Eden Volunteers

Relationships are the currency of our lives and we have seen that this is the primary route through which transformation in our communities takes place. This is why we ask Eden volunteers to give six or more hours a week to the team and to commit to a minimum of five years.

Eden teams can then build long term relationships with local youth and families in all sorts of creative ways. Every day brings new stories of lives being touched, hope being restored and futures getting brighter.

There are some essential qualities that potential volunteers and team leaders must be able to recognise in themselves before making this commitment…

• At the core of every team is a passion to see broken hearts healed and lives restored through Jesus. Therefore we need a profound personal sense of the depth of God’s divine grace.
• No team member arrives as a finished product, with all the answers, and there are many lessons to be learned in the community. Therefore we need a sincere desire to continually grow in God.
• Eden requires a willingness to be stretched, challenged, and to try new things, and an openness to be accountable to our leaders and team mates.
• Finally we must place our local community contribution within the vision of the local host church and the broader horizon of God’s big plan for the city.

You can see what this looks like in practice by watching a couple of our short films on the Being Extra Ordinary pages.

Two kinds of team member:

‘Pioneers’: Are you the kind of person who loves to break new ground? Brand new Eden teams need the drive and energy of pioneers to launch new activities and generate fresh ideas. We have seen that pioneer personalities tend to flourish in such a dynamic environment.

‘Producers’: Maybe you’re the kind of person who loves to consolidate and bring stability. Within our existing Eden projects we are looking for people who can build on what has already been done and ensure long-lasting impact within communities.

See where our teams are located and find out how they operate on the teams pages.