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That’s a great question! Sometimes God is very specific, other times He says, "I can use you anywhere!” But if you’re not sure, it helps to answer a few questions to narrow it down. A great question to ask yourself is what type of ministry are you interested in? All Royal Servants mission trips focus on relational based evangelism, but each trip’s ministry is unique. A trip like Guatemala will give you the opportunity to build a home or share your testimony, while in Nepal you might care for someone with leprosy. Maybe you like the thought of performing street ministry across Europe or loving on hundreds of orphans in Africa. Pray about it and at any time in the process you feel your heart leap…maybe you need to go for it!
Students 13 - 18
Staff 19+
Outreach
Street Evangelism
For those of you who love to perform dances or dramas, you can have a huge impact in major cities throughout the world! After receiving training at our Training Camp, you will venture out into huge city squares to begin your performance, drawing an eager and curious crowd in providing a foundation for the message of the Gospel.
Adventure
Personal development
Student/School Ministry
Even though we have the summer off from school in the States, not all countries do! If you love working with students (whether that’s in a formal classroom setting or in a more relaxed, after school environment), many ministry opportunities are available. This might look like taking part in an English language camp, or maybe it’s playing basketball with students during the weeknight. Building relationships with students is often the foundation for sharing the Gospel!
Team Dynamics
Growth
Children's Ministry
Many of our partner churches overseas run summer Bible programs for their community. You’ll be able to build relationships with children as they hear about the good news of Jesus. You might use puppets, dance, dramas, or even balloon animals (don’t worry, we’ll train you!) to draw a crowd of children and their parents so that you can have intentional Gospel centered conversations.
Most trips will dabble in this area.
What are students saying about royal servants?
the royal servants experience
Every Royal Servants Trip is different, but some things that never change.
From Training Camp to debriefing, every aspect of our ministry is focused on discipling our students. Through small group discussions, large group teachings, and an extensive debriefing process, we want to ensure your student is not only emotionally prepared for a summer overseas but also that they are prepared to apply what they learn in the summer to their life at home.
It is important for our teams to start with a solid foundation before they embark overseas. At Training Camp, you will begin building relationships with your team, learn how to share the Gospel, and prepare for what life will look like overseas. You will leave Training Camp ready to face any challenge that may come your way.
Over the course of the summer, you will experience how transforming life in Christian community can be. Through daily quiet times and small group discussions, you will deepen your relationship with God. Through outreach, you will gain new understanding of God's heart for the world and the Church. Through being in community, you will learn how to love those around you.
After weeks packed full of ministry outreaches, you will transition into a week of debriefing. Going home after an intense summer ministry experience can be challenging emotionally and spiritually. Debriefing is a time of reflection about what you have experienced, seeking wisdom from God, and preparing for the challenges you might face going home.
Throughout the summer, you will hear teachings on foundational Christian truths. Our biblical worldview is best described as historic Christianity, and we teach from a traditional perspective on morality and values that the church has held for over 2000 years. Refer to our Statement of Faith and make sure we are the right fit. On everything else, we encourage students to seek answers from their parents and local church community.
Royal Servants takes the safety and health of each participant seriously. We go to great lengths to ensure participants remain healthy and safe throughout the trip.
Therefore, no participant is allowed to be alone in any city; Royal Servants always travel in groups of three or more, and when possible, with either a male or Summer Staff in each group. The Trip Leaders also continually monitor conditions within the host country before and during the trip. The team will be moved to a stable location if a situation threatens the team's security, whether from political or environmental conditions.
Royal Servants mission trips are led by Reign Ministries’ staff, not part-time volunteers. Our staff care deeply about students and see leadership as a privilege. Each staff member is intensively trained on how to connect with and lead students. They are fully engaged in every aspect of the mission trip, whether being involved in ministry, leading Bible studies, or just hanging out building relationships. They are intentional to ensure that each student is discipled beginning at Training Camp and through debriefing prior to returning home.
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