3E INTERNSHIP

equip - empower - extend

Immerse yourself

3E is an intensive internship at the Youth Farm Bible Camp. The program is designed to train young adults (age 18-25) in spiritual maturity and be equipped with industry-recognized leadership skills to lead in all aspects of camping and through this to demonstrate, share, and shine the love of Jesus on lives.

Program Overview

Hands On Experience

Summer Camp

During the summer months, each intern will be an integral part of the camp program and will be assigned a different leadership role. These could change from week to week and will depend on the specific skills of the intern and the needs of the Youth Farm Bible Camp summer staff and camp program.

YFBC Camp

Corn Maze

Each intern will be participating in hands-on service during the Corn Maze and retreat season (September-October) to expose them to every area of camp ministry such as, food service, housekeeping, program design, program implementation, marketing, guest services, facilitation of activities, event planning, and much more.

Corn Maze Info

Year-Round Service

During our quieter months each intern will participate in tasks that will expose them to the areas of administration, maintenance, animal care, promotions, design, fundraising, and all the day-to-day tasks required to run a camp ministry.

Interns will be trained and equipped for all aspects of work and ministry

YFBC Family

Work, Read, Travel, Serve, Grow

3E Interns receive a well-rounded experience designed to facilitate growing through exposure to new experiences, cultures and perspectives

Service & Learning Trips

Canoe Trips

Interns will partner with Ang Harder from Aha Adventures and explore faith and community in the wilderness on 2 separate canoe trips

Aha Adventures

Nicaragua

During the Canadian Winter the interns will connect with Daniel Wiebe, a missionary in Nicaragua, and partner with him on the mission field for approximately 6 weeks

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Israel

Travel to the Holy Land and walk where Jesus walked, experience the Sea of Galilea and the fast pace of Jerusalem

Mexico

A short-term mission trip based on serving the local church in Mexico, while creating cross-cultural understanding through direct exposure to the Mexican culture.

Mexico Impact

Grow

Interns journal about their experiences and faith journey over the course of the year through devotionals and monthly reviews. A review assignment will be submitted before you start so you can see the growth you have experienced as a disciple of Jesus! Interns will participate in Bible studies, book studies, and one on one spiritual direction and mentoring which will play key roles in maturing personally and in their faith.

Personal & Spiritual Development

Reading List

During the course of the internship the interns will work through a required set of books and will be responsible for submitting a report and participating in discussions for each reading. The books will be provided by YFBC with the option of purchasing any of the books after completing them.

Equip: Spiritual Formation

“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love”.

(Ephesians 4:12-16)

Empower: Leadership

"It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave, just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many”.

(Matthew 20:25-28)

Extend Christ's Ministry: Missions

“So, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us”.

(2 Corinthians 5:17-19)

Faculty

YFBC and the 3E Internship Program has a diverse leadership team that is passionate about developing young adults and leaders who love Jesus

Mark Wurtz

Mark is Executive Director and has led the ministry of YFBC for over 20 years

Daniel Wiebe

Daniel is a missionary serving YFBC during the summer months and lives and serves in Nicaragua when it gets cold in Canada

Gustavo Araujo

Gustavo, originally from Brazil, is the Spiritual Director at YFBC and has been serving since 2015

Ang Harder

Ang lives in Calgary during the winter and serves at YFBC and runs Aha! Adventures during the spring, summer and fall

Jacob Wielinga

Jacob is originally from Ontario and has been serving as Site Manager since 2016

ChristyAnn Dyck

ChristyAnn is an internship alumnus who now serves at YFBC during the warmer months and spends the Canadian winters on the mission field in Mexico, Nicaragua and Brazil

Nick Parkes

Nick, originally from South Africa began serving at YFBC as part of the executive team in 2022

Bev Neudorf

Bev takes care of the office administration and has served faithfully at YFBC since 2012

Finances

YFBC Interns are paid employees for six months of the year (September, October and May-August). From November-April is when training, retreats, impact trips, and education takes place. During these six months, YFBC will provide housing (with your own kitchen) and a stipend to pay for your food costs.

In order to fund the remaining 6 months and the trips that will take place the interns will be required to fundraise around $7000. The interns will be trained, guided and encouraged throughout the year in order help them successfully raise the funds through a variety of strategies. At the end of the year the interns will be confident and equipped for all future fundraising opportunities.

Are You Ready?

The 3E Internship Program is an exciting but intensive discipleship experience. When we select our interns we do not select everyone that applies. There are a few things we are looking for that will help you in your application and, we believe these will also help you get the most out of the experiences in the program.

Do you have a deep love for and desire to follow Jesus in community?

Have you served in your church or other ministries?

Have you completed a year of Bible School or another gap year program?

Do you have spiritual/church leaders that are willing to vouch for you?

If you're interested but may feel that you're not quite ready please chat with us! We are happy to share ways and ideas that will help you prepare to join us in a year or two.

If you feel prepared, excited and ready to jump in then we look forward to seeing your application!

Application Process

Step 1: Pray

Committing to the internship is a big decision! We encourage you to pray and ask God about whether this is where He wants you to grow.

Step 2: Prepare

Before you apply contact your pastor and two other people who know you well (Please no family members) who can speak to your character, work ethic, and faith in Jesus Christ.