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Commitment to Christian Faith Summer staff
employees must agree to the basic evangelical
statement of faith listed below. Twin Rocks is a
Friends - or Quaker - camp, however Twin Rocks
actively recruits Christians from other
evangelical Christian denominations. Several
denominational backgrounds are typically
represented on a summer staff team. A
willingness to humbly learn from each other and
build a loving and accepting community, despite
potential differences, is essential.
1. We believe the
Bible to be the inspired, the only
infallible, authoritative word of God.
2. We believe that
there is one God, eternally existent in three
persons, Father, Son and the Holy
Spirit.
3. We believe in the
deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin
birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles,
in His vicarious and atoning death through
His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection,
in His ascension to the right hand of the
Father, and in His personal return in power
and glory.
4. We believe that for
salvation of lost and sinful man,
regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely
essential.
5. We believe in the
present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose
indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a
Godly life.
6. We believe in the
resurrection of both the saved and the lost,
they that are saved to unto the resurrection
of life and they that are lost unto the
resurrection of damnation.
7. We believe in the
spiritual unity of believers in our Lord
Jesus Christ.
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Commitment to Community Living Twin
Rocks staff will demonstrate a lifestyle that
excludes the possession or use of non-medical
drugs, alcohol, tobacco, obscene or pornographic
articles or literature and immoral sexual
behavior.
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A Commitment to Pursue
the Goals of the Summer Staff Program Summer
staff agree to pursue the goals of the Twin
Rocks Friends Camp's Summer Staff Program as
listed below:
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Service:
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Learning from
Christ's example to serve others humbly
through daily work assignments.
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Discipleship
and Spiritual Growth:
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Growing in
relationship with God through personal
quiet times, group worship and sharing,
accountability groups and other
spiritual disciplines that are a part
of the summer program.
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Community:
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Building a
Christ-centered, inclusive, caring
community among the staff. Working to
preserve the bond of peace while
sharing the joys and pains of working,
worshipping, living and playing with
peers.
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Memory
Making:
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Growing close in
Godly friendships with other staff.
Having fun, relaxing, playing, and
making incredible memories.
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Leadership
Development:
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Exploring the
question "What makes a Godly leader?"
as staff are challenged with leadership
roles ranging from worship leader and
camp counselor to late shift and work
crew "captain."
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An "All-Out" Summer
Commitment Committing to be a member of
summer staff is much more than committing to
working eleven weeks at Twin Rocks Friends Camp.
Summer staff members wholly commit their summer
to serve, work, live, play, worship and grow
together. "Non-work" summer staff activities
(such as worship, accountability groups,
initiative games and Bible studies) will
monopolize almost all of a staff member's "free"
time Tuesday through Sunday of each week.
Involvement in these activities is an important
part of the commitment and experience of being a
Twin Rocks summer staff team member.
Because
the summer staff program demands an "all out"
summer commitment, Twin Rocks reserves the
right to be a staff member's only summer
commitment (no other part-time jobs,
ministries, volunteer activities,
correspondence or local college courses,
etc.) Any exceptions to this rule must be
negotiated before hire.
One "three day weekend"
will be available to each staff member to attend
once-in-a-lifetime family or school events such
as graduations and weddings. Requests for
three-day weekends must be made and negotiated
before hire.
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Commitment to Inclusive Relationships Summer
staff agree to actively engage in inclusive,
caring relationships with all other staff
members. Exclusive "clique" types of
relationships are not a part of our staff. For
the same reason summer staff members agree not
to pursue romantic relationships of any kind
with other staff members while on summer
staff.
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A Commitment
to Modesty Summer staff team members commit
to honoring one another by maintaining a high
standard of modesty - in dress, talk and
behavior - within the team.
Twin Rocks
desires to support Summer Staff in their pursuit
of modesty and growth by providing appropriate
space on camp for private male-only and
female-only use (summer staff laundry room and
private bed and bathroom areas.). Twin Rocks
provides these spaces to promote a safe and
comfortable envionment for staff to "let their
hair down" and to help minimize potential
stumbling blocks or distractions.
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Commitment
to a TV and Movie-Free Summer Summer staff
agree to give up television and movies for the
summer as a "fast" of sorts, focusing on mental
purity and Philippians 4:8. At the end of the
summer, staff will view television together and
discuss whether or not the fast changed how they
view television.
The commitment to a TV and
movie-free summer also allows staff more time to
focus on building relationships during the
summer's limited free time.
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