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Here at GENERATE, we believe you win with good people, and we are all about being on mission together.
Want to join the movement?

Can you tell me about GENERATE?

GENERATE is the events arm of YM360, a Biblically-based curriculum company located in Birmingham, Alabama. We’re all about partnering with youth ministries to create moments that matter for students. We believe in strategic and intentional experiences where the name of Jesus is lifted up, where the Gospel is proclaimed through the preaching and studying of the Word, where students are encouraged to take the next steps in their faith journey, and where they are challenged to be a person of global impact.

That sounds great! How do I get involved?

We know that you win with great people, and we’re looking for folks to join the family. Not just any old rascal, but passionate, energetic people called to share the Gospel with students. We’ll be traveling around the country this summer, facilitating camp for 7th-12th graders and their youth ministers. There will be lots of late night heart-to-hearts in a 15 passenger van. There will be long days of leading recreation games and serving at mission sites. We’re gonna have to assemble some name tags. You will go out in public more than once, dressed in matching t-shirts with your 26 closest friends. And at the end of the day, we know that a camp doesn’t change anyone’s life, but a true encounter with Jesus Christ does. We would love for you to be a part of that by applying for a position to serve with us as a family this summer.

Can you tell me about what each position actually does?

Yep. We’re all about family here at GENERATE, and first and foremost, our goal as family is to go out of our way to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. This may look like going the extra mile to make someone’s job a little easier, working double time to meet the needs of a youth minister, or building relationships with students. We want to always be asking the question: How can we show the love of God right now?

Along with the Event Coordinator and under the leadership of J. Roger Davis, president of YM360, this role will lead the summer staff professionally and spiritually. The GENERATE Director acts as a liaison between the campus contact and the GENERATE family and is essentially responsible for all aspects of camp. The person that fits this role needs to possess a strong gifting in leadership as well as a passion for disciple-making.

Along with the Event Director, this role will also lead the summer staff professionally and spiritually. Primarily overseeing all processes of the Camp Office, this position will ensure all housing, village group, hospitality, and Kids Academy assignments are ready each day. This position will also be in daily communication with Angela Terry, the Director of Events at the Birmingham Home Office. Having a desire for students to know Christ is essential to this role.

This position is a part of the GENERATE leadership team and oversees the entirety of CONNECT (CONNECT is our recreation tract). This position gives direct leadership to 3 other individuals serving in the CONNECT Leader position, as well as serving as a leader for the full team. This position is responsible for the setup of the CONNECT field, managing all equipment, preparing, and managing the CONNECT schedule, leading out to run the Dodgeball tournament, and will help with loading in and loading out of camp equipment. This person must be a strong leader, possess the ability to inspire and set a tone of excellence for their team; have a strong work ethic, and have a desire to minister to students.

This position is a part of the GENERATE leadership team and oversees the entirety of SERVE (SERVE is our mission tract). This position gives direct leadership to three other individuals serving in the SERVE Leader position, as well as serving as a leader to the full team. This SERVE Director will manage the relationship with community partners, as well as managing the churches that have chosen the SERVE option for camp, they will also be responsible for managing all SERVE equipment. The SERVE Director will also be responsible for planning and setting up for the 5k race and will help load in and load out all camp equipment. This person must be a strong leader, possess the ability to inspire and set a tone of excellence for their team, have a strong work ethic, have strong organizational and administrative skills, exceptional communication skills, and have the desire to minister to students.

