Local Church Essentials

What is Project 83?

A strategic, local mission partnership involving Chilhowee Baptist Association churches, Associational resources, and visiting mission teams.

What is the vision of Project 83?

To combine ministry resources in a local mission strategy that encourages a spiritual renewal among believers and a spiritual awakening among the unsaved of Blount County.

What does the Chilhowee Baptist Association provide in Project 83?

  • a week-long (Friday to Friday) ministry plan
  • visiting mission team volunteers to partner with your church
  • home repair materials for most jobs
  • availability of block party equipment
  • Camp Tipton staff dedicated to your church
  • profession of faith follow up information
  • an opportunity for each member of your church to serve
  • opportunities to connect with other churches as one body of believers in service and worship

What does our church provide during Project 83?

  • Key volunteers:
    • Church volunteer coordinator
    • Home repair ministry  escort
    • Day camp greeter
    • Weekend resort missions escort
    • VBS/BYBC coordinator
    • Block party coordinator
  • Support positions:
    • Home repair project leader
    • Home repair project runner
    • Bus driver
    • Bus chaperone
    • Block party helper
    • Meals and snacks helpers
    • Camp Counselor (staff or volunteer)
    • Day camp crafts leader
  • Follow up to professions-of-faith
  • Wednesday evening fellowship meal with Project 83 mission team

When is training provided?

  • February at Camp Tipton: Dates TBA to meet the needs of those of you who invite us to partner with you.

  • March and April at Camp Tipton: Meet your Project 83 Partner’s Mission Team Leaders during Mission Team Leader Orientation.  Take this opportunity to get acquainted, review ministry plan details, visit ministry sites, share a meal at Camp Tipton, and unite in worship and prayer.

Job Descriptions

  • Leadership positions:
    • Church volunteer coordinator: Serve as point-of-contact with Project 83 partners; introduce Project 83 opportunities to your church and coordinate volunteer participation
    • Home repair ministry escort: Accompany CBA HRM (local) Appraisal Team as a greeter for your church during pre-project assessments and project week, lead your church in ministry follow-up
    • Day camp greeter: Greet and get acquainted with parents who pick up their children at conclusion of day camp from 4:15 – 5:15pm, Monday – Friday; utilize opportunity to connect church with  camper families
    • Weekend evangelism team escort: Accompany teams serving in resort hospitality projects; use digital camera and free water to interact with tourists at hospitality sites on Dragon and at trail heads
    • VBS/BYBC coordinator: Serve as local church point-of-contact for VBS/BYBC events involving Project 83
    • Block party coordinator: Serve as local church point-of-contact for block party events
  • Support positions:
    • Home repair project leader: Work with CBA HRM Coordinator (Kelvin Kuwik) to lead/facilitate a HRM team in the completion of their project
    • Home repair project runner: Use your truck to pick up and deliver materials to job site prior to and during completion of two or three projects
    • Bus driver: Utilize school bus driver certification to drive a camp bus during one or more weeks of camp
    • Bus chaperone: Provide support to camp staff/volunteers chaperoning children riding camp bus to/from day camps
    • Block party helper: Serve as support person to team leading block party (equipment set-up and take-down, neighborhood announcements, cook-out, games helper)
    • Meals and snacks helpers: Assist with mission team meals (breakfast & dinner), serve as runner to pick up day camper lunches at Mary Blount Elementary, prepare & distribute afternoon snack during day campers, prepare and deliver snacks to home repair mission teams
    • Day camp crafts leader: Work with day camp staff/volunteers to facilitate crafts during day camps; share your testimony as you interact with children during craft time
    • Camp Counselor (funded or volunteer):
      • Summer Camp Counselor: A limited number of summer-long camp counselor positions are available.  Applicants must have completed junior year of high school, 2.0 GPA, and endorsement of your pastor/youth minister.  Funded-positions require a ten week commitment.  Volunteer positions will be considered for 2 – 4 weeks.
      • Counselor-in-Training: Must be 13 or older, be recommended by your pastor/youth minister, and be willing to serve in a variety of support roles to camp counselors, kitchen workers, and custodial crew.  Camp Tipton will employ up to three Counselors-in-Training in 2011.  These introductory positions enable students to experience camp ministry, develop spiritual gifts and job skills, and establish a relationship with Camp Tipton placing them on a “short list” of future camp counselors.