ICARE Academy prospectus 2015/2016

EQUIP | EMPOWER | ENHANCE

THE ICARE ACADEMY COURSE PROSPECTUS 2015/2016 Supporting Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Universities through a yearlong personal development programme.

THE CHURCH The church that I see is a global church. I see a global family: One house with many rooms, outworking a unified vision. I see a church apostolic in calling, and visionary in nature; committed to boldly impacting millions for Christ in significant cities and nations throughout the earth with the greatest of all causes - the Cause of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I see a church that champions the cause of local churches everywhere; encouraging them to be all that God has called them to be. A Church that refuses to be content with the triumphs of the past, but is constantly looking towards the future - filled with a vision that inspires and influences many.

Positioned in the heart of culture, in great diverse urban centres, I see buildings that struggle to contain the increase of all that God is doing; occupying land and places that are miraculous in provision and impossible to ignore.

I see a church that is big enough to dream on a global scale, yet personal enough for every ONE

to find their place. I see a church that beckons ‘WELCOME HOME’ to every man, woman and child that walks through the doors.

The church that I see is a worshipping church whose songs reflect such a passion for Christ that others sense His magnificence and power.

A distinct sound that emanates from a healthy church, contagious in spirit - creating music that resounds from villages and tribes to great cities and nations.

I see a church that is constantly innovative: A church that leads the communication of a timeless message through media, film, and technology. A church with a message beamed to people around the globe through their television screens, bringing JESUS into homes, palaces and prisons alike.

I see a church with a world-class college that raises, equips, and empowers generations of young, anointed leaders from across the globe.

Graduates who serve God in all walks of life, released to salt the earth with dynamic ministries

H I NOW SEE and churches throughout the continents of the world.

I see a church graced with layers of ‘once-in-a-generation’ type leaders - who are naturally gifted, spiritually potent and genuinely humble. Leaders who will pay the price and count the cost of impacting cities and nations with great, God-glorifying churches.

I see a church whose leadership is unified in their commitment to the authenticity, credibility and quality of its heart. Leaders who dare to be themselves, yet live secure in the knowledge that “what they are part of is bigger than the part they play.”

I see a church committed to an innovative NETWORK that connects hundreds of thousands of pastors and leaders and equips them to flourish. A network committed to the apostolic anointing of leaders who are desperate to see the Church of Jesus Christ rise up to live the un-lived life within her… His glorious Church.

I see like-spirited churches in cities of influence that exemplify faithfulness manifested in bricks and mortar. Churches with supernatural provision of buildings and properties standing as beacons of light that bring glory to God and hope to humanity.

I see a church that loves God, loves people and loves life. Youthful in spirit; generous at heart; faith-filled in confession; loving in nature and inclusive in expression.

Yes, the church that I see is committed to bringing the love and hope of Christ to impossible situations through the preaching of the Gospel and a mandate that drives us to do all we can to bring help and solution to a needy world. Whose head is Jesus, help is the Holy Spirit and whose focus is the Great Commission.

- Brian Houston 2014

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NOTE FROM DAN & CHARLIE BLYTHE We are excited by your interest in joining The ICARE Academy!

We are passionate to see the next generation rising up, stepping into their God-given destiny and impacting the world around them.

We believe in you and we want to see young people like you step up and step out, because you have the potential to reach, inspire and influence the young people of London.

We want this year to be a year of transformation for you. We want to see you grow in your relationship with Jesus, step out in your Godgiven gifting, and develop your skills as a leader.

The ICARE academy is a unique ‘once-in-a lifetime’ opportunity so why not make the investment and experience God working in you and through you.

