Encircled Service Resources

Christ-Centered Mission Trips

YouthWorks + Encircled

Serving others is a vital part of youth growing in their faith. That’s why Encirlced has partnered with YouthWorks to bring you helpful resources on serving plus the chance to participate in service learning opportunities.

Growing Mentor Circles through Service

A Mentor Circle is a group of five or more intentional adults who support a youth as they grow in their faith and life journey. Participating in service together strengthens these relationships and creates lasting bonds. Whether you’re volunteering at a local food bank or joining a multi-day mission trip, serving side-by-side helps build trust, deepen connection, and develop a shared sense of purpose. Below are resources that Encircled and YouthWorks believe will help strengthen your Mentor Circle through meaningful service experience.

Why Mission Trips?

Days of Service Guidebook

This resource will help you plan days of service from deciding what kind of service to do, to recruiting students to participate. We’ve laid it all out for you in this helpful guide.

Respectful Service Guidebook

YouthWorks believes in a Respectful Service model where we learn to see people, not issues. Discover some key factors that ensure you’re serving in a way that helps and respects the dignity of the people you’re serving.

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Where You Can Serve

map of all YW locations

Why youthworks?

Since 1994, we have developed authentic, long-lasting relationships in communities across North America. We work with community leaders who fully understand the greatest needs of the community, and design trips around the goals they have for their community.

With over 30 years of investing in healthy community relationships, YouthWorks handles all the logistics so that you can focus on building relationships with your youth and adults along the way.