Listed below are the mission opportunities for the summer of 2012. Each of these positions was carefully considered and adopted by the State BCM Missions Team. Our application process is online here.  The applications are due by December 31, 2011.  Each student will participate in our interview weekend at Camp Caraway near Asheboro, January 20-21, 2012.

• Students will need to be prepared to play their instrument(s), sing, and build relationships with churches and individuals across North Carolina.
• Students will utilize music and drama to share the gospel.
• Additional training will be given in Bible study leadership and youth and children's ministry.
• Students must be willing to live and work as a team for 10 weeks.
• Students must be prepared to live out of a suitcase as you travel the state.

• Students will work with Current Canada, a life-changing church.
• Student will serve as part of a team of four working in areas with little or no evangelical work.
• Students need to be self initiators with a passion to grow and serve.
• Students will work together to find creative ways to connect with people and build relationships. 
  

• This is a joint effort of NC Baptist Men and Baptist Campus Ministry.
• Students will work and live in the Baptist Men's compound.
• Ministries may include medical assistance, construction, warehouse assistance, and ministry team assistance.
• Students must be in excellent health and be ready to work and live in the heat.

Cholquiac, Cantel, Guatemala - Community Missions - 2 Students

• Mid-level Spanish is a must.
• Students must be excellent Physical condition, with no chronic health concerns (the center is located at an altitude of 7,800 feet, so altitude is a consideration).
• Students will live in a primitive rural village setting.
• Two-three days a week will be working with national missionaries and pastors with track distribution, youth activities, sports (soccer is national sport).
• Two-three days a week will be working on the campus site of the IICD health and training center doing grounds work, some forestry work, possible agricultural and/or light construction.

•  Workwith IMB student team of 4-6 students.
• Students will live and ork within a village setting (1 of 3 locations).
• Literature distrubution, General Evangelism, Cultural exchange.
• Some ESL training and work may be utilized.

• Ministry seeks adventurous, creative, and energetic students who will reveal the presence of God to those who live work, and play in this resort community. 
• Students must have a love of outdoor settings.
• Experience working with children and youth is necessary.
• Competence in leading backpacking and outdoor experiences is important.
• Students will assist in the development of resort ministry programs including: children and youth camps, backpacking trips, and relational creative arts.

• The student will work in the Christian Activity Center in inner city, East St. Louis. The focus will be on ministries with children, youth and families.
• The student will be responsible for building relationships through the ongoing programs of the Christian Activity Center: hosting visiting groups, assisting with recreation, devotions, worship, Bible studies, etc. The setting allows the student to use his or her own gifts and experience. For example, a student with an expertise in music, computers or education could have responsibilities assigned consistent with that area of expertise.
• The student needs to be mature and self-sufficient, but also able to work as a team with other students and staff. The student must be comfortable working with a diverse population.

• Students will be using creative approaches to evangelism in working on the beaches of the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. Ministries and evangelistic approaches will include worship services, surf and sand clubs, beach volleyball, campfires, Family Nights and Parent's Night Out.
• Responsibilities will include working with church groups, which come in for a week at a time to assist with the resort ministry, and developing relationships with campground management.  Other responsibilities can be tailored to students' interests and experience, such as recreation, sports, music, drama, teaching children, crafts, worship planning and leading, etc.
• If a student has an interest and some experience in working with international students (skills in ESL in particular), a special assignment could be made in that area of ministry.
• Students should have a good work ethic, for work hours can be long, and must be in good physical condition.

• Students will be involved with the local association building and ministry in New York City.  George Russ is the Associational Missionary.
• The ministry will include working with youth and adult groups coming to New York to assist with the New York/North Carolina partnership..
• Students should be creative self-starters, with an ability to relate to numerous people. A sensitivity to people of differing faiths will be helpful.
• Students must be mature and flexible and able to work as a team member.
• Students must be able to live and get around independently in NYC as well as help lead work groups to various sites.

