Christian Challenge only works because of students like you! We believe that every person - certainly every student in our ministry - has been gifted in one way or another and can be used to lead and bless the body of Christ. In addition to making disciples and sharing the gospel, we have 6 leadership teams that work together to make Challenge life what it is. Take a look at the descriptions below and see which team(s) you'd like to apply for.
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Application Process
Leadership Teams Typically, students will serve on one leadership team but if schedules permit, there is an option to consider more than one team. Talk to staff or a student leader for more information about each team. THE PULSE TEAM
THE LINK TEAM
THE TOUCH TEAM
THE PHAUSI TEAM
THE WORSHIP TEAM
THE SOUND/MEDIA TEAM
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Learn more about each of the 6 Leadership Teams
Learn about each team below or download the Leadership Expectations and Descriptions.
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Pulse
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Link
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Touch
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Phasui
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Worship/Sound & Media
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The Pulse Team members intentionally influence Challenge students to live wholeheartedly for the Lord and to move toward an increased degree of investment in our ministry. They will also focus on being intentional with new students as they are starting to attend Challenge events.
Influence
- The Pulse Team is aware of the involvement of Challenge students. They are the group who seek and provide opportunities for students to get involved with our ministry or provide opportunities for someone who is already actively involved to bring a friend who might also be interested in our ministry.
- The Pulse Team will spend time getting to know students and coordinate events for new and current students so they can continue to be engaged in our ministry.
- SIS cards – knowing who has initially visited and indicated interest, but who hasn’t taken a step to be truly engaged in our ministry.
- 1-2-1 List – knowing:
- a) who needs to pick up a disciple (or another disciple) and encouraging them to do so, and
- b) who should be discipled and helping them to connect with a discipler
- c) spending intentional time praying for these relationships
- Campus E List – knowing:
- a) who needs to be training somebody (or an additional person) and encouraging them to do so, and
- b) who needs to be trained and helping them connect with a trainer.
- c) spending intentional time praying for these relationships
- Being an encourager - be an encourager to other leadership teams, new students, and celebrate with them as God is working in their life
- Coordinate events so we can fellowship and grow as a body of believers.
- A “win” is anytime a student moves to a new degree of involvement as a result of the influence of the Pulse Team.
Events
- The Pulse Team members are our primary advocates for and participants in conferences like Collegiate Week, Fall Retreat, and Life Impact Conference. The Pulse Team will focus on promoting events with the hope that when students attend these conferences, they feel welcomed and a part of our ministry.
- The Pulse Team has substantial responsibility for planning and implementing the program for Spring Banquet.
- The Pulse Team has significant responsibility for planning and implementing the program for Crimson Worship each week.
The Link Team members intentionally influence Challenge students to identify and impact the lost friends we have in our circles of influence.
Influence
- The Link Team diligently encourages and promotes our efforts to impact our lost friends towards Christ. They want to know if, and with whom, our students and staff are sharing the gospel.
- The Link Team will strategically encourage and support Challenge students in their efforts of reaching their lost friends and with the gospel.
- The Link Team will equip, encourage and support our students to be witnesses through large group and one-on-one opportunities.
- A “win” for the Link Team is anytime the gospel is shared by students or staff with someone in their spheres of influence.
Events
- Tell Me Your Story
- The Hayride/Bonfire
- 2x4 Challenge
- Free Agent Training
- The Link Team plans and manages events that are designed to increase our influence in our circles of friends.
The Touch Team members intentionally influence Challenge students to show the servant love of Jesus by blessing and serving our community. They aim to generate a servant attitude within individuals and our ministry by recruiting students to participate in acts of service.
Influence
- The Touch Team will lead our ministry to demonstrate the kindness and compassion of Christ through recruiting and encouraging students in our ministry to participate in acts of service and generosity.
- The Touch Team strives to reach and connect “Person X” to Christian Challenge for the sake of connecting them to Christ. “Person X” are those who are largely unaware and uninvolved in our ministry.
