Chapel Hill Youth Covenant
Chapel Hill Youth Covenant
Parent/Youth Participant and Leader Agreement
Signature of Participant or Leader__________________________________
Signature of Parent (if applicable)__________________________________
As a member or guest of Chapel Hill Youth, by signing above, I understand, agree with, and commit myself to the “Youth Ministry Covenant” and the “Youth Ministry Regulations”, which read as follows:
Youth Ministry Covenant
As participants in Chapel Hill Youth, we individually and collectively confess that we are created by God, and thus, are connected to one another. As Christians, we respond to our connectedness by seeking out the fellowship of the Christian community and by living our lives for others.
Responding to Christ’s Call to Discipleship
As a faith community, we seek and practice God’s presence in our lives through prayer, study, worship, revealing God’s love through action, words, and witnessing. Following the example of Christ, we practice compassion and forgiveness with others.
Responding to the Call for Inclusion
As a diverse community, we strive to be inclusive, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with everyone. Taking responsibility for our own actions as individuals and as a group, we are accepting and supportive of all God’s people regardless of their differences and our personal biases.
Responding to the Working Model of Partnership
As a committed community of youth and adults, we are all partners together, sharing equal responsibility for our youth ministry. Whether it is time, control, or personal comfort, as partners we give up something of ourselves for the good of the group. In seeking to increase and give value to each person’s contribution to the work of the group, we also strive to build personal relationships based on mutual respect.
Responding to Everyone’s Needs and Interests
As a caring community, we promote and support every person in their healthy development (physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually) in order to lead them to the fullest sense of identity, belonging, and wholeness. While taking on healthy risks and challenges, individually and as a group, we rejoice in our successes. We also seek to support and challenge one another in our time of shortcomings and weakness.
Youth Ministry Regulations
In light of the “Youth Ministry Covenant” and in the spirit of the partnership, we understand that the group as a whole will discuss behavioral issues in all cases (except where limited by a situation’s confidentiality) during a called or a regular meeting in order to explain circumstances, share feelings, develop solutions, seek reconciliation, and increase personal investment and responsibility within the group. In these meetings every effort will be made to respond to each person as a child of God, include all points of view, build mutually trusting relationships, and meet the needs and interests of each individual involved.
Responding to Behavioral Problems
Any youth or adult behavior that threatens the values, spirit or peace of themselves, others, or the group as a whole (e.g., violence, exploitive language, or breaking ground rules established at activities) will be responded to through a meeting between the persons involved and group leader(s) to discuss the issues and establish solutions.
Any youth or adult behavior that seriously threatens or shows disregard for the long-term health and life of themselves, others, or the group as a whole (e.g., any illegal activity such as stealing, sex or the use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs) will be responded to through the immediate removal of the persons involved from participation with the group pending a plan of action established by the group leader(s) in communication with the parents (for youth) or the parish council/pastor/youth leaders (for adults, as applicable).
Repeated poor behavior of any kind will be met with harsher consequences such as a parent conference, restriction to participate or legal action.
Parent/Youth Participant and Leader Agreement
Signature of Participant or Leader__________________________________
Signature of Parent (if applicable)__________________________________
As a member or guest of Chapel Hill Youth, by signing above, I understand, agree with, and commit myself to the “Youth Ministry Covenant” and the “Youth Ministry Regulations”, which read as follows:
Youth Ministry Covenant
As participants in Chapel Hill Youth, we individually and collectively confess that we are created by God, and thus, are connected to one another. As Christians, we respond to our connectedness by seeking out the fellowship of the Christian community and by living our lives for others.
Responding to Christ’s Call to Discipleship
As a faith community, we seek and practice God’s presence in our lives through prayer, study, worship, revealing God’s love through action, words, and witnessing. Following the example of Christ, we practice compassion and forgiveness with others.
Responding to the Call for Inclusion
As a diverse community, we strive to be inclusive, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with everyone. Taking responsibility for our own actions as individuals and as a group, we are accepting and supportive of all God’s people regardless of their differences and our personal biases.
Responding to the Working Model of Partnership
As a committed community of youth and adults, we are all partners together, sharing equal responsibility for our youth ministry. Whether it is time, control, or personal comfort, as partners we give up something of ourselves for the good of the group. In seeking to increase and give value to each person’s contribution to the work of the group, we also strive to build personal relationships based on mutual respect.
Responding to Everyone’s Needs and Interests
As a caring community, we promote and support every person in their healthy development (physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually) in order to lead them to the fullest sense of identity, belonging, and wholeness. While taking on healthy risks and challenges, individually and as a group, we rejoice in our successes. We also seek to support and challenge one another in our time of shortcomings and weakness.
Youth Ministry Regulations
In light of the “Youth Ministry Covenant” and in the spirit of the partnership, we understand that the group as a whole will discuss behavioral issues in all cases (except where limited by a situation’s confidentiality) during a called or a regular meeting in order to explain circumstances, share feelings, develop solutions, seek reconciliation, and increase personal investment and responsibility within the group. In these meetings every effort will be made to respond to each person as a child of God, include all points of view, build mutually trusting relationships, and meet the needs and interests of each individual involved.
Responding to Behavioral Problems
Any youth or adult behavior that threatens the values, spirit or peace of themselves, others, or the group as a whole (e.g., violence, exploitive language, or breaking ground rules established at activities) will be responded to through a meeting between the persons involved and group leader(s) to discuss the issues and establish solutions.
Any youth or adult behavior that seriously threatens or shows disregard for the long-term health and life of themselves, others, or the group as a whole (e.g., any illegal activity such as stealing, sex or the use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs) will be responded to through the immediate removal of the persons involved from participation with the group pending a plan of action established by the group leader(s) in communication with the parents (for youth) or the parish council/pastor/youth leaders (for adults, as applicable).
Repeated poor behavior of any kind will be met with harsher consequences such as a parent conference, restriction to participate or legal action.