Love Dan & Charlie Blythe

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WHAT IS THE ICARE ACADEMY ICARE ACADEMY- WHAT’S INVOLVED? KIDS MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTRY YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY PASTORAL STREAM PRODUCTION STREAM CREATIVE STREAM TV/MEDIA STREAM A WEEK AS AN ACADEMY MEMBER ICARE TESTIMONIALS COURSE DATES TUITION FEES ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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APPLICATION PROCESS

“LET’S TELL LONDON ABOUT JESUS” GARY CLARKE

SENIOR PASTOR HILLSONG LONDON

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OUR MISSION "WE BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS ENDLESS PROMISE IN THE EMERGING GENERATION. WE EXIST TO HELP RELEASE THE POTENTIAL IN EVERY PERSON BY OFFERING THEM PRACTICAL HELP WITH ISSUES THEY FACE EVERYDAY"

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WHAT IS THE ICARE ACADEMY?

The ICARE Academy was birthed out of the ICARE Revolution, a movement of young leaders who care about those around them; who stand up for what’s right and work to make a difference in the world.

The ICARE Revolution values and believes in all people, irrespective of race, religion, background or experience in life.

There is also a choice of four streams to develop personal skills. These are ‘pastoral’, ‘production’, ‘creative’ and TV and film.

The ICARE Academy is a yearlong programme for those who have a heart for God and a passion to support kids, youth and young adults of our country.

ICARE goes into schools and universities, speaking to students about everyday challenges in life, inspiring and motivating them to step out, make good choices, and be a catalyst for change in the world around them.

All participants will receive leadership development, ministry training, theology teaching and close leadership and mentoring from the Hillsong London staff team. Alongside this, ICARE Academy members choose one of three ministries, Kids which has a focus on Primary schools, Youth which focus on Secondary schools and Young Adults which focus on Universities.

The aim of the ICARE Academy is to equip and empower people to enhance the Kingdom of God, their personal skills and their own walk with Jesus.

We are committed to supporting and developing each Academy member to become a ‘once-in-ageneration-leader’ in their life settings.

All Academy members will also be involved in the pioneering and delivering of our ICARE school and university programme across London.

Over the year, we aim to build a team of effective, innovative leaders who will reach a multitude of kids, young people and young adults and lead them to Jesus.

This is your year to step out, step up and receive all that God has in store for you!

ICARE ACADEMY WHAT’S INVOLVED? MINISTRY TRAINING

ACADEMY STREAMS

The Ministry Training element of the programme aims to see members established in the essentials for Christian living and ministry. Themes will include: understanding theology, applying the Bible, living with purpose and creating a Jesus focused lifestyle.

All Academy members can choose from one of four streams provided- pastoral, production, creative and TV and media. They will learn and develop their skills and knowledge in their chosen area over the year.

Our mission is to grow disciples, raise leaders and equip them for life and the outworking of their call to serve in God’s house and influence their world.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH The ICARE Academy has a huge desire to see all members grow in their personal relationship and spiritual walk with God. We know that to reach people for Jesus, we need to have a real and vital relationship with Him. We will provide Academy members with an opportunity to gain a mentor who will encourage and challenge him or her to press into God on a personal level!

We hope that all Academy graduates will be inspired to pursue a future serving and advancing the Kingdom of God.

Learning from our well-experienced and skilled mentors, members will be given the opportunity to put what they learn into practice. These streams will serve to increase the capabilities of Academy members as they reach out to kids, youth and young adults through the different ministries as well as in their future settings.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING The Leadership Development element takes members on a learning journey, developing key leadership qualities and skills needed to lead with excellence and build the house of God. The programme is designed to equip Academy members to lead in every sphere of life. However, the focus is predominantly on leadership and ministry development within a local church setting, and outreach into local communities.

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KIDS MINISTRY Every icare academy member will undertake a minimum of 10 practical ministry hours in one of three ministries, ‘kids’ ‘youth’ or ‘young adults’. This will provide academy members with great experience and opportunity to practically grow in their skills.

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“We are called to equip the younger generation by investing in the individual; by creating a fun, safe and loving environment in which children are encouraged to create and foster lifelong friendships and grow in their confidence and maturity in God.” Robby’s desire for the ICARE Academy is to lead and develop a team that can produce inspiring and engaging presentations in primary schools to link kids with the love of Jesus.

