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Program Principles
Christ (1 Corinthians 2:2): The most important aspect of your internship will be how your faith will be challenged, stretched, and strengthened as you draw closer to Christ. Through personal and group Bible studies, scripture memorization, times of prayer, you will be challenged in your life and faith in Christ. In addition, we hope that you will also learn and practice daily disciplines and healthy habits that continue to bring you closer to Christ and others.
Discipleship (John 12:26): Those who love you most will speak the truth in love. Each single intern will be in a group with several other interns and 2-3 small group leaders. Each married couple with be in a group with other married couples and 2-4 small group leaders. Each week, there will be a time of exploring Scripture, various Christian books, and most of all diving into each other’s lives in a safe environment. As intern group, you will also participate in worship both with just the interns and the entire Washington Family Ranch. In addition, each intern will have the opportunity to meet with a mentor for more one-on-one times of fellowship and sharing.
Community (Romans 15:5-6, Colossians 3:13-14): The Washington Family Ranch Intern lives in two levels of community. First, you will be housed with other interns of the same gender, surrounded by the houses of the other interns; married interns will have a condo for each couple. You will all live together, work together, worship together and play together. Secondly, the intern community is a vital part of the bigger camp community; which is composed of nearly 100 full time staff, spouses, and children. Together we are continually learning how to serve Christ better and how to love our neighbor as our self. A community like this had both immense blessings and also the daily challenges.
Service Mark 10:45, Matthew 9:36-38: Each intern and camp staff share a common goal of daily growing in Christ and learning how to serve Him and others in all that we do. We have the unique opportunity to be lights to both Christian and non-Christian guests that visit our camp and therefore are striving to have our hearts, words, and actions constantly reflecting Christ.
In addition, we hope that a year of service at the Washington Family Ranch would help give clarity to all involved in their individual calling and where they will continue to serve the Lord and others in the future. |