MEMBER OVERVIEW
What is the Pop Up Project Team?
The Pop-Up Project Team is the group of people representing the church who agree to work together to develop an idea that will address the soul cry of young adults in your community – what makes their hear sing or what makes their heart break? The Pop-Up Project may or may not “serve” young adults directly but should benefit them by including them as collaborators on the project.
Examples:
- 90s Skate Night – brought families of all generations together to enjoy an evening of fun and play
- Food truck for the food insecure – partnered with 2 other churches and a local homeless mission to offer a catered meal and relationship-building conversations
- Firefighter dinner – an appreciation meal and sharing of stories with 40 firefighters who responded to the call for a gas leak at the church
Who will be on the PUP Team?
The team will include the designated young adult and pastoral leader for the church as well as 4-5 congregational members. The pastoral leader may be lay, ordained, volunteer, paid, part-time, or full-time–but someone in a recognized leadership with some decision-making authority and one young adult is between the ages of 23-29.
Team members should bring diverse backgrounds and experiences to the table. We are looking for people who have the following characteristics:
- Open-minded, willing to consider old problems in new ways
- Passionate about the institution and its potential
- Future-oriented
- Energetic
- Committed to the 8–10-week process of developing a Pop Up Project
Why join?
The PUP Team has an opportunity to learn about young adults in your community, and to explore new ways to walk alongside them in the 8-10 week design sprint that unleashes the creative potential of collaboration with young adults.
This team will engage in a participatory and energetic process to consider the needs of young adults in our community, and to develop something new and different for this constituency. Together, we’ll get to reimagine what is possible and create a moment that points to God in collaboration with young adults in our community.
What does participation mean?
Here’s what it means to be on the team, which will meet over the course of 8-10 weeks:
- Attend a series of 8 meetings totally 15-20 hours of meeting time
- Carry out any action steps between the meetings. Total: 5 hours outside of meeting time.
- Play an active role in launching the Pop-Up project. Total: 5 hours outside of the Pop-Up Project/day/event itself.
Cost: $350 per church (1 pastoral leader and 1 young adult). Includes lodging at Erdman Center on Princeton Seminary’s campus and meals Thursday dinner thru Saturday lunch. Travel is not included.
