Grow disciples, develop leaders, impact the world

deo Stats
Name: discipleship , encounter, outreach
Age range: 18-25
Length of term: 12 or 15 months
Summary: As the newest service program of Mennonite Mission Network, deo provides discipleship training in an urban setting.

deo Details
The journey begins with a focused period of discipleship including study, worship and living in community (August and September). Participants are then dispersed to various U.S. cities (October through May) for cross-cultural service, learning, and discipleship encounters in urban settings. The final two months (June and July) are the most unique feature of deo. During this time participants serve in a ministry internship in their home congregations and communities.

Destination: Denver During a year of service in Denver, four DEO participants gained a lot while supporting others (130 KB). Flash Player 6 or higher required. Download a free player here.

deo deadline
In order to process your application, receive references, interview and find an appropriate placement for you, please send your application by June 1. Although applications sent after that time will be processed, a placement may not be available after that time. The earlier you apply, the greater the likelihood that your preferred service location will be available. If you'd like to know whether it is too late to apply, please contact Diana Cook at 866-866-2872 to see what opportunities are available. Download an application.

deo Insights
"People deserve to be loved because they are people, and people are God’s. That’s good news for all of us, because nobody’s loveable all the time. Somehow, thank God, when we realize that we have needs, and when we realize we’ve been given the potential to love, it all makes sense that we’re created to care for one another, and to together seek God. I hope the desire for that kind of community is constantly changing me." —Katie Chaffinch

"I continue to find that homeless people are actually people who are homeless and are also people who are grandparents, children, and siblings. Some people that I’ve gotten to know through working at Samaritan House have more education than me, more time doing farm work than me, and more patience than I have. Some folks organized a birthday party for a staff member last week. Some are excited about traveling to see a grandson. Some people are trying to keep the voices in their head from getting too loud. The folks I’m meeting at work are complex, real people, with real problems, just like people everywhere." — Jonathan Yoder