This position is a part of the GENERATE Leadership Team and oversees the Production Team and all programming elements at camp. This position will work closely with the Creative Director as well as the Camp Director to produce excellent live events and worship experiences that elevate Christ and point students to Jesus. The Production Director will lead the production team through the load in and load out at each venue, steward the vision of the Creative Director that is set during production training, and will also interact and work with all camp communicators and worship leaders. The Production Director will also be responsible for planning and running the morning service, First Light. This individual needs to have a strong leadership ability, knowledge of live events or theatrical production, an artistic eye, the ability to adapt on the fly, and a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position serves on the CONNECT team under the leadership of the CONNECT Director. A CONNECT Leader will be responsible for setting up and tearing down the CONNECT field, teaching and leading out recreation games, taking care of recreation equipment, interacting with LEAD Team, and leading their group in a short devotion. This position will also lead their tribe for the week in competing for tribe points, along with assisting the 5k race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light and will help load in and load out of all camp equipment. This person needs to be coachable, have a strong work ethic, enjoy outdoor recreation, and must have a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position is a part of the SERVE team under the leadership of the SERVE Director. A SERVE Leader is assigned to specific churches for the week that have chosen the SERVE option. They are responsible for assisting their SERVE churches in any communication with the community partners, packing boxed lunches for their church, traveling to and from their mission sites, and serving with their church. This position will also lead their tribe for the week in competing for tribe points, along with assisting the 5k race, the Dodgeball tournament, a morning service called First Light, and helping load in and load out of all camp equipment. This person needs to be coachable, have a strong work ethic, possess a passion for serving, and have a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position is a part of the GUIDE team under the direct leadership of the Camp Director. A Village GUIDE is assigned a village group of students for the week and will be responsible for leading and teaching that village’s bible study time. They will also be responsible for leading their group during their CONNECT time, as well as a prayer gathering in the evenings before the evening worship session. Other responsibilities include assisting the 5k race, the Dodgeball tournament, a morning service called First Light, and helping load in and load out of all camp equipment. This person needs to have teaching experience, at least 2 years of college completed, possess a strong work ethic, and have a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position is a part of the GENERATE Office team under the direct leadership of the Event Coordinator. A Housing Coordinator is responsible for housing all participants that are at camp for the week. This position will also oversee any of the midweek housing changes as well as work towards the future weeks of camp. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This person must have strong organizational and administrative skills, work well under pressure, do well in a team environment, flexible personality, and have a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position is a part of the GENERATE Office team under the direct leadership of the Event Coordinator. A Village Group Coordinator is responsible for making sure each village group and church group at camp has a good location for bible study, prayer gatherings, and church group times. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This position will work closely with the Camp Director to lead the daily Village Leader’s Meeting. This person must have strong organizational and administrative skills, work well under pressure, do well in a team environment, and have a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position is a part of the GENERATE Office team under the direct leadership of the Event Coordinator. A Resource Coordinator will also work closely with the Camp Director and will be responsible for all camp merchandise in the GENERATE store. This includes keeping track of all inventory, maintaining an excellent presentation of the tables, ability to converse with students and adult leaders, and managing all speaker’s and worship leader’s merchandise tables as well. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This person must have strong organizational skills, be able to lead the charge and delegate to others, be able to set and keep a standard of excellence, and have a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position is a part of the GENERATE Office team under the direct leadership of the Event Coordinator. A Hospitality Coordinator’s responsibilities are twofold between Hospitality and Kid’s Academy of Awesomeness (KAA). This position is responsible for all of the hospitality tables at camp, making sure there is coffee ready to go and brewed for meetings, maintaining and restocking the green room tables for personalities (speakers and worship leaders), as well as preparing gift bags for Youth Ministers and personalities. The second responsibility of this position is to head up the KAA program. This program is for any children that have completed kindergarten through 5th grade and includes arts & crafts, children’s Bible lessons, recreation games, and more. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This person needs to have strong organizational skills, the ability to manage time very effectively, a passion for hosting, a passion for spending time and investing in children, and a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position serves on the Production Team under the direct leadership of the Production Director. Actors will perform in a variety of styles in a variety of settings, including but not limited to 10-minute plays, spoken word pieces, improvisational pieces, emceeing a weekly talent show, and hosting stage games. As highly visible members of the camp team, actors must maintain a level of excitement and enthusiasm for connecting with students on a variety of platforms. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This individual needs a strong work ethic, a flexible attitude, proven performing experience, a desire to worship through their artistry, and a passion to share the Gospel with students.