• This is a Christian interdenominational, holistic, ministry working with people at many levels – empowering the poor, marginalized and unchurched through relationship based programs, and mobilizing middle class Christians to respond with compassion and resources.
• Students will work in several programs or activities of Mission Waco.  Programs include:  inner city children and youth programs;  holistic programs for homeless and low-income adults (social services walk-in center, homeless shelter, treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, job readiness/placement, computer lab, GED); Poverty Simulation; service and mobilizing for visiting youth/college groups; retail (clothing resale, and also café/fair trade market); administration/operations.
• Work is among the poor to develop a Christian worldview
• Summer intern/student program includes Friday Forums on all aspects of Mission Waco and poverty issues, book discussions, Bible reading, supervision, Poverty Simulation, attending Church Under the Bridge. 
• (Interns may also go on Mission Exposure Trip to Mexico City at their own expense.)
  

• Students will work with the North American Mission Board Innovators program in which students work a "secular" job while building relationships with their coworkers. The students will work as employees of Yellowstone National Park in positions within the park's food and beverage services, housekeeping, recreation activities, gift shops, or customer/visitor service. The park will provide room and board, with occasional meals provided by the sponsoring local church members and missionaries.
• The student will have many opportunities to do sightseeing in this beautiful area!
• The need is for Yellowstone Innovators to reach the summer employees of Yellowstone Park in a Christian ministry. The goal is to reach as many summer employees as possible through Bible study/share groups, recreation activities, picnic fellowships, and other ministry tools. Target groups are college-age employees and senior adults.
• Relationship building is key!
• Student should be outgoing, open to people from many different backgrounds, flexible, and a lover of nature. He or she should also have a good work ethic, since the majority of "work" may seem mundane. Gifts in teaching and leading Bible study and musical/worship leadership are helpful. 
  

Portland, Oregon - Alberta Rose Theatre - 1 Student

•  One student will practice missional living, or developing relationships with non christians in order for them to know the love of Jesus Christ, as you know the love of Christ, while interning full time at a professional theater in Portland, Oregon.
• The student will build relationships within the theater and among the surrounding community and be mentored by full time missionaries working in the Portland area.
• The student will need to be very independent yet moldable to the needs of the theater and the community.  Interning at the theater includes late hours to assist in breaking down the shows.
• An in Depth knowledge of theater and sound equipment is a must for this position as well as an understanding that the student will be in a professional setting where there will be many job like aspects to the missional living.

NORTH CAROLINA POSITIONS

• One student will work and be part of the staff.
• The focus of ministry will be on building relationships through recreation, Bible study, discussion groups, personal conversations, etc.
• The student should have a love for teen-agers, be mature and have the ability to organize and carry out ministry plans.
• The student serving at Mills Home in Thomasville will be working with the Mills Home pastor and staff in ministering to the youth in residence.
• Responsibilities will include teaching Sunday School, assisting with worship and youth meetings, spending "free time" developing relationships with the youth at the pool on campus, and planning and carrying out activities such as Talent Show, Field Day, and a Beach Trip.
• Knowledge of contemporary worship styles and contemporary Christian music would be helpful in this setting.

• Live in inner-city communtiy home with other interns
• Assist in summer camp experience for local children and youth
• Students must be open to new things and work to build relationships with community residents
• Students must be able to work with children, have lots of energy, willingness to talk to strangers, flexibility, and it would be great if he or she knew how to cook and clean.
• Students should be able to work alongside of adults

• Student will provide spiritual guidance to up to 14 children ages 8-17 including: Devotions, Christian Life Style, Games, Assisting in Cottage Life.
• Must be able to ride horses (Western or English style).
• Should be familiar with routine barn maintenance.
• At Oak Ranch, Christian faith, horses, and ranch living are combined to provide a unique working style, including equine therapy, to boys and girls in need of assistance.
• Person must be comfortable with horses and farm/ranch chores.
• Students need to be relational, articulate, easy going, organized, and professional (working as if unto the Lord.) 

• Work with Campus Ministry staff to prepare summer missions videos and stories
• Assist office in gathering summer missions information and sharing it with local campuses  
• Travel to Caswell and participate in World Missions Week 2010 (July 5-10)
• Participate in a regularly scheduled discipleship element
• Work with Baptist State Convention personnel to learn, prepare, and finalize summer missions projects