KIDS/PRIMARY SCHOOLS MINISTRY MINISTRY HEAD: ROBBY LEWIS Robby is the Kids Pastor at Hillsong Church London and has a huge heart to see children from ages 1 to 11 encounter Jesus and have a true and thriving relationship with him.

Robby has the amazing God given leadership ability to motivate team members to take responsibility and succeed in the task at hand.

If you would like to be part of the Kids and Primary School ICARE Academy team there is no doubt that you will grow and learn from a phenomenal leader.

Stand alongside Robby and our church by encouraging and welcoming kids into relationship of a loving father.

YOUTH MINISTRY "Icare Academy is an opportunity for young people to influence and impact the world around them using ‘what’s in their hands."

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have seen Hillsong Youth quadruple in size.

Phil’s passion for developing young leaders and longing to step out into the community and schools of London has built him into an inspiring leader worth following.

“Hillsong youth ministry calls upon the generation of young people to jump, dance and sing in freedom of who they are in God. No limits or strongholds stopping them.”

YOUTH/SECONDARY SCHOOLS MINISTRY MINISTRY HEAD: PHIL KYEI Phil leads Hillsong Youth and oversees our youth ministry in all five of our Hillsong UK Campuses. Phil has been leading the youth ministry for 4 years and within this time we

Aspiring to reach out and invest into a lost generation, Phil has great vision for the youth of England. By joining the youth and secondary schools ministry of ICARE you will be a part of engaging youth with the Kingdom of God.

YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY Every icare academy member will undertake a minimum of 10 practical ministry hours in one of three ministries, ‘kids’ ‘youth’ or ‘young adults’. This will provide academy members with great experience and opportunity to practically grow in their skills.

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Dan has a wide range of church and community outreach experience that brings great wisdom and understanding to reaching and supporting the Universities of England.

“We are all about empowering the emerging generation of influence in every sphere of life.

Our heart is to spur you on to build a greater personal relationship with Jesus and his cause.”

YOUNG ADULTS/ UNIVERSITIES MINISTRY MINISTRY HEAD: DAN WATSON Dan is our Power House pastor overseeing all aspects of the community for young adults aged 18 to 25.

Since Dan and his wife Jo have been leading Power House, we have seen amazing growth and incredible innovation come into place as they continue to build a Jesus centered community.

Dan’s heart is to develop individuals to impact a nation with the name of Jesus. He intends to do this by investing into leaders on the ICARE Academy and raise up a team that will impact universities in and around London for good.

PASTORAL STREAM "There are over 1.5 million young people in London and our mission is to see a young generation rise up and be all they can be through Jesus Christ."

Areas members can explore are: • Discipleship • Pastoral Leadership • Mentoring • Connect groups • Speaking & Communication The pastoral stream is for members who have a heart for personal development of people and journeying with kids, youth and young adults to enable them to become more like Jesus.

Academy members will gain experience and knowledge of reaching kids, youth and young adults through discipleship and mentoring, school and university chaplaincy, public speaking and communication.

This area of the programme develops pastoral skills and offers opportunities to influence students on a personal level.

Academy members on the pastoral stream will MC the ICARE presentation and become a regular support to various schools and universities in and around London.

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PRODUCTION STREAM

"there is no greater fulfilment in life than being able to use one’s skills and talents to build God’s house."

Areas members can explore are: • Sound • Lighting • Logistics • Producing • Set design The Production stream is for Academy members who want to develop and improve their skills in this area, whether it be sound or light engineering, visual and set design, or event logistics. Those who have a passion for creating, building, or producing, will love this stream!

Academy members will learn and work alongside our highly skilled production team.

This team is regularly involved in producing events, performances and presentations in some of Europe’s largest and most well known theatres and music venues.

Academy members will get to put their skills into action and the ICARE presentations in schools and universities will provide opportunities to reach new creative heights when it comes to production.

CREATIVE STREAM "ICARE Academy is an opportunity for young people to influence and impact the world around them using ‘what’s in their hands."

