- This group is managed by shelleydobes
- Meeting Times:
Summers - Meeting Location:
Asbury Park and Warren Detroit Michigan
- For More Info Call:
313-718-2275
Transforming Leaders
About
The Transforming Leaders Program and Motown Mission internships are summer-long, intentional living, mission/service placements in the city of Detroit for college students. Interns live and serve together in various settings around the City.
[click here to download an application]
The dates for this service experience are May 31 through August 5, 2011. This includes one week of pre-program training and eight weeks of internship.
Interns usually work at their host sites four days a week. One night per week, the young adults participate in a group Bible Study and worship time with other interns. Once a week, the interns experience worship and explore different careers in service through a dialogue with lay and ordained leadership of various partnering non-profit organizations and United Methodist Institutions.
At least once during the summer, the intern will speak to his/her partner church about the summer service experience - this could be to a Sunday school group, the congregation, youth group, or other.
In many ways working with Young Leaders Initiative in the Transforming Leaders and Motown Mission program exceeds participating in a summer job and crosses into a summer life. The time expectations can be great, but the potential for personal rewards that come from this kind of commitment are even greater. While much is expected of each young adult leader, much is given in return in the form of love from the kids/clients, support and fun from living in a community, and the energy that comes from working with God foremost in mind. You never really know how much you can receive until you truly give.
For a feature post about our young leaders engaging in discernment please visit readthespirit.com
Applicants/Eligability
Transforming Leaders is a faith-based summer program for young adults who have completed at least their freshman year of college and are seeking a summer of service internship. The program is designed to offer young adults a vehicle in which to grow in their faith journey while experiencing cultural and socio-economic diversity and explore various ministry opportunities. Applicants should:
- Be highly motivated, self-starters
- Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Enjoy working with children, youth, or other unique populations (such as persons who are homeless)
- Desire to grow in their faith journey
Compensation
$3000 living stipend, plus free housing.
Apply
Jan 28 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for this monthly gathering, new this year with food, fellowship, local musicians and some visual prayers for our city and neighborhoods.
WHERE: Kresge Hall at Metro UMC, 8000 Woodward Ave
WHEN: Saturday, January 28th, 7pm
WHAT: Bring some food, share in a meal, hear some good music and a good word, pray for one another.
This year we are interested in having communities bring the best of what they do to these gatherings, so along with a potluck dish we're hoping that groups step up to help with the following pieces:
Jun 28 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Conversations on Urban Life (CoUL) brings you a weekly discussion series addressing pressing topics of urban life. June 2011 we address energy and our use of it; June 21 we will have an open discussion on the topic of "energy justice", to help us understand the questions facing our generation about our use of energy.CoUL meets at 631 Fort Street, corner of 3rd, on the west edge of downtown (Fort St. Presbyterian Church), at 7pm on Tuesdays. Keep up to date with CoUL on our Facebook page, Conversations on Urban Life.
Jun 21 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Conversations on Urban Life (CoUL) brings you a weekly discussion series addressing pressing topics of urban life. June 2011 we address energy and our use of it; June 21 we will discuss the book "Off The Grid: Decolonizing The Industrial Mind", to help us understand the questions facing our generation about our use of energy.CoUL meets at 631 Fort Street, corner of 3rd, on the west edge of downtown (Fort St. Presbyterian Church), at 7pm on Tuesdays. Keep up to date with CoUL on our Facebook page, Conversations on Urban Life.
Jun 14 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Conversations on Urban Life (CoUL) brings you a weekly discussion series addressing pressing topics of urban life. June 2011 we address energy and our use of it; June 14 we will screen "Energy Crossroads: A Burning Need To Change", to help us understand the questions facing our generation about our use of energy.CoUL meets at 631 Fort Street, corner of 3rd, on the west edge of downtown (Fort St. Presbyterian Church), at 7pm on Tuesdays. Keep up to date with CoUL on our Facebook page, Conversations on Urban Life.
May 31 2011 - 1:00pm - Jun 3 2011 - 11:00am
Join us for our annual young adult gathering at Lake Louise United Methodist Camp. This is a 3 night stay at a beautiful lake in northern Michigan, plus training and fellowship with other young adults participting in Summers of Service in various programs around the state.
Register Here!
Submitted by shelleydobes on July 21, 2010 - 9:56pm
“Though the body is made of many parts, it is still whole. If we only had eyes, then how would we hear? If we only had ears, then how would we see?” –somewhere in Corinthians!
Submitted by shelleydobes on July 21, 2010 - 9:53pm
Motown Mission 1 - engaging & promoting
Submitted by shelleydobes on June 21, 2010 - 10:56pm.
