Why FCA?

Bring the light of Jesus to your school. FCA Campus Ministry is a fellowship of believers who follow Jesus and want to see Him use them to make a difference at their school.

Develop a Leadership Team

• The best teams are 4-8 students who are committed to leading FCA. Divide responsibilities into roles, such as: Greeters, Opener, Lesson/Teacher, Game Leader, Food/Drink Coordinator, Closing Prayer Leader, Social Media. *Junior Leaders (HS Freshmen) can participate fully or serve 1 year before assuming a Teaching role.
• All student leaders must fill out an application (MLA). This application will be reviewed by your local staff. Application linked below!
• All student leaders must complete the E3 Overview Training (linked below!)

Get a sponsor

FCA is a club and is allowed on public school campuses as long as other clubs are allowed equally. So you need a teacher to sponsor your FCA. Pray about who to ask! The best sponsors are teachers or coaches who have a faith in Jesus and want to provide support to the students leading FCA. A sponsor who is a coach usually has access to the gym, or facilities and is excited about sports. Think of someone who cares about students and might let you use their room to meet in.

• All Sponsors must fill out a Ministry Leader Application (MLA) and complete the E3 Overview Training. The application is automatically sent via email for review to FCA Staff. Please send a screen shot of your E3 training certificate to staff. Links below!
• At public schools, Sponsors legally can not lead club. However, they are allowed to meet with student leaders and attend FCA. If students ask questions about faith, they can share their views. If your sponsor simply can open the door, that is enough. They do not have to be super involved. See page 30 of the Student Leader Handbook to understand the Equal Access Act.
  

Figure out where to meet

Arrange to meet in your sponsor's room, the gym or another location.

Commitment Requirement

As an FCA Student Leader, you are committed to:

• Complete the Ministry Leader Application (MLA)  and FCA's E3 Overview Training
• Show up on time
• Take ownership of a role
• Live your life for Christ - this includes being humble and asking forgiveness if situations come up.
• Communicate via email with your FCA Staff and Sponsor, as needed

Additionally, FCA Staff may encourage you to: 1) attend Leadership Training in September, 2) serve as a Counselor at Power Camp (usually the 3rd week of June), 3) attend other Regional Camps or Leadership Trainings that happen throughout the year.

Make a Calendar

Meet as a leadership team in September before FCA starts. Make a calendar and plan out the following items: Day/Time of regular FCA huddle, Day/Time of regular FCA leadership meetings, Service Days, Events, Leadership Retreat

• Decide if your FCA will meet weekly, every other week, once a month or whatever. Just decide on a regular rhythm and stick with it. Plan to meet regularly on another morning/weekend with JUST leaders to plan for upcoming huddles. It works really well to meet off campus the week before (at someone's house or local Chick-Fil-A/Starbucks)...

• Leadership Retreat - plan a get-together for team bonding and to spend time as leaders to get to know each other. Teams work best when trust is built and one way to do that is to spend time together. Ask your FCA Staff or local Youth Pastor if you can do something fun at a local sports facility or church. Attend a baseball game together, go kayaking, or plan your own prayer/time alone with God retreat!! You may be surprised at how much fun it can be!

Service Ideas

• Put 1-2 service days on the calendar. This may be looking up local organizations that benefit the community, such as food pantry delivery, local professional sports trash clean up, or other ways to serve the community.
• Plan these 1-2 months in advance & pray over it!

Bibles for your FCA

• FCA prints special Bibles for athletes that have lessons in them for you to follow. Check out the back of the Bibles.
• Ask your FCA Staff to provide Bibles for FCA - normally sponsors can keep them in their room during the week.
• Coaches Bibles - ask FCA Staff for a Bible to give to your coach. This Bible is special and printed just for coaches!

Partner with your Middle School/High School

If you lead FCA at your middle school, reach out to your high school FCA. Invite them to teach at one FCA. Likewise, if you lead High School FCA, plan to attend your corresponding MS and help out. This is a great way to build relationships!

Each year FCA Staff award two scholarships of $2000 each to outstanding students. Qualify by serving as a leader at your school, being involved at Power Camp and other camps, and representing FCA core values of Integrity, Teamwork, Serving and Excellence. For more info, email FCA Staff.