Youth Ministry Christian Service
Approved Site Requirements

1. The site must be of like faith and practice. It must affirm in writing, the CYM doctrinal statement.
2. The church/site must be at least three (3) years old.
3. The church/site must make application to Boyce College.
4. The senior pastor must have served at the church/site for at least three (3) years and have a ministry tenure of no less than five (5) years.
5. The church/site must have a full-time paid youth pastor.
6. The youth pastor/site supervisor (SS) must have served as youth pastor in a full-time paid capacity at the church/site for at least three (3) years.
7. The youth pastor/site supervisor must have been involved in full-time youth ministry for at least five (5) years.
8. The youth pastor/site supervisor must have a Masters Degree or its equivalent.
9. The youth pastor/site supervisor must understand, espouse and practice (in actual ministry) a similar philosophy of youth ministry as articulated at Boyce College. He/she should be familiar with and embrace the principles taught in the course YM 201.
10. The church/site must have a youth ministry that ministers weekly to at least forty (40) documented middle and high school students on a regular basis and have that number participating in all ministry programs.
11. The church/site must have at least two (2) adult volunteer laymen serving in the youth department for every Boyce youth major serving Christian Service.
12. Where five (5) or more Boyce youth majors serve, the Christian service site is required to provide a full scholarship (room, board, tuition, books) and financial stipend to a youth ministry Christian service supervisor (CSS). The number of CSS is determined by the following guidelines:

    1-4 Boyce youth majors – no CSS required.
    5-11 Boyce youth majors – one (1) CSS required.
    12-17 Boyce youth majors – two (2) CSS required.
    18-22 Boyce youth majors – three (3) CSS required.

    This full-time, youth major student must be agreed upon by the Site Supervisor (SS) and the Internship Coordinator (IC). He/she will meet minimally weekly with the IC and SS on matters relevant to the YM student progress and training. The CSS student is required to be enrolled in a youth course each semester he serves.

13. The Christian Service site will agree to participate in the Boyce College Youth Emphasis Week:

14. An approved site will encourage its members to consider attending Boyce College should the members sense a calling to ministry.
15. The pastor of the approved Christian Service Site (Status C) agrees to meet quarterly with the Boyce Intern Coordinator. The Site Supervisor with 5 or more Boyce Youth Majors and the CSC agree to meet weekly with the Internship Coordinator. The Site Supervisor with 4 or less youth majors agrees to meet monthly with the CSC.
16. Site approval is for a period of one (1) school year (August 15-May 15) that may be renewed. The signed agreement is due by June 1 of each year pending approval of CYM Committee. Though approved, the site agrees to withdraw from approval status should any of the agreed upon expectations become deficient during the approved period.
17. There are four "Approved Site" status.