Team Lead

Ivan Strydom
Youth & NextGen Team Lead – Staff

Youth & Young Adults Team

Aim: To have great fun, build community and equip youth and young adults to find and follow Jesus.

Responsibilities:

Depending on which area you would like to serve in your responsibilities may differ. Below is an overview of some of the responsibilities of the role.

  • Be willing to talk about your faith and the Nextsteps take to grow your faith.
  • Preparing well and carefully for each session, then commit your session to God
  • Be on time for the session you are serving in
  • Be part of the set up team or set down team depending on which service you are serving in
  • Be a role model for the Next Generation.

Time commitment

Twice a month is our ideal. Young people love consistency, and it helps them feel safe and helps us build trust with them. If you can’t commit to twice a month, we would still love to explore how you can still serve on a regular rota

What does ‘winning’ look like for this role?

Our overall win for the Youth is: To help young people to find and follow Jesus.

How we know we are winning:

  • Young people are taking Nextsteps in their faith journey (sharing their story, reading the bible)
  • They are inviting friends.
  • We are having fruitful conversations
  • Young people taking part when they usually don’t

Responsibilities:

  • Be on time for the session (Fridays 6:45pm to 9pm)
  • Be willing to talk about your faith and the next steps taken to grow your faith
  • Preparing well and carefully for each session, then commit your session to God
  • Be a role model for the Next Generation.

Time commitment

Twice a month is our ideal. Young people love consistency, and it helps them feel safe and helps us build trust with them. If you can’t commit to twice a month, we would still love to explore how you can still serve on a regular rota

What does ‘winning’ look like for this role?

Our overall win for the Youth is: To help young people to find and follow Jesus.

How we know we are winning:

  • Young people are enjoying Friday Night Youth sessions
  • Young people are taking next steps towards coming on a Sunday or Midweek connect group
  • They are inviting friends
  • We are having fruitful conversations
  • Young people taking part when they usually don’t

Responsibilities:

  • Be on time for the session (Thursdays 7.15-9pm)
  • Be willing to talk about your faith and the next steps taken to grow your faith
  • Preparing well and carefully for each session, then commit your session to God
  • Be part of one-off events and away days

Time commitment

Twice a month is our ideal. If you can’t commit to twice a month, we would still love to explore how you can still serve on a regular rota

What does ‘winning’ look like for this role?

Our overall win is: To help people to find and follow Jesus

How we know we are winning:

  • Young Adults are taking next steps in their faith journey (sharing their story, reading the bible)
  • They are inviting friends
  • We are having fruitful conversations
  • Young Adults serving in the different areas and ministries of church
  • Young Adults taking part in one-off events and away weekends