Sponsorship
- Cradle Chrysalis Community's #1 need is
Sponsors!
- Anyone who has attended a 3-Day Chrysalis or
Emmaus event can be a sponsor for both Chrysalis or Emmaus
events.
- What is Sponsorship?
- The aim of sponsorship is the same as the aim of
Chrysalis: the spiritual growth of young Christians as disciples of
Jesus Christ through churches and their youth groups. It is
motivated by hopes that friends will experience the accepting and
healing grace of God through Christian community, develop
relationships with others living as Christians, and strengthen them
to follow Jesus and become better prepared to live as Christian
witnesses.
- Who Can I Sponsor?
- High School Chrysalis Flights are for young
people, ages 15-18.
- College-Aged Chrysalis Journeys are for young
adults, ages 19-24.
- This group can choose to attend a Chrysalis
Journey with college-aged young adults, or they can attend an
adult Emmaus Walk.
- Emmaus Walks are for adults, over age 18.
- Who is Chrysalis for? How do I know someone is
ready?
- Young people who are attending church and youth
groups
- Leaders in the church youth group
- Mature youth and leaders on campus
- Youth with fledgling faith or limited Christian
background
- Youth in the church who are not involved in youth
group activities
- Chrysalis is for young people who are ready to
think about the realities and struggles of life on a more adult
level: "What am I going to do with my life?" "Who do I want to
become?" "What do I believe?" What kinds of
relationships are lasting and meaningful?" "What does it mean
to live as a Christian and how can I do it?"
- How do I sponsor someone?
- Plan with other sponsors to sponsor more
than one young person from your church so they will have others to
share their experience and Next Steps.
- Pray about those you would like to sponsor
and others God would lead you to sponsor.
- Read and complete the
Sponsorship Application
about the candidate you wish to sponsor.
- Share information about Chrysalis,
how it benefited you, and some of what happens during and after the
weekend. Share this information with their parents or
guardians as well. Provide information and assurance.
- Extend an invitation to attend a weekend.
Explain the cost. Have the attitude that you are giving them a
wonderful gift, rather than that they "need" to go. Ask them
for a commitment by filling out the registration form.
- Collaborate with another person as a
cosponsor so you both get more experience at sponsorship.
- Make preparations for the young person.
Continue to pray for them. Enlist the support of your church
family. Collect 10-12 Agape letters. Do not ask the team
to deliver personal gifts from yourself or anyone else during the
weekend. Make sure your Caterpillar knows what to bring for
the weekend.
- Make sacrifices for the young person. Plan
to handle any any responsibilities for the person while they are
gone - feeding the dog, moving the yard, baby-sitting, etc.
Think about what you can do to help them go to their Chrysalis
weekend without worrying about what they will come home to.
- Support Chrysalis during the three days. Sign
up for the 72-hour prayer clock, be present at Sponsors' Hour,
Candlelight and Closing. Invite their parents to Send Off,
Sponsors' Hour and/or Closing. Prepare the parents for the
nature of the Closing experience.
- Encourage new "Butterflies" to join
Next Steps groups.
- Take your "Butterfly" to RUSHs or Gatherings.
- Help new "Butterflies" act on new
commitment. Encourage them to share their experiences and
get involved with their church and community.
- Help new "Butterflies" be sponsors.
Assist them the first time they sponsor someone else. Make
sure they know the responsibilities and expectations of sponsors.
Above all, be a model sponsor yourself and set a good example.
