Xplore Year In
Are you 18 to 25 years old or know someone that is?
Passionate about evangelism and mission?
Keen to be trained to serve God in your local community? All at a low cost? Our Xplore programme for young adults is a gap year with a difference. It enables you to remain living where you are while receiving weekly online training and support from the Xplore team. Throughout the year, there are also regular residential weekends and the opportunities to take part in mission placements in Romania and with Church Army evangelists across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Let go of any thought of a traditional year out or a gap year programme. The Xplore Year In seeks to shape itself around your circumstances and grow out of your heart for mission. We are a group of explorers engaging with and often experimenting in mission and evangelism. A community who deeply want to see our cities and towns transformed as people encounter Jesus. Applications are now open for Xplore. To find out more and watch a film visit www.xplore.org.uk or telephone 0844 585 3575. was something I’d love to do.
As part of the Year In we’ve been going through the Pioneer Mission book and learning how to develop a godly community. The online training has helped me reach others at university – particularly at the Students’ Union, which is the centre of university life. I’ve struck up some really good relationships with people who aren’t yet Christians and I’ve been able to open up the Bible with them and pray for them.
Putting the mission I’ve been learning about into practice has been brilliant. As part of Xplore, I’ve also spent a weekend with an evangelist in Liverpool working with people struggling with addiction. Xplore has been amazing and I’ve met some great people who’ve been a constant source of strength and encouragement to me. I couldn’t recommend it enough. Ian is from Belfast, Northern Ireland,
where he is training to be a teacher Thanks to the Xplore Year In I’ve learnt how important prayer is to mission and reaching people in my community. Each week we have online Xplore groups where we receive teaching and can share stories, ideas and learn from each other’s experiences. It is a great encouragement to talk to the other Xplorers who are excited about mission and who you know are praying for you and challenging you to act on what you’re learning. Day-to-day at St Nic’s church I lead an Alpha group and school kids’ club, teach people English in the community and help with the tea and toast outreach to clubbers on Friday nights. Debs is from Nottingham where she is an intern at St Nic’s church while working
part-time as an administrator