METRO Traineeship
youthMETRO Course Outline
youthMETRO is a one year training scheme focussed on preparing and growing youth leaders in local churches.
Like METRO, youthMETRO aims to prepare trainees to be, think and serve like Jesus, with a specific focus on doing this with and to youth.
Being like Jesus - Personal Godliness
The main focus here is daily personal bible reading and prayer.
Trainees will utilise the 5x5x5 bible reading plan to go through the whole New Testament in the year. Trainees and trainers will spend time in their catchups discussing issues arising from this crucial daily time with God, and document prayer points in their quarterly planner.
Thinking like Jesus - Theological Refection
To be able to teach the Bible, first trainees must understand its history and content,
so two of four units will need to be studied throughout the traineeship:
Introduction To The Bible
Old Testament
New Testament
Doctrine
These units will be completed using distance education material from Moore College,
in addition to the intensive unit offered at PYV Summer Camp.
Serving like Jesus - Ministry Skills
Trainees will develop their ministry skills over the year. Fundamental to the progress made, will be the transition of the trainee into a trainer role. A basic pattern in each of the areas might be for the trainee to pass on what they have learnt with another person - learning through teaching others.
youthMETRO trainees will cover:
Programming
One-to-One Discipleship
Short Talk Preparation
Taking a Bible Study
Evangelism
About youthMETRO Funding
The METRO Committee has undertaken to assist churches in their investment in training their young people for Gospel ministry through youthMETRO.
METRO asks that churches contribute a nominal amount of $100 towards the training of each youthMETRO trainee serving in their church.
Funds will be used to provide training materials, in addition to trainees’ attendance at PYV’s Summer Camp and METRO Retreat weekend.
METRO requires an extract from a Session meeting confirming the funding and approval of a youthMETRO trainee and appointment of their trainer before a trainee can commence the traineeship.
Suggested Timeline
It is expected that the time commitment each week for youthMETRO will be 4 hours. This will depend on how the trainee and trainer structure their catchups and working through the content of each strand.
A suggested timeline for covering all the material in the traineeship is:
Term One
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Weeks: 1 to 5
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Weeks: 6 to 10
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Being like Jesus |
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5x5x5 reading plan. |
5x5x5 reading plan. |
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Thinking like Jesus |
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Introduction to |
Introduction to |
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Serving like Jesus |
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Big picture of
Short talk
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Bible study preparation & delivery. |
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Possible Events |
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METRO Weekend (compulsory for trainees & trainers). |
PYV West Camp (optional for trainees). Trainee Catchup Dinner (compulsory for trainees). |
Term Two
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Weeks: 1 to 5
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Weeks: 6 to 10
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Being like Jesus |
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5x5x5 reading plan. |
5x5x5 reading plan. |
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Thinking like Jesus |
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Introduction to |
Introduction to |
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Serving like Jesus |
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Short talk preparation. |
Programming. |
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Possible Events |
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Term Three
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Weeks: 1 to 5
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Weeks: 6 to 10
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Being like Jesus |
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5x5x5 reading plan. |
5x5x5 reading plan. |
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Thinking like Jesus |
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Introduction to |
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Serving like Jesus |
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One to one descipleship |
Evangelism |
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Possible Events |
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MTS Challenge (compulsory for trainees & trainers. |
Trainee Catchup Dinner (compulsory for trainees). PYV North & East Camps (optional). |
Term Four
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Weeks: 1 to 5
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Weeks: 6 to 10
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Being like Jesus |
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5x5x5 reading plan. |
5x5x5 reading plan. |
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Thinking like Jesus |
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Serving like Jesus |
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Evangelism |
Bible study |
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Possible Events |
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Graduation Dinner (compulsory for trainees & trainers). |
PYV Summer Camp (optional). |
