Church congregations utilize student ministries as a gathering point for those who are no longer children and are becoming young adults. These ministries aim to provide a safe haven for teen believers to find both fellowship and spiritual refinement alongside their peers. Venerable for their often chaotic and lively summer camps, student groups are too often driven only by the ambition of adult leaders, who strive to inspire action among stagnant students. Rather than incorporate teens more directly to create unity in said ministries-with both students and leaders initiating worship, outreach, and communion-many of them make the mistake of excluding students from leadership roles. Not only does this create a rift between leaders and students, fostering a dreaded school-like environment, but it also prevents students from taking charge in the ministry which then leads to passive action outside of the church as well. Thus and so, one of the most effective tactics to combat the plague of idleness in student ministry is internships. Student internships, typically conceived during the summer, involve the employment of students to assist the goals of the student ministry and to become active members that take part in the inner workings of the church mission. These interns serve as trainees for church work, as young partners in ministry who youth pastors can employ to help with daily tasks, planning events and projects, and the ring bearers of the youth group's mission.
