Serve like Jesus with others
Leadership Training gathers college students for a focused summer of work, worship, community, and mission. Students live at YMCA partner sites, grow in discipleship with peers, and learn to lead themselves and serve others in the name of Jesus. Each LT location is connected to Collegiate Church Network churches and campus ministries across the country.
About LTOne summer with Jesus together
The network
Students come from churches across the network.
Collegiate Church Network
A program of the network
Leadership Training serves students from churches and campus ministries across CCN. The goal is to form young leaders who love Jesus deeply, live in community, and serve others with maturity and mission focus.
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Summer 2026
Two mountains, one summer
Each program runs on a YMCA partner site for most of the summer. Applications close on different dates, so check yours early.
How to apply
At a glance
What is Collegiate Leadership Training?
Leadership Training (LT) is a summer discipleship program for college students, run by the Collegiate Church Network and administered by Reliant Mission. In 2026 it runs at two YMCA partner sites: Adirondack LT, 9 weeks at Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George in Silver Bay, New York (June 12 – August 15, 2026), and Estes Park LT, 11 weeks at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado (May 18 – July 31, 2026). Students work full time for the YMCA, which houses them in dorms, and spend the rest of the week in Bible study, worship and outreach with leaders from Collegiate churches. The program fee starts at $895 for first-time students and $595 for returners who register before February 1. Applying takes two steps: the Collegiate LT assessment through Reliant Mission and a YMCA employment application. LT is mainly for students in Collegiate churches, and students from other churches are welcome. Alan Hable directs Leadership Training for the network.
FAQ
Common questions
No. Acceptance into the LT program does not guarantee employment with the YMCA partner site. Participants are expected to apply for and secure employment through the appropriate YMCA process.
A car can be helpful, but it is not required for every participant. Housing, work, and program activities are located at the YMCA partner sites. Participants are responsible for arranging transportation to and from LT.
Participants live in housing supplied by the YMCA partner site. Housing is generally dorm-style, with multiple people per room.
Leadership Training is run by Collegiate Church Network and administered by Reliant Mission.
LT is primarily for college students, ministry leaders, and future church planters connected to churches within Collegiate Church Network.