Suggested Timeline
YouthMETRO traineeships begin on December 1st and finish the following November 30th. After attending the PYV Summer Camp over the summer holidays, it is expected that the time commitment each week for YouthMETRO will be approximately 4 hours. This should include a weekly ‘one-to-one’ meeting between the trainee and trainer that focus on the three strands of the traineeship (e.g. a 90 minute meeting will spend 30 minutes on each of the strands). This will will vary depending on:
- how the trainee and trainer structure their catchups
- the pace at which the study material is worked through
- the particular ministry skills being developed
- required attendance at additional training events
A suggested timeline for covering all the material in the traineeship is:
Term One
Weeks: 1 to 5 | Weeks: 6 to 10 | ||
Being like Jesus | 5x5x5 reading plan | 5x5x5 reading plan
Intentional Individual Prayer |
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Thinking like Jesus | ‘God’s Big Picture’ Introduction-Chapter 2 |
‘God’s Big Picture’ Chapters 3-4Other Useful Reading |
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Serving like Jesus | Training Paper:
Walk up Evangelism (review evangelism training from Summer Camp before doing this) |
Training papers:
Bible study preparation & delivery (remember to use the model you learned at Engage) |
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Possible Events | PYV Summer Camp (compulsory for trainees)
Engage Conference (compulsory for trainees) |
PYV West Camp (optional for trainees) |
Term Two
Weeks: 1 to 5 | Weeks: 6 to 10 | ||
Being like Jesus | 5x5x5 reading plan | 5x5x5 reading plan
Intentional Individual Prayer |
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Thinking like Jesus | ‘God’s Big Picture’ Chapters 5-6 |
‘God’s Big Picture’ Chapters 7-8 Other Useful Reading |
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Serving like Jesus | Training Paper:
Prepare & Share Testimony |
Training Paper:
Short Talk Preparation & Delivery |
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Possible Events | Trainee Catch-up Dinner
PYV East Camp (optional for trainees) |
Term Three
Weeks: 1 to 5 | Weeks: 6 to 10 | ||
Being like Jesus | 5x5x5 reading plan | 5x5x5 reading plan
Intentional Individual Prayer |
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Thinking like Jesus | Other Useful Reading | Other Useful Reading | |
Serving like Jesus | Training Paper:
One to one Discipleship (start meeting with someone one to one) |
Training Paper:
One to one Discipleship Bible study Preparation & Delivery |
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Possible Events | MTS Challenge late July/early August (compulsory for trainees & trainers) | PYV North Camp (optional for trainees) |
Term Four
Weeks: 1 to 5 | Weeks: 6 to 10 | ||
Being like Jesus | 5x5x5 reading plan | 5x5x5 reading plan
Intentional Individual Prayer |
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Thinking like Jesus | Other Useful Reading | Other Useful Reading | |
Serving like Jesus | One to one Discipleship
Programming Short talk Preparation & Delivery |
One to one Discipleship
Evangelism |
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Possible Events | Graduation Dinner (compulsory for trainees & trainers) | PYV Summer Camp (optional for trainees) |
More details about the YouthMETRO course outline, traineeship and training resources can all be found in the YouthMETRO Manual.