HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION FOR STUDENT LEADERS
Directions: Please complete this form, including your written responses to the questions below. Have a parent
read and sign it. Have a Young Life staff person sign it after the Important Agreement section has been reviewed
with you. Then return the completed form to your area director.
Name
Phone
E-mail
Street Address
City
State
School
Zip
Grade this year
Please write a paragraph about each of the following on a separate sheet and then attach it to the application:
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From your perspective, what is the purpose of the Young Life ministry in this community?
Describe the circumstances of your commitment to Jesus Christ.
Why do you want to be on the student leadership team – what do you expect to gain from being a leader?
What do you consider your strengths – what can you offer the ministry?
How do your words and actions serve as a positive role model?
Describe how your faith has grown in the past year – what do you do to keep your faith vital and growing?
IMPORTANT AGREEMENT
Student leaders are high schoolers who choose to share God’s love with middle school high kids as well as peers.
Student leadership offers a great opportunity for a person to grow in his/her faith while investing in relationships and
planning programs for younger friends. Student leaders are expected to be involved in their own Young Life high
school activities and encouraged to seek growth in their own spiritual life through involvement in a local church.
Young Life is visible throughout the community. The actions of a student leader not only reflect Young Life, but the
entire Christian community. Therefore, Young Life has high expectations of the conduct of its student leaders:
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A student leader must not participate in illegal activity, including the use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
A student leader may not enter into a counseling relationship with a middle school/junior high student of the
opposite gender.
A student leader may not date a middle school/junior high student nor be in a car alone with a student of the
opposite gender.
A student leader must maintain appropriate behavior in personal relationships, including abstaining from the
intimate sexual contact reserved for marriage.
A student leader’s language and actions should be consistent with the teachings of Christ.
A student leader is considered a Young Life volunteer; therefore, a criminal background check will be performed by
Young Life to ensure the safety of the leaders and the kids they work with.
Note to parents: Young Life is a not-for-profit, international Christ-centered organization with ministries throughout the
world.
Student Signature:
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Parent Signature:
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Young Life Staff Signature:
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