Southern MN TEC Youth Team Application

TEC #133 Youth Team Application

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* Required Field

First and Last Name*	Preferred Name (if different than given name)
Gender*	Phone* (numbers only w/area code)
Birthdate*	T-Shirt Size*
Address*
City*	State*	Zip*
Church	School	Grad Year*
Email Address	Contact Method*	Weekender on TEC #
Parent's Email Address
Please list the full names of significant people in your life that are applying for team (parent, sibling, pastor, boyfriend/girlfriend). Please also list your relationship to them.
Team Experience

Other Info

If you have any medical or dietary needs, please let us know below.

Medical/Dietary Needs

Please select the severity of your medical/dietary needs

TEAM POSITIONS: Please prioritize your team choices below.
First Team Choice	Second Team Choice	Third Team Choice
Fourth Team Choice	Fifth Team Choice	Sixth Team Choice

List Music Experience (if selecting Music)

YOUTH SPEAKERS:
	Outlines are available for all talks, and you are encouraged to follow them as closely as possible. Click the talk names below to see the outline.

	Talk #1 - Who Am I?
	Talk #2 - Who Am I In Relation To God?
	Talk #3 - God Is Love
	Talk #6 - The Need For Community
	Talk #7 - What Would Jesus Do?
	Talk #8 - Christians Called To Action

Talk outlines must be submitted with your application. Please paste your talk outline or rough draft here or email Team Allocations.

CONRACT AND CLOTHING POLICY

Please read the following contract and clothing policy and check the confirmation boxes below.

CONTRACT

We are here to serve the weekenders and to praise God through word and action.  These rules need to be honored by every team member.

1. You are asked to attend all team meetings prior to the weekend. Absences are discouraged. Any absences must be cleared with the Adult Coordinators (ACs).

2. Team members should not drive after the weekend begins without permission from the adult team leaders.

3. Team members should not display overly affectionate behavior toward other team members or Weekenders. This includes giving back rubs, kissing, sitting on laps, etc.

4. T.E.C.is a tobacco and vaping free activity for both youth and adults.

5. You must be well rested to be effective servants, therefore adequate sleeping is required. Team members should go to sleep when instructed and be courteous to others in the room by not keeping them up.  Sleeping is allowed only in the designated male and female sleeping rooms, not in common areas or in the team rooms.

6. Team members should stay in their team area and perform tasks as directed by the team leadership. Please stay out of other team areas so you do not distract them from their duties.

7. Cell phones can be a distraction at TEC.  Team members are expected to leave cell phones at home or leave them in the sleeping rooms.  Any phones brought to the weekend must not interfere with responsibilities of the weekend, and can only be used in sleeping rooms.  Leadership should only use them for weekend responsibilities and not in front of the Weekenders.

8. Team members are expected to help with the church cleanup on Sunday. Wheat bags will not be distributed until the church is clean.

9. All music played during the weekend must be Christian music. The ACs, Rector, and Rectora must approve all secular music with a Christian message before the weekend begins.

10. Team members should wear appropriate clothing to all team meetings and the weekend as outlined in the dress code.  This includes the Agape supper. Our focus is always God's unconditional love for us and our attire shouldn't detract from that.

11. Please be reminded that we do not want to see postings to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok or any other social media site from a team member during a weekend. Once you're at the church on Thursday afternoon, know that social media can wait until after the weekend so as not to distract you from serving. Any team members found to post to such social media sites during the weekend will be ineligible to work the next weekend.

In addition to these rules, team members are also encouraged to get to know the Weekenders and engage with them at times like crowd breakers, meal times, and talent share.  You should be strong witnesses for Christ to the Weekenders.  Team members should also be welcoming to one another and to the Weekenders.

CLOTHING POLICY

If you are on team or are a Weekender, your clothing has the potential to influence people’s perception of you and more importantly Christ. Choosing modest clothing helps to avoid distractions and misunderstandings. You are asked to choose apparel consistent with the following guidelines during team meetings and at the weekend:

Please Bring
• Modest length shorts, skirts, dresses or pants. This also applies to sleep wear.
• Modest Swim Suits/Swim Trunks. Please note that although there won't be swimming every weekend, swimsuits are a good idea for additional privacy in the showers.
• Closed-Toed shoes for team members working in the kitchen. To prevent injury, you need to bring a pair of shoes that completely cover your foot.

Please Don't Bring
• Clothing that reveals undergarments, midriffs or too much of the chest or buttocks.
• Apparel that ...
	• Includes obscene, vulgar, abusive or discriminatory language or images
	• Advertises or promotes alcohol, chemical, tobacco or any other product illegal for use by minors 
	• Represents hate groups, is gang-related, or contains threatening language

Why Is This Clothing Policy Important?
Each person represents Christ in the communities that s/he belong in, including the TEC community. While those outside of TEC may choose to wear these clothing items, doing so can work against efforts to serve as the hands and feet of Jesus. It is for this reason that you are asked to refrain.

Your youth and adult leaders do not want to be the "clothing police" during the TEC weekend. You are asked to abide by this clothing policy.

Your help is appreciated to creating a safe, respectful environment for your TEC experience.



	I fully understand and agree to follow the above contract rules as a T.E.C. team member.

I fully understand and agree to follow the above clothing policy during the TEC weekend and during the team meetings.

You are expected to attend all team meetings prior to the weekend. Absences are discouraged. Any absences must be cleared with the Adult Coordinators (ACs) prior to being gone. No more than one absence will be allowed. Unexcused non-emergency absences will result in dismissal from team.

PLEASE NOTE: TEC IS A TOBACCO FREE WEEKEND.

Please press Submit ONCE to submit your application. You will be required to submit $45.00 payment upon completing this application. If you are not ready to pay the registration fees at this time, please do not fill out another application later. You can use the "Pay Registration Fees" link under the Registrations Menu.