Areas members can explore are: • Singing • Songwriting • Music • Dance • Creative direction The Creative stream is for members who want to learn and develop their creative gifts, including on-stage performance, and gain an understanding of the creative process of building ideas and putting a concept into reality. This area of the programme aims to develop natural creative gifts that can go on to be used for a greater purpose…

Academy members will work with our creative directors and highly skilled creative team.

TV/MEDIA STREAM “Nothing beats engaging a generation with Jesus Christ through film, media and TV. The opportunities are endless."

Areas members can explore are: • Camera Operation • Directing & Producing • Digital Video Editing • Visual & Audio Design for Video • Studio & Event TV Production This TV & Media stream is for members who want to develop new or existing skills in these areas. Academy members will be working on creating regular weekly video content for Hillsong Church alongside working on studio & event based TV production across all of Hillsong London’s campuses.

Academy members will have the opportunity to be working alongside highly skilled creatives and filmmakers on projects such as short stories, event promos & openers as well as being a part of the Fearless TV team with TBN.

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A WEEK AS A ACADEMY MEMBER The ICARE Academy runs from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, which provides a variety of opportunities for personal growth through teaching, mentoring and practical experience. These are a few of the things Academy members will typically be involved in each week:

SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES

SUNDAYS

During the week, Academy members will go into a variety of schools and universities delivering the ICARE presentations. Academy members will use their ‘specialised stream skills’ to develop and build the ICARE presentations, designed to reach kids, youth and young adults and increase opportunities in schools and universities.

All Academy members are expected to serve at one of the Sunday service. Members are encouraged to serve in a ministry they are part of on the academy. Kids (1-6 year olds), Voltage (7-10 year olds), Fuel (11-14 year olds), Wildlife (15- 17 year olds), or Power House (18-25 year olds). This builds relationships with the kids, youth and young adults already part of the church, and those reached through ICARE in schools and universities. Members are also welcome to join a team that relates to their specific stream. All members will be encouraged to attend another service as part of the congregation.

KIDS, YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS All Academy members will be involved in building the kids, youth or young adult ministry within the life of the church. They will attend the community events, ‘Midterm Mayhem’, ‘HYL Nights’ or ‘Power House Gatherings’ and other events aimed at reaching their chosen ministry.

SPECIALISED PROJECTS Academy members from all streams may be asked to assist with specialised church projects throughout the year. These will give unique opportunities for Academy members to utilize their gifts and skills within the life of the church.

ARCADE TEAM NIGHTS All Academy members will attend monthly ARCADE team nights to gain vision and skills from their community leaders. These are great nights to grow as a team and connect with the wider church.

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NOTE FROM ALEX BLYTHE It has been a huge honour and privilege for me to be involved with the ICARE Academy over the past year, and I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to undertake another year of investing into young leaders and building the House of God with them.

I am committed to sowing what I have into each and every Academy member. My desire is to push and challenge Academy members to become all they aspire to be, but also to become all God has called them to be.

I am passionate about creating and building something that can have a large and long lasting impact on young people in England. I want to see a generation of youth rise up and take ownership for their future with a grounded faith in Jesus. I see the ICARE Academy as the first step toward something significant as it is through the Academy that we have an opportunity to reach young people in their schools and universities.

The ICARE Academy is an opportunity to learn, grow and develop into major influencers of today’s world.

If you have a heart for building God’s church and would like to grow in practical skills and knowledge of God and his word, come and join us for an awesome life changing year.

Alex Blythe ICARE Academy Director

ICARE ACADEMY TESTIMONIALS PHIL DAWSON “The best part of the Academy I would say is simply the surrounding wisdom. We are learning from the best and it's inspired me to work to that benchmark of excellence. The passion for the house is incredible and I can feed off it and apply it to all areas of ICARE.” “You should join the Academy if you want to make a difference by putting your gifts in place for others. There is always more room for growth for new areas that you won't even see in yourself right now. I am constantly excited whenever I do ICARE because I never know what's coming or opportunities will come.”

