Your Gifts ARE Needed Discipleship Year Volunteers

Join Discipleship Year! In their own words... Explore

Build Community
Live with others in a group
“The year was one of the most formative the Call to
Discipleship
periods of my life….living in community,
house. worshipping with the Church of the Saviour
communities, volunteering at Jubilee Housing,
and taking classes at the Servant Leadership
School was a transformational combination!
For anyone looking for an integrated
experience of faith and action, I endorse the
Discipleship Year Program. I can’t imagine
a better preparation for the discipleship
journey.”
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2007 Jim Knight, Executive Director, Jubilee Housing.
Served in DY 1994-95.

Work to End Poverty &

Build Peace
Serve in a ministry that meets the needs
of people who are marginalized
and work for systemic
change.
“Discipleship Year helped me to clarify my
call to ministry. This experience provided
me with people and activities that gave my
life a completely different course, and I feel
extremely blessed by it.”
Isaura Martinez, currently living and working
in El Salvador and planning to attend Seminary.
Served in DY 2007-2008.

in Washington, DC
Volun
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1640 Columbia Rd. N.W.
Explore Deepening Washington, DC 20009
Discipleship Year Program
Your Inner Journey Program Director, Dawn Longenecker
of the Festival Center
Focus on your prayer life/personal time for Office: 202-328-1102 • Fax: 202-328-7483
www.slschool.org
reflection amidst the busyness of daily life. Email: dlongenecker@slschool.org
www.slschool.org
Live and Work with The Church of the Saviour Community in DC
Live together intentionally within a Program Commitments Do Volunteers Get Paid?
Christian context. Create community with
• Begin 11 month program in late August • Yes, volunteers receive monthly
house meetings, shared meals, optional
• Commit to Intentional Community stipend covering food and personal
worship times, retreats and weekly seminars;
• Live on Stipend for the year expenses including work-related
all within the context of the rich, cultural
• Take classes at the Servant Leadership transportation costs
diversity of our nation’s capital.
School • Whereas, job placements pay for
• Work in Ministry Placement 32/35 housing, utilities, health insurance,
Serve others in inner-city placements
hours per week classes at SLS
that work for compassion and social justice.
• Additionally, direct service positions
Service areas include education,
employment, housing, health
We look for within program qualify for Americorp
care, after school volunteers Awards of $4,725, which can be used
with maturity, for past student loans or graduate
programs, hospice
flexibility, school after volunteering
for persons dying
humor and • Federally guaranteed student loans
of AIDS and cancer,
compassion. can typically be deferred
assisting seniors
• Two weeks vacation is provided by
and others. Address
DY does not placements, along with 5 days of sick
needs directly and
discriminate leave
tackle root causes
of poverty, racism on the basis of
and injustice. (Check ethnicity, race, How and when do I apply?
religion, age, • Applications available Jan-April
out www.slschool.
disability, • To apply contact Program Director
org for specific job
economic • See placement opportunities &
information.)
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class, gender job descriptions online @
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Deepen Your Jubilee
Housin g identity or sexual
Inward Journey Learn orientation. Couples, as well as singles are
to balance the outward journey of justice and welcome (ages +21).
service with a contemplative inward journey.
Take classes at the Servant Leadership School
and spend time in reflection/prayer. You are
welcome to worship with the vibrant Church
of the Saviour faith communities.