Equipping.

Encounter Leadership Center

A Christian gap-year program that couples practical spiritual disciplines with hands-on ministry experience

Equipping You to Make a Lasting Impact for Christ

Would you like to be part of a team that is committed to spiritual growth and impacting the world for eternity? The Encounter Leadership Center is the place for you. During a year of training and ministry, you will experience the following.

PRACTICAL TEACHING
The classes you will take will have a heavy concentration on life management, Christian leadership, Bible doctrine, and character development.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES
After a time of training and preparation, you will have the opportunity to minister in a variety of settings. Church, school, camp, and cross-cultural missions are areas of ministry you will experience at the Encounter Leadership Center. Depending on your area of giftedness, your involvement in these ministries will include music, drama, leading small group discussions, teaching children and teens, utilizing technology and equipment, and coordinating logistics.

While you will receive grades for the courses you take with Encounter and several Christian colleges will accept your credits from ELC, the courses are designed to be practical and applicable to daily living.

Considerations for the Encounter Leadership Center

COMMITMENT
The commitment for a team member is one year in length. Team members will have times of vacation around the Christmas holiday and prior to our summer camp ministry.

FINANCIAL
Team members at the Encounter Leadership Center have the opportunity to trust God to provide the finances for the year of ministry training and service. Here are financial considerations for the 2021-2022 year. $1,000 for a training camp fee and $350 per month for the 12 month experience. Included in these costs are room and board, team clothes for ministry, and materials for courses. The cross-cultural missions trip is an additional cost. Depending on the location, you can expect the cost to be $2,500-$4,500. Encounter will provide instruction to assist team members with communicating the support goals.

LIVING
Team members will live in dormitory-style housing at the headquarters of Encounter in Harrisburg, PA. Throughout the year, team members stay in host homes during church ministry.

Need more info? Contact Jimmy Van Dyck for details - 717-545-2599.

If you are interested in committing a year of your life to ministry with Encounter, please complete an application online.

Apply to the Encounter Team