APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2023-2024 SEASON!!

The purposes of this position are to provide an opportunity for each intern to experience all aspects of
year-round outdoor ministry and to experience the partnerships between outdoor ministry and the
synods, congregations, and organizations of the ELCA. This position starts the last week of August and ends mid May. This position is in partnership with the ELCA Vocational Fellowship Program.

Rainbow Trail’s goals are to support and facilitate each intern in their decision to make outdoor
ministry a career and to enhance the intern’s ministry skills throughout the greater church.

CLIKE HERE FOR 2023-2024 APPLICATION

“From the second I stepped foot onsite as a PGA, the full time staff were preparing me to lead activities, lead groups of weekend staff, and lead retreats. They also trusted us enough to actually actively lead throughout the internship. I wasn’t just there to answer phones or get people coffee, I got to be involved in programming, discussions about retreats, summer staff interviews, board meetings, philosophy conversations and so much more. I count myself as extremely lucky to have gotten to work beside and learn from some of the greatest people currently working in outdoor ministry.
They showed me how to lead with grace, humility, and understanding in an often high pressure environment. Having reached my first full year as a full-time staff member at a camp, I can say that I use the programming, leadership, and communication skills I gained as a PGA almost daily!”–David Rauscher, PGA 2021-2022

 

Program Assistant responsibilities include:

Retreat Hosting:  Prepare for, welcome, and host groups in partnership with Directors and other staff. Assist with kitchen help and light maintenance as needed. Provide program leadership including team building activities, worship, hikes, and stewardship activities as contracted by the group. Close down the site after groups leave.

Promotion:  Assist in writing newsletters and developing brochures in conjunction with Full Time Directors. Assist in updating the web site. Travel to synod congregations to promote camp at Sunday schools and worships.

Recruiting:  Help prepare for recruiting at midwest college fairs. Visit a Colorado school for campus interviews. Assist in updating and posting online training materials

Administrative:  Write and send out contracts to groups, compose letters for current and future programs, file and organize information, and research information in order to improve Rainbow Trail programming.

Special Events:  Attend events such as Rainbow Trail’s Bible Study writers’ retreat, off-site retreats & workdays, AdventFest, the Rocky Mountain Synod’s Senior High and Junior High Youth Gatherings, Thrivent events and other events where an RTLC presence is needed.

Trainings: Full-time staff lead monthly trainings on topic such as, philosophy, budgeting, staffing, program development, board relations, marketing, and more!

Compensation & Benefits include: Monthly Livable Wage, Food Stipend, Health & Dental Insurance, PTO & Flex Days, Housing Provided, ELCA Coaching Sessions, Unlimited Telehealth Therapy, Relocation Coverage, and Attendance to the National Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Conference

2023-2024 PGA Information