- A “win” for the Touch Team is any time a Challenge student seeks to bless “Person X” through intentional service, prayer, or encouragement.
Events
- The Touch Team will plan and schedule tabling events throughout each semester for the purpose of creating awareness of our ministry and being a loving “touch” in students’ lives.
- They will plan and implement one major service project a semester.
- The Touch Team will create opportunities for students to be in prayer for our campus, partnerships, and to the ends of the earth.
- Touch may use the platform of Crimson Worship to inspire and celebrate opportunities to bless and serve others in the name of Christ.
The Phausi Team members intentionally influence Challenge freshmen to become fully devoted followers of Christ who value God’s Glory, God’s Heart for the Nations, 121 Disciplemaking, and Personal Evangelism. Consequently, leading freshmen to eagerly engage in our ministry and allow our current Challenge students to invest in them and encourage them.
Influence
- The Phausi Team will lead our freshmen in a small group strategy to embrace a life that pleases God through submission to His lordship, demonstrating that submission through personal devotion and participation in ministry.
- To this end, the Phausi Team will continue their strategy of small group studies that develop the biblical DNA of Challenge and lead to the assimilation of our freshman into Challenge.
- Each small group:
- will be led by two Phausi Team members
- will all be doing the same study each week
- will meet each week with the same leaders
- will have leaders that will be responsible to keep in touch with each freshman in their group weekly through phone, email, text, and face to face.
- will nurture and mentor the freshmen as they navigate their first year on campus
- will provide an opportunity to dialog with an experienced Challenge student (their leader) concerning the DNA principles of this ministry
- Each small group:
- A “win” for the Phausi Team is each time any freshman chooses to stay connected to Phausi and becomes involved in the larger ministry of Christian Challenge.
Events
*** The time requirement for this team is approximately 4 hours a week.***
- Christmas Party
- As appropriate, fun events and ministry/service events can be planned that will help foster community among the freshmen and between the freshmen and returning students.
*** The time requirement for this team is approximately 4 hours a week.***
The Worship Team and AV Team members intentionally influence our ministry to engage in honest worship of God on Thursday nights.
Influence
- The Worship and A/V Teams work persistently to be excellent in creating an atmosphere of worship each week that will allow our students to praise God through music and message without distraction.
- The Worship Team will be lead worshipers. They are careful to hold each other accountable to pursuing God and living out the DNA principles of our ministry.
- In addition, the team leader will:
- Prayerfully choose songs each week taking special interest in songs that affirm: a) God’s glory and b) God’s heart for the nations.
- Thoughtfully consider how to call our students to worship God each night at three different points: 1) as we begin to sing 2) in between songs 3) as we transition from music to another element.
- Hold the band members to a high standard of preparation and practice to ensure quality.
- Communicate weekly with A/V Team.
- In addition, the team leader will:
- Also, our A/V Team will be prepared to assist the band and speakers to be successful at each event. This is accomplished in several ways:
- All announcement slides are tastefully created and submitted by 4pm Wednesday.
- The person responsible for media has participated in at least one rehearsal and is in sync with the band during all songs.
- The sound tech has participated in both band rehearsals and has the sound levels set well and ready for Thursday night.
- Any videos or skits have been tastefully prepared, previewed and approved by 4pm Tuesday.
- All elements of the A/V production have been tested and queued for play.
- The order of elements in Crimson Worship is prepared at a planning meeting each week and a copy is in every relevant participant’s hands.
- Persons responsible for sound and media at retreats and special events are in sync with the band and speakers at those events and are prepared to arrive 2 hours early to set up the sound system.
- A “win” for the Worship and A/V Teams is each Thursday night in which students of our ministry are effectively led, without distraction, to worship God through music, message, testimony, video, etc.
Events
- Crimson Worship
- Assistance with other team events such as Christmas Party and Spring Banquet
- Opportunities to assist with worship or AV needs at retreats/conferences as the team is available