ISP and USP Team Previews

All teams and dates are subject to change and are pending Executive Council and CBU Trustee approval.

Country Preference – When filling out your on-line application, please choose the top three locations you would like to serve in. Before listing a preference, please review the following list, and take into account the dates of the trip and the training night for that team. (In other words, if you have class on Monday nights in the spring, please do not list a team that trains on Monday night. And don't forget to find out when your little brother is graduating from high school or your best friend is getting married this summer.)

USP & ISP are about WHO you serve - NOT WHERE you go. (Genesis 12:1-3)

It is far more important that we are obedient and willing to go, than it is that we go to a certain place. With that in mind, we will do our best to place each accepted participant on the team that we believe he or she will be able to contribute the most. Our staff also has to take into account the big picture and look - not solely at your qualifications and desires - but at those qualifications and desires of everyone who will serve. Usually, we are able to place you on one of your top three teams if you have done your homework and been mindful of dates and training nights when you choose your team preferences. Also, we encourage you to read the team updates from last year to learn more about what is involved in those teams.  All applications are DUE October 10.  You can apply here.

Summer USP Teams

The following teams serve for 10 days during spring break or the first part of the summer. Students are expected to raise $1,900 to participate on a USP team.

Would you like to financially support students participating in the next wave of service projects? 

Team 

 Dates Task Training Night
Disaster Relief (Location TBD) Summer (TBD) This team will aid in the ongoing relief efforts in a part of the United States that has suffered recent environmental hardships.  Selected applicants must complete additional specialized training held on January 14 above the normal USP requirements. Wednesday

Alaska: Outdoor Adventure

June 5-15

 This team will reach out to locals in one of the most visually stunning states in the US.  Team members will spend time along the river, hiking in the hills, and sharing the love of Christ as you go! Monday

Baltimore: City Uprising

June 18-28

 This team will spend 10 days serving alongside The Gallery Church Baltimore as they reach out to the Greater Baltimore area through a dynamic outreach program known as City Uprising.

Wednesday
Baltimore: Women's Outreach    July 1-11 Bring on the charm!  This team will partner with The Gallery Church Baltimore by serving local women through voluteer work at a local outreach shelter for at risk women in the Inner-Harbor area of Baltimore. Monday
Chicago: VBS

June 16 - 26

 Get your thrill on in The Windy City!  This team will partner with a local church in planning and implementing a week-long Vacation Bible School, as well as reaching out to international students working at a local amusement park.

Monday
New York City: City Uprising June 21-July 1   This team will spend 10 days serving alongside Cornerstone Church Brooklyn as they reach out to one of the greatest cities in the world through a dynamic outreach program known as City Uprising. Monday
New York City: Theater Arts June 5-16 This team will partner with The Gallery Church to serve in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn. The team will serve through community cleanup, providing conversational English lessons at a local ESL center, and building relationships with locals through various other service opportunities. Monday


Summer ISP Teams

All ISP teams will serve for three weeks between May 9 - July 11.

Students are expected to raise $3,400. Participants may opt to take ISP for academic credit. Teams will meet weekly for training throughout the spring semester on one either Monday or Wednesday night from 6:00 pm (sharp) to 9:00 pm.    

Team

Dates

Task

Training Night
Brazil: Students
 May 9-29 This team will build relationships with Brazilian students on campus and help them build relationships with a local house church as well as engage indigenous students coming from the Amazon region. Monday
Central Asia: Orphans May 9-29 This team will minister to orphans and their caregivers through games, sports, English, and spending quality time hanging out. Wednesday
Central Asia: Students June 6-26 This team will serve the local community through practical community development projects, and build relationships through an ESL coffee house. Wednesday
Central Asia: Ethnography June 20 - July 11

This team will become VERY good at asking questions.  Team members will get to know and build relationships with locals by administering ethnographic research surveys and will compile and report findings to field workers.  The information will then be used to gain a better understanding of the cultural make-up of this historic city.