Last week was an amazing kick-off to our summer in downtown Detroit. We had a great group of kids and adults come in from Indiana to serve the people of Detroit in numerous ways, including:
-"overhauling" a parking lot for a new farmer's market
-renovating a crumbling concrete porch and sidewalk
-repainting the exteriors of a house and garage
-working on their hands and knees in an urban garden
Jul 30 2010 - 8:00pm
Join us for a Detroit Villages BBQ and distribution party for the SUMMER 2010 Consp!re 'Zine. This is your chance to meet people from around Detroit practicing and putting together intentional Christian communities.
Submitted by rockstarsoprano on July 6, 2010 - 2:23pm
Christians have become known for things they oppose by speaking out and standing up for things they believe in. Not all of these examples of speaking out are positive- the people of West Borough Baptist Church protest against homosexuality at the funerals of fallen soldiers. They came to my town once and local college students stood in front of their picket line and tried to shield mourning family and friends against their negative comments. If it is the goal of the West Borough Baptist church to convert anyone they sure have a strange way of doing.
Submitted by rockstarsoprano on July 6, 2010 - 10:38am
Thinking about spiritual gifts- I think I have been given a few gifts. Leadership and worship leading are some of my gifts. I am comfortable in front of large groups of people and I love to lead worship. This summer I have been able to use my gifts. Each week I lead some group games with the groups that come to Motown Mission and I have been able to lead worship a few times each week.
Submitted by labro1jk on June 21, 2010 - 4:35pm
For each of our projects we have a volunteer come in from the community. It's always something new and exciting time to work with someone new. Most of our "Project Directors" have a special skill that pertains to the job that we are doing. This helps us because if we are not quite sure what we are doing they can help teach us.
Submitted by rockstarsoprano on June 19, 2010 - 11:58am
This week was the first week of Motown Mission. Our group was awesome! This week I did like a zillion things- here is my top ten:
10. Worked in an urban garden and tilled the earth with my hands for two hours.
9. Ate a raisin bagel with cream cheese just about everyday.
8. Watched middle school students rip a ball into pieces playing a vicious game of seated basketball.
7. Talked to a lady whose house we fixed while she showed me every photo of her family from the seventies to the present.
Submitted by amygrant on June 17, 2010 - 6:13pm
Hey Everyone!
This week I had the chance to explore some other organizations of interest; Cass, Deaf Shalom Zone, Emerge Detroit, charter for compassion,Findyourfaith and the list goes on. I must say that of all the places I have looked at, Cass Community is where my heart is. It isn't because of anything their website says or how they present the information but because I know the people there. I know Faith Fowler and what her and the rest of that congregation do for the city and each other. Every year I have the chance to visit just for a weekend and see what they are all about and every year I go home with a few more God moments on my list. I admire them most because they find unique ways to employ and teach the people around them.
Jun 2 2010 - 12:00pm - Jun 5 2010 - 11:00am
RE-MEMBER is a gathering of young adults preparing for summers of service in Detroit and across Michigan. Event included individual program training, getting to know fellow summer interns, hanging out at the great Lake Louise United Methodist Camp, and much more.
The theme of "Multiculturalism" this year will bring us a number of immersion experiences into the culture of Hispanic communities, Deaf society, Native American congregations, and more.
Submitted by Carl on March 19, 2010 - 12:32pm
Help former Transforming Leader and current Multiply the Mission intern Josh McKamie provide clean water to orphans in Ghana on his self-initiated post-graduation mission!
Faith Community Detroit:
Hey guys, we are a new volunteer program in Detroit(just started Nov '09). We live on-site the Covenant House Michigan property (MLK) and work full-time for the agency in a social-work kind of way. None of us are originally from here and would like to meet other intentional communities and individuals that are like-minded/interested in similar things. Due to security, we probably cannot host events here at our house but we would love to meet up with others in the area.
Submitted by Carl on November 20, 2009 - 3:05pm
Brochure and application for the Detroit Annual Conference "Summer Jobs With a Mission" programs available now.
Consider signing up for a job this summer with Michigan UMC camps, mission projects, and ministry internships.
If you've ever wanted your summer to matter, these jobs are for you! If you know of friends or other young adults who might be interested, send them these links:
2010 Detroit Annual Conference Summer Jobs With a Mission Brochure
The TLs and Mission Interns got together to celebrate their Kingdom Assignments in the middle of their Summers of service. Here they are on the porch of the Wildemere House which served for two years as the home of the TLs.
Jun 19 2009 - 6:00pm
Join this year's Transforming Leaders interns for a cookout at their community house on Wildemere in the D.
Where: 18035 Wildemere, Detroit, MI
What to bring: Dish to share (hotdogs provided)
Good times, great interns, the 2009 TL Welcome Cookout!
Mar 25 2009 - 7:30pm
Shane Claiborne
Henry M. Loud Lecture
Wednesday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m.
at Ann Arbor: First
120 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
For more information contact Rev. Eric Stone at (734) 668-6881 or eastone@umich.edu
Sponsored by: Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry, Ann Arbor FUMC, The Center for Spirituality, The Center for Faith and Scholarship
