Deeper love for Jesus
Students practice spiritual rhythms and learn to follow Jesus in daily life.
For parents
For Parents
A summer designed to help students grow in faith, character, leadership, and service.
LT is run by Collegiate Church Network and administered by Reliant Mission. Students live and work at YMCA partner sites while participating in discipleship, worship, and mission.
What students experience
A structured summer with real responsibility
Students are expected to work, participate in scheduled LT gatherings, live in community, and receive discipleship from leaders connected to Collegiate Church Network churches. The goal is a summer that is both formative and practical.
For parents
What should parents know about Leadership Training?
Leadership Training is a 9 to 11 week summer program run by the Collegiate Church Network, a network of local churches on US college campuses, and administered by Reliant Mission, an ECFA-accredited mission agency. Students live at a YMCA partner site, Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George in Silver Bay, New York or YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado, in dorm-style YMCA housing with several people to a room. They work full time for the YMCA for at least minimum wage, and food and housing come out of their pay. Outside work, pastors and staff from Collegiate churches lead Bible study, worship, outreach and discipleship. A car helps but is not required, and students arrange their own travel to and from LT. The program fee is $895 to $995 for first-time students, depending on when they register. Parents with questions can contact their student's campus ministry leader, church staff or the LT program team.
Outcomes
What LT is designed to produce
Clearer character
Work, community, and discipleship create a setting where maturity can grow.
Mature service
Students return home better prepared to serve their church, campus, and peers.
FAQ
Practical details parents usually ask about
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.
Yes. Students are expected to work full-time through the YMCA partner site connected to their LT location.
Students and parents should connect with their campus ministry leader, church staff contact, or the LT program team for more information.
Have questions before your student applies?
Start with your student’s campus ministry leader or church staff contact to confirm the LT location connected to their campus.