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URBAN
MISSIONS
Throughout the year we host
youth groups, mission boards, worship teams,
small groups, Sunday School classes, men's or
women's groups, etc. for a week, weekend, or
one day urban missions adventure in inner city
Denver. For as little as $30 per person per
night, you can have a quality missions experience.
What do groups do?
· Work projects
· Vacation Bible School with inner-city
kids
· Prayer walks
· Evangelism
· Discussions
· Speakers
· City tours
We house most groups in our Nehemiah House dorms.
To schedule, call the
ODM office at 303-830-2201, x5
WHAT
IS URBAN MISSIONS ABOUT?
For the time you are in Denver
as an Urban Missions group, you are the heart
and hands of Jesus with us. This may mean
befriending a child in our preschool or during
VBS. It may involve being covered with dirt
and sweat from a work project that will help
us as we minister to our neighbors. It may
be spending time with our disabled friends
over lunch.
We need YOUR help to minister
to the often-forgotten people in the city
of Denver.
How will Jesus use
YOU?
COSTS
$30 per person per night.
This includes dorm space with showers &
kitchen, food project supplies and supervision/training
from Open Door staff.
A $500 deposit is required
for all week-long groups. Your deposit is
non refundable.
The deposit will be subtracted
from your total bill when you arrive.
SAMPLE
SCHEDULE
Sunday -
Arrive and unpack (after 3 p.m. )
Option to attend 5:30 p.m. church
8:00 p.m. - Orientation
Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - Devotions
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Work projects
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Lunch & Learning
Session
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. – Lead Vacation
Bible School for neighborhood children
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Dinner & Free
Time
7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Learning Session
ABOUT
URBAN MINISTRY
Your experience with Open
Door Urban Missions goes beyond "the
work." We think it's important that you
learn about life and ministry in the urban
setting. Learning sessions include:
· What creates an inner city?
· Race issues
· Ministry to the disabled
· Tour of Center-City Denver
· Poverty Scavenger Hunt
· Prayer walk on Colfax
· Speakers on Urban Ministry Issues
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Time
Commitment: Part time or full time,
2 months through 1year
Ministry areas where internships are availablE
(2
or more areas could potentially be combined
in one internship)
Preschool & Middle
School Internship available:
Starting May 2011, we have the opportunity to
place two people with our Preschool and Middle
Schools. If you are a student looking to work
with children, and have experience working with
children, please fill in an application form
(LINK TO INTERNS SECTION OF SITE). These positions
are full time for 2 months over the summer,
and it may be possible to achieve credit through
your school. Non students are also welcome to
apply.
Non-profit Management
Intern would work in the
ODM office alongside the Executive Team (ministries,
administration, & fund raising). Duties
could include volunteer management, ministry
and project oversight, event planning, fund
raising, etc.
Pastoral
(adult)
Intern would be working in an inner city church
alongside the pastoral staff. Duties
could include preaching, teaching, counseling,
prayer, visitation, working with youth and
children, outreach, working with the homeless,
etc.
Pastoral (children)
Intern would be working in the children’s
ministry of an inner city church alongside
of the staff and other volunteers. Duties
would include volunteer management and recruiting,
curriculum development, teaching, one on one
discipleship, parent meetings, etc.
Preschool/Elementary
Age Program/Middle Schoo Programl
Intern would be working in our all day children’s
programs. Both men and women are needed.
Kids range in age from 3 to 14. Includes
teaching lessons, informal time with kids,
going on field trips, opportunities for evangelism
and discipleship, and learning about the inner
workings of an urban child care center.
Still
Waters Housing (Transitional Housing for Women
(Treasure House/Chayah House/Esther House)
Intern would work with women in transitional
housing. Must be female. Includes
biblical counseling, teaching the Bible, one
on one discipleship, compassion ministry,
and learning about inner city housing ministries.
Esther House works with women coming out of
prostitution. Chayah House works with
women coming out of addictions. Treasure
House works with single moms and their children.
Urban
Missions
Intern would be helping to coordinate all
the summer groups we have coming to help our
ministry. Includes setting up work projects,
leading VBS, coordinating prayer walks and
learning sessions, and getting a full understanding
of the broad ministries we offer.
Youth
Intern would work with our urban youth program
(6th-12th grades). Includes going on
day trips, one on one discipleship, relationship
building with youth, leading various youth
activities & outreaches, and learning
about an established urban youth ministry.
SALARY
In most cases, interns receive
free housing.
Interns would be permitted and encouraged
to raise travel expenses and personal support
(up to $1250/month) through Open Door Ministries.
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Assistant
Youth Leader:
(P/T 15 hours) We are looking for someone
with strong administrative skills to join
our team. Responsibilities include promoting
and assisting at Youth Nights and developing
a middle school program. Teaching is required
on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. A
team player approach is essential for
this position, as we are looking to work
well together, as well as with the local
schools to build relationships in the
community.
Preschool teacher:
We are looking for an ECE certified teacher
to join our preschool team.
GROUP
AND INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
- ASTERISKS (**) INDICATE THE MOST URGENT
NEEDS
WRITE
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
The
Open Door Childcare Center is looking
for someone to write a monthly children's
health newsletter. This could include
recipes, health tips, and center reminders.
The person who is able to do this task would
need to be able to send and receive e-mails
from the center directors. This person
will also need to hold a nursing license
or be a Physician's assistant.
Please
contact Ida Mae Custer with any questions
or to volunteer. opendoorpreschool@hotmail.com
COOKING/FOOD
• ** Provide
lunch for TRYAD (our outreach to disabled
people) on a Tuesday
• Provide a meal after church at
Open Door Fellowship on a Sunday evening
• Bring dinner for Treasure House
(home for young mothers & their children)
• Bring dinner for Chayah House
or Esther House (homes for women)
• Help with the food bank at Heart
to Hand Resource Center on Thursday afternoons
(1-3pm)
CONSTRUCTION/REMODELING
• Work on the Treasure House basement
renovation (tile, carpet, paint, decorating,
doors/trim, labor, cabinets/kitchen, hardware/fixtures,
finish work, landscaping, etc.)
• Do various fix-it projects at
any of our 8 buildings
• Help with landscaping/gardening
in one of the homes
WORK
WITH CHILDREN
• ** Be a tutor for an elementary
student at the Say Yes program (Tuesdays
– 5-6:00pm)
• ** Volunteer at the Prodigal Club
House on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings
from 6:30-8:30pm
• Be a mentor for a school-age child
(Mondays and/or Tuesdays – 4-6:00pm)
• Babysit for Treasure House
• Volunteer at the preschool anytime
M-F, 7am-6pm.
• Babysit for children while parents
attend classes
WORK
WITH YOUTH
• ** Join the adult volunteer team
of our youth ministry—different
levels of involvement are available
• ** Volunteer at the Prodigal Coffee
House on Tuesday or Thursday evenings
from 6:30-8:30pm
• ** Volunteer weekly or regularly
in our Artztudio for street kids, art
experience helpful but not necessary
• Mentor or tutor a student
WORK
WITH ADULTS
• Become a mentor to one of the
residents at Chayah, Treasure, or Esther
House
• Come alongside a disabled person
at TRYAD
• Teaching/training opportunities
available in several of the ministries
• Counseling opportunities available
depending on qualifications
OFFICE
• Help with mailings or brochures
• Help with computer repair and/or
upgrades
OUTREACH
• Pass out flyers advertising some
of the programs or inviting people to
church
• Help with a ministry outreach
such as our back to school outreach
• Bring a group down for an overnight
urban mission trip
• Bring a group down for a day urban
ministry trip
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