Life Teen Missions is answering the call from Christ’s final command in Matthew 28:19, “Go and make disciples of all nations,” through our specific ministry to teens. We invest in the lives of the youth around us by going out to them, inviting them into relationship, and teaching them what it means to follow Christ. In order to best disciple teens, all Life Teen missionaries spend a year in formation to assist them in developing and growing in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

During this year of formation, missionaries grow in an understanding of why discipleship is necessary, how to be a disciple of Christ, and how to make disciples with teens

Year Begins: September at Covecrest in Tiger, GA or Hidden Lake in Dahlonega, GA
Year Ends: Mid-August

Missionaries have roughly a two-week break for Christmas and a one-week break for Easter each year.

September through April is the Formation Phase of the year. During this time missionaries journey through various formation pieces under the direction of the missions leadership team (Mission of the Redeemer, Prodigal Son, Disciple’s Heart, Missionary Action, Theology of the Body), go on either a foreign or domestic mission trip, participate in an 8 day silent retreat, facilitate weekend and weekday retreats, spend time in community, do local outreach work and homeless ministry, help with work projects at their respective camps, and much more. Over the course of the year, missionaries are trained and formed to serve the missionary movement of Life Teen. The schedule changes frequently throughout the year based on what is going on at the time and which base you are assigned to.

May through August missionaries will dive head first into Summer Camp. They will help to facilitate all programming and activities, as well as have a leadership role among the college aged students who come to serve as summer missionaries. They are expected to be an example of missionary zeal and radical hospitality for everyone present at camp. Some missionaries may also discern to spend the summer at our base in Haiti.

We are confident that God will provide for what He has called you to do. You will invite friends, family, co-workers, and parishioners to be “mission partners.” Mission Partners commit to prayer and financial support throughout your mission year. You, in turn, commit to praying for them and their intentions, as well as sending them monthly updates on how God is moving through you and, thus, through their investment in you as mission partners. Your mission partners are your personal prayer team, your army of prayer coverage as you go out to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. The preferred method is to invite people to give monthly. This forms an ongoing relationship and reflects the reality that your mission partners are truly on mission with you. Each missionary is expected to reach the monthly fundraising goal and create a spreadsheet to organize contacts, invitations, and donations. Life Teen Missions will provide specific fundraising training at orientation, as well as sample letters, response cards, and fundraising ideas that will help you in this important ministry to mission partners. If you believe in your missionary call, share your story and invite others into this mission, God provides.

Our prayer life is lived out in community. Our missionary communities consist of Catholic Christians committed to a full life in Christ. Life Teen mission communities share a common vision, pray and discern together, and do all things for the Glory of God. Each member lives this out by embracing their unique role and by building trust through vulnerability, affirmation, and encouragement. Community life offers a safe but challenging place to live out our faith.

Practically, all missionaries share bedrooms and living spaces. All male missionaries live together and all female missionaries live together. Men are encouraged to build their strongest relationships with other men and women with women. The relationship between male and female missionaries is one of honor. Formation missionaries commit to not dating or engaging in new romantic relationships of any kind. The purpose of this is to protect and honor this committed year between God and each missionary.