This position serves on the Production Team under the direct leadership of the Production Director. The audio engineer is responsible for all audio needs for camp, including but not limited to live mixing both FOH and in-ear monitors for multiple bands throughout the summer, assisting each band as they load in, leading sound checks with bands, camp communicators, and actors, running sounds cues for theatrical pieces and playing a crucial part of loading in and loading out of each venue. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This individual needs to have a strong work ethic, proven audio experience, experience loading in and out of venues, a desire to worship through their artistry, and a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position serves on the Production Team under the direct leadership of the Production Director. The lighting designer will do a combination of creating live designs and executing the theatrical lighting designs set during production training. The lighting designer will be responsible for all lighting equipment and play a crucial role in loading in and loading out of each venue. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This individual needs to have a strong work ethic, proven live lighting experience, experience loading in and out of venues, a creative mind, a desire to worship through their artistry, and a passion for sharing the Gospel with students.

This position will work closely with the Production Director and Creative Director to capture high-quality images and video during every week of camp. A Photographer will be given a weekly shot list of types and styles of images that they are responsible for capturing and editing. This position will likely be combined with another position on the team and responsibilities would be adjusted to make sure the shot list can be accomplished each week. Having your camera gear is a huge plus, but some can be provided if needed. This person must have proven photography and videography skills along with editing experience, this person needs to have a creative eye, have a passion for photography, and be disciplined to get the correct shots.

The position serves on the Production Team under the direct leadership of the Production Director. The role of the visual producer is twofold, they will be responsible for all content displayed on the LED wall during worship services using ProPresenter as well as serving as the camp photographer/videographer. This position is responsible for using the footage taken for each week and editing a 60-second highlight video. Having graphic design experience is a plus, but not required. The visual producer will also play a critical role during load in and load out at each venue. Other responsibilities include assisting with the 5K race, the Dodgeball tournament, and a morning service called First Light. This individual needs to have a strong work ethic, proven live event and photography experience, a desire to worship through their artistry, and a passion to share the Gospel with students.

This position serves in the YM360 Home Office which is located in Hoover, Alabama.  This position will work alongside the Director of Events and other full-time YM360 staff.  Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing excellent customer care in all phone and online chat communication
  • Calling churches to help them get ready for camp
  • Helping assist the Event Coordinator in managing GENERATE Resources
  • Daily shipping of the various YM360 e-commerce orders that are made
  • This position will start May 7th and will finish July 26th
Where is GENERATE located?

This summer, we’ll have camps in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Colorado, Arkansas, Alabama, and Missouri. We’ll have three teams to cover these locations, so you won’t travel to every state listed. And, no, you don’t get to pick your team, sadly. Check out all our dates and locations!

What are the age and experience requirements?

All applicants must be one year removed from high school. Each position has different requirements, but all applicants must have a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and agree with our beliefs and staff values.

What does the weekly schedule look like, and what do all the terms mean?

Check out the schedules for our camp options – CONNECT, SERVE, GUIDE, EXPLORE, and LEAD Team – to get an idea about what a day at GENERATE looks like. When camp isn’t in session, we’ll travel to our next location or occasionally have an off day. Need help understanding what the various terms mean? Check out our Schedule Key.

How do we get from camp to camp?

Some staff will travel in 15 passenger vans. Some will be responsible for driving trucks with set, tech gear, and CONNECT and SERVE supplies.

I really want to do this, but my parents want me to find a job that makes money.

Oh, we pay. Don’t worry about that.

Is there any kind of training involved? What's the preparation situation?

Below are the report dates for the summer. Production will have an extended training to accommodate rehearsals, and then all-staff training will begin. Some leadership positions will require an earlier start date and additional training, but we’ll let you know if that’s you.
Production, Leadership and Birmingham Home Office Report – First Week of May 2023

Resources Coordinators Report – Mid-May 2024

All-Staff Report – Mid-May 2024
All-Staff Training – Mid-May 2024
Camp – May, June and July 2024

If you have conflicts with any of these dates, we want to know about them. They don’t necessarily disqualify you from employment, unless you have like, seven weddings you’re in this summer.

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