 Monday
East Africa: Health Education June 17 - July 8 This team will serve the local community by putting into practice basic health education knowledge.  Applicants should be enrolled in majors such as Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Pre-Nursing, etc. Wednesday
East Asia: ESL
 May 9-29 Capitalize on your ability to speak English and converse well with others to generate new relationships with college students in order to share the gospel.  This team will teach conversational English lessons in the morning and build relationships and meet students in the evenings. Wednesday
East Asia: Students

May 9-29 or

May 23 - June 13

 This team will partner with a local university and offer cultural exchange and education classes by day, and explore the sites of the capital city and build relationships by night. Wednesday or Monday
East Asia: Cultural Exchange
 May 23 - June 13 This team will take interactive language and cultural classes in the mornings. In the afternoons, the team will spend time making friends and sharing with university students, the vast majority of which have never heard the good news before. Wednesday
East Asia: Engineering    May 7-27 This team will design and construct water systems, simple latrines, and distribute water filtration systems.  Once the projects are complete, the team will have the opportunity to educate locals on how to use these systems in rural villages.  Applicants must be enrolled in the School of Engineering Wednesday
Finland: FBC Norco May 23 - June 13 This team will partner with CBU alum and teach conversational English classes as well as explore and implement various community development projects in order to build relationships and share truth with locals. Applicants must be a member or regular attender of First Baptist Church of Norco. Wednesday
Greece: Refugees May 23 - June 13 This team will build relationships and share the good news with refugees from around the world by serving at a local refugee center. Wednesday
Japan: Disaster Relief
 May 9-29 This team will aid in the ongoing relief efforts in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.  Selected applicants must complete additional specialized training held on January 14 plus three additional days (the evenings of March 8 and March 9 plus Saturday, March 10) above the normal ISP requirements. Monday

Japan: Music

 

 May 30 - June 20 This team is in partnership with the School of Music, and will perform at various venues such as streets, concerts, schools and churches. Monday

North Africa: Community Development

 June 11 - July 2 This team will serve the local community through practical community development projects, and build relationships through an ESL coffee house. Wednesday
Pacific Rim: Students
 May 9-29 This team will meet university students from all over this beautiful country through hiking, playing basketball and other activities organized through a local English center. Monday

Pacific Rim: Team Sports

 May 9-29 This team will build relationships with locals in one of the most stunning landscapes on the planet through various pickup team sports such as soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Wednesday
Philippines: Community Development
 June 20 - July 11 This team will engage and build relationships with locals through community development projects and gain an audience to share hope in the process. Wednesday
Russia: Orphans

May 9-29 or

June 6-26   

 This team will partner with Sunergos International and work within an orphanage by providing Bible stories, sports activities, games, and showing love to those who rarely feel loved. Monday
South Africa: Community Development June 6-26 This team will engage university students through pickup team sports and relational activities and will gain an audience to share truth in the process. Monday

South Asia: Community Development

May 9-29

 This team will invest in the local community by administering humanitarian aid with the hope of developing relationships and gaining a platform to share truth. Monday or Wednesday
South Asia: Global Studies

May 9-29 or

June 11 -July 2

 This team will build relationships with locals, learn the cultural and religious background and seek opportunities to share truth. This project fulfills Global Studies requirement.  Monday

South Asia: Students

 June 6-26 This team will build relationships with local university students by spending time in coffee shops and sharing truth in one of the most unreached areas of the world. Monday

South Asia: Nursing

May 9-29 or

June 24 - July 14

 This team will build relationships and share hope by providing human aid and care to one of the darkest countries in the world, and in the process will gain an audience to share truth. Applicants must be enrolled in the School of Nursing. Monday
Southeast Asia: Basketball
 May 9-29 Capitalize on your ability to play some ball!  This team will compete in locally organized basketball tournaments and gain an audience to share truth by participating in an increasingly popular sport in one of the least reached areas of the world. Monday
Southeast Asia: Students
 May 23 - June 13 This team will play ultimate frisbee and team sports by day, and spend time in coffee shops and engage in English conversations by night.  Go all in as you build relationships with local university students and share truth in one of the most stunning landscapes on the planet. Wednesday
Spain: Sports
 June 20 - July 11 This team will reach out to local students and minister to the community by running various team specific sports camps such as basketball, baseball, and soccer.  Wednesday
Uganda: Children
 May 23 - June 13 This team will provide Vacation Bible School for children through music, drama, art, and games. Monday


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