A Commitment to Christian Faith Summer staff employees must agree to the basic evangelical statement of faith listed below.  Twin Rocks is a Friends--or Quaker--camp, however Twin Rocks actively recruits Christians from other evangelical Christian denominations.  Typically several denominational backgrounds are represented on a summer staff team.  A willingness to humbly learn from each other and build a loving and accepting community despite potential differences is essential.

 

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative word of God.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood,  in His bodily resurrection,  in His ascension to the right hand of the Father,  and in His personal return in power and glory.

• We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved to unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

A Commitment to a Christian Lifestyle  In accordance with Christian convictions honoring the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit, Twin Rocks Summer Staff will demonstrate a lifestyle that excludes the possession or use of non-medical drugs,  alcohol,  tobacco,  obscene or pornographic articles or literature, and immoral sexual behavior.  

 

A Commitment to Pursue the Goals of the Summer Staff Program  Summer Staff agree to pursue the goals of  the Twin Rocks Friends Camp’s Summer Staff Program as listed below: 

             

Service: Learning from Christ’s example to serve others humbly through daily work assignments.

Discipleship and Spiritual Growth: Growing in relationship with God through personal quiet times,  group worship and sharing,  accountability groups and other spiritual disciplines that are a part of the summer program.

Community:  Building a Christ-centered, inclusive, caring community among the staff: working to preserve the bond of peace while sharing the joys and pains of working, worshipping, living and playing with peers.

Leadership Development:  Exploring the question “What makes a Christ-like leader?” as staff are challenged with leadership roles ranging from worship leader and camp counselor to late shift and work crew “captain.”

Memory Making:  Growing close in Godly friendships with other staff.  Having fun, relaxing,  playing,  and making incredible memories.

 

A Commitment to Inclusive Relationships  Summer Staff agree to actively engage in inclusive, caring  relationships with all other staff members. Exclusive “clique” types of relationships are not a part of our community. For the same reason Summer Staff members agree not to pursue romantic relationships of any kind with other Summer Staff members for the duration of the summer.

 

Commitment to a Media-Free Summer  Summer Staff agree to give up television, movies, and video games for the summer as a “fast” of sorts focusing on mental purity and Philippians 4:8.  The commitment to a media-free summer allows Summer Staff more time to focus on building healthy relationships through creative fun during the summer’s limited free time. Summer Staff also agree to minimize their use of internet, cell phones, and ipods in an effort to strengthen the overall community aspects of the Summer Staff program.

A Commitment to Modesty  Summer Staff team members commit to honoring one another, as well as those around them, by maintaining a high standard of modesty--in dress, talk, and behavior. Twin Rocks desires to support Summer Staff in their pursuit of modesty and growth by providing appropriate space on camp for private male-only and female-only use (for example Summer Staff laundry room and private bed and bathrooms areas.) Twin Rocks provides these spaces to promote a safe and comfortable environment for staff to “let their hair down” and to help minimize potential stumbling blocks or distractions. Summer Staff also commit to treating members of the opposite gender as siblings in Christ for the duration of the summer and strive to minimize any form of physical and emotional contact that may lead to unacceptable conduct and behaviors. Summer Staff also agree to abide by standards of dress and behavior considered acceptable by TRFC’s Program Director.

 

An "All-Out" Summer Commitment  Committing to be a member of Summer Staff is much more than committing to eleven weeks of work at Twin Rocks Friends Camp.  Summer Staff members wholly commit their summer to serve, work, live, play, worship and grow together.  "Non-work" activities (such as worship, accountability groups, initiative games and Bible studies) will monopolize almost all of a staff member’s “free” time during much of each week.  Involvement in these activities is an important part of the commitment and experience of being a Twin Rocks Summer Staff team member.

 

Because the Summer Staff program demands an "all out" summer commitment, Twin Rocks reserves the right to be a staff member’s only summer commitment (no other part-time jobs, ministries,  volunteer activities, correspondence or local college courses,  etc.)  Any exceptions to this rule must be negotiated before hire. 

 

One weekend may be available to staff members attending once-in-a-lifetime family or school events such as graduations and weddings.  Requests for this weekend must be made and negotiated before hire.

 

Days Of Rest With exception of counseling weeks-summer staff members will be given Sunday mornings for church attendance and Thursdays off as full “days of rest” from summer staff work and non-work activities.  Also, Summer Staff will spend several days on retreat after camp counseling weeks in July.

 

Pay  First-year Summer Staff will receive a $2,250 stipend,  lifeguards a $2,350 stipend,  and returning staff a $2,450 stipend (before tax)  plus excellent food and hotel-style housing in the Pacific Woods Lodge.