MAUREEN FRANCIS “I wanted to be a part of the ICARE Academy because as soon as Charlie spoke about it at team night, I felt straight away like God was like yup do that. ICARE Academy is literally a collective of everything I love in one!”

“Through the Academy I have learnt a lot about myself, I have developed my creative skills and furthered my knowledge of Jesus. Learning through serving, it’s fun! We are helping youth in more ways than we can imagine.”

“I put my career on hold so I could be a part of the ICARE Academy, and already it’s been better then I could imagine, I’d encourage anyone to do the Academy”

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“YOU WERE REALLY GOOD! THANK YOU.” Student from SJOA, Rickmansworth

AINSLEY WESTON “I was praying for an opportunity to do something that could change people's perception of church. I was given the ICARE Academy prospectus and as I read it through I felt the Holy Spirit put it on my heart that the ICARE was where I was supposed to be, using my skills for the glory of God.” “The best thing about ICARE is seeing and being involved with a community of people in three different streams all with different skills, all using their skills for the same goal in changing situations in schools and universities.”

“AFTER YOUR ASSEMBLY ` IT’S MADE ME REALIZE WHO I REALLY AM, I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH, KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND YOU’VE REALLY HELPED ME.” Student from Oldfield, Bath

“THAT PRESENTATION WAS GREAT, YOU DANCERS ARE TALENTED.” Student from SJOA, Rickmansworth

“THIS MORNING YOU CAME TO OUR SCHOOL AND YOUR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN THE MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE EVER. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR MAKING THIS WORLD.” (Student from St Margaret’s, Bushey)

COURSE DATES

The ICARE Academy will open for new members each September and has a four term structure as follows: Term 1- September- December Term 2- January- March Term 3- April- July

All Academy members will be involved in the following events during the year: • Y&F Conference • Hillsong London Youth Camp • ‘Power House SummerFest’ or the ‘Velocity Big Weekend’

TUITION FEES Tuition fees for Sept 2015-July 2016: £1500

This also covers: a retreat for all Academy members; books; teaching from external communicator; ICARE Academy merchandise. we will ask potential members to attend an interview and if successful from this interview we will take up references and carry out a DBS check (for safeguarding purposes since we are working with young people. If invited to join the Academy, members will be required to pay a non-returnable deposit of £300 by July 31st 2015.

The remaining balance of £1200 can be paid using one of the two payment options below: Payment option 1 Balance paid in full by August 31st 2015.

Payment option 2 Balance paid over three terms.

Three further payments of £400 to be paid

by September 1st 2015, January 1st 2016 and April 1st 2016.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Academy members do not require any academic qualifications to be a part of the ICARE Academy, but we do expect all applicants to: • • • • •

be aged 18 or over be a committed Christian, having Jesus as their Lord and Saviour be recommended by a Hillsong church team leader have a proficient level of written and spoken English to complete all parts of the tuition have a payment plan in place to cover Academy fees and other living costs

APPLICATION PROCESS Step 1: Complete the application form (naming your current or previous leader from Hillsong as a referee) and return to Alex Blythe in person or email to alex@icarerevolution.com (Please note not all applications will be accepted onto the ICARE Academy as places are limited).

Step 2: You will be asked to attend an informal interview with one or more of the ICARE Academy team.

Step 3: A member of the ICARE Academy team will discuss your application with your church leader referenced in your application.

Step 4: DBS checks will be undertaken.

Step 5: Providing all checks are clear and you are invited to join the ICARE Academy 2015-2016, you will be asked to pay a non-returnable deposit of £300 to secure your place on the Academy. Once deposit is paid, we will confirm your place and discuss your payment plan for remaining tuition fees.

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RETURN YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM TO: ICARE ACADEMY Hillsong Church London, 425 New Kings Road, Putney, London, SW6 4RN

TEL: 020 73849200 EMAIL: academy@icarerevolution.com

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