others accountable
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month; More Time Needed In Months Leading Up To Event
Golf Marathon Champion
JOB DESCRIPTION
Young Life exists in an area because the community is willing to financially support the ministry. The
Golf Marathon is an important event each year in our local area. The tournament serves our community
by bringing together friends of Young Life to raise financial support. While the money raised is the reason
why we hold this event, we also care about having an event that is well organized, well run, and ENJOYED
by everyone who attends. By doing this, we can assure that people will continue to come year after year
to support our ministry. The Golf Marathon champion oversees the entire event, along with the area
director by providing leadership and direction for all of the tasks involved with our tournament.
MAIN DUTIES
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Sending out Save the Date Mailers
Set date, time and place of event
Reserve Tournament location
Delegate assignments to other team members
Recruit Foursome Captains
Organize food for the event
Setting up the order of the Shotgun Start Tournament
Set up and tear down on the day of the event
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Conduct a follow up with all people involved in the tournament
OTHER DUTIES
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Attend Team meetings as they are scheduled during the year
Host a Table @ the yearly YL Banquet
Commit to give financially to the area @ whatever level you are able (monthly giving preferred)
Be available to help out @ fundraisers during the year
Be open to promoting the needs of the area to your network of family/friends
QUALITIES NEEDED FOR THE POSITION
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Can organize
Is proactive
Is comfortable with multi-tasking
Can delegate and hold others accountable
Is a Golfer
TIME REQUIREMENT: 4+ Hours Per Month; More Time Needed In Months Leading Up To Event