Week 3: Thursday

First, the days usually start with me setting up my computer.

I boot up, and get ready to work.

Option A: I do work on my computer. Whether it be imputing data from Youth Group events, or working on a project for a Mentor.

Option B: My mentor and i kick back, and discuss. We talk about what we are doing, where we are at, and what we can do to move on in the right direction. It sounds vague, but overall thats how it is regardless the topic.

Last, Overall, i feel like i am lucky to say that in some way, that our work changes somebody. A poster i have made, allows people to get the information on donating to Haiti. Setting up the routine for Youth Group can allow people to connect to what we are talking about.

These pictures show what i've seen at internship. I love the work i have done and i am so appreciative and happy to have been a part of it. The people i have worked with have been very inspirational and are overall great people.

Week 3: Wednesday

Julie Johnson

Youth Ministries Coordinator

San Diego First Church Of The Nazerene

Jared Joseph Callahan

Pastor To Youth and Families

San Diego First Church Of The Nazerene

Week 3: Tuesday

Step One: Creation. When i have spare time, or finish working on something, i am quick to ask for more work. I am often emailing peers in my office asking if they need my "services." This is how i use my outgoing personality and love for what i do to benefit others which i find is the very point of internship.

Step Two: Revising Work. I spend more hours going back and revising my work and fixing small errors or adjusting things to my mentor's liking, than i do producing the product. I am always going back and changing things whether it be the color of an object, or the location of text, there always is something that can be improved. I have learned alot through this.

Step 3: Final Work. Today, i spent some time putting together a final collection of the physical work i have done here at my internship. I feel like this is important, because to look back at your final work, you gain an appreciation, and realize the effort you put into it. I am surprised and proud to say that i have produced this much.

Internship Week #2

This week was good, but slow. The weather played a big factor in the 30 hour famine, the event of the weekend because part of it was sleeping outside, and that was no longer the case. Something memorable from the week was not something that happened to me, but something i read. My mentor gave me a book of devotionals which are kind of like horoscopes when i think about it. It is something you read daily, and it talks about life, and what god is doing in your life, and the world around you. The one that struck me most was Fridays. It talked about how god has a plan for the world and your life remains in place despite how the world tries to destroy it. The most memorable line was this "Evil is a temporary part of life, but God is eternal. He will have the final say." I find that memorable because of all the things going on in this world (The Haiti earthquake, economic depression, etc.) that it will all be okay, and i find that assuring!

A challenge from the week was me battling through being sick. I had a cold all week, and have been sleeping poorly. I found that hardest in my week because i was not as motivated and felt less aware and creative. I think that with a restful weekend ahead, that my last week will be good.

Week 2: Thursday

Today, i did not go into the office, but if i could take a picture, it would have been me at my desk space doing graphic design work. It would be a poster for upcoming events which really does explain what i have learned at this internship. I have learned how much effort it takes to put something together, and to organize an event. So much effort goes into every action in life. From filming and having to organize every last detail, to running an event making sure every person is taken care of is what i have learned.

Week 2: Wednesday

Jared Callahan

With your job as a youth pastor, and your love for film making, how to the two tie together? What aspects do you bring into both professions?

How did growing up in a Christian household construct your future?

In your films, what is the common underlying focus or desired impact?

What do you take away from your own films? What do you hope others take away?

How has your role in the church changed how you live your life?

Has there been a specific experience that has changed your life during the four years you have ran the youth group?

What do you hope for the future? Do you have any direction you are looking forward to?

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Julie Johnson

Briefly describe your job and what you do in the church.

How did you become involved with the youth group?

How did your move from New Hampshire form what you are doing today?

What do you take away from your job that you apply in your own life?

What is your most memorable experience with running the youth group?

What do you hope for the future? What direction do you want to go in?

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INTERNSHIP Week # 1

My Internship site is located at San Diego First Church at Point Loma Nazerene University which is located about three miles from school by Sunset Cliffs.

The Department i am working in is in the Youth Ministry Department with my mentor Jared Callahan, where i am doing a variety of things such as producing short films, creating Advertisements and newsletters, helping host and run events, and help run youth group on Wednesday nights.

My main project was to create a short film with my mentor who is an independent filmmaker as well as a youth pastor. Some other side projects include working with the youth ministries coordinator, assisting her with hosting events.

My learning objective is to oversee the duties of a director or producer, and observe the different things that come along with making films. Also, to observe what it takes to run a youth group. With this, i am using my graphic design skills, my knowledge of the work that i am doing, and my willingness to learn and excell. After one week, i have learned so much about the effort it takes to run a youth program. It is a very valuable learning experience. My schedule varies depending on the day. On some days, i work from 11 to five, or from 3 to 9. Working in film is very hard because the hours are tough. My mentor has shared stories about crazy hours he has worked on films. It makes me a little scared to choose that as a career path.

The skills i need for this internship are graphic design knowledge (programs, creativity, adaptability), and overall adaptability to my work. I think my biggest skill i need in order to work with my mentor Jared, is my dedication to working. As long as i am dedicated to working, and trying my hardest, he is happy with my work. I am very lucky because i am learning so much from him and from my other mentors. This is giving me such exciting insight into my future plans.


Weekly summary:

My first week in five words:
Exciting, Busy, Revealing, Sleepless, Fun

This week was really fun because i got to learn so much about TWO jobs. My mentor is both an independent filmmaker, but also a youth pastor. Going into internship, i knew i would get a feel for both, but i never would have guessed how much work i would be doing! The cool thing is that i have loved every minute of it. I have known him and been a part of his youth group since junior high school which is cool because we already had a bond. He was out of town for a lot of this week, but i got the opportunity to work with his partner Julie Johnson. She has tought me so much! I worked with her to coordinate two events. I helped her organize and run Youth Group on tuesday night, a Parents Meeting thursday night, and a S.A.L.T (Student Action Leadership Team) retreat which i am also a part of. I am getting a Behind-The-Scenes look into what it takes to run a weekly youth group.

My favorite part of this week was either making the advertisement for a Haiti Relief Fund, or going to Point Loma High School and being interviewed with my mentor about our short film, and other films he has done. They were both very inspirational and i loved being a part of both. But i must say that i am most proud of my work on my poster!

Some work of mine that i am proud of from the week:

(Up: A rough draft of a potential poster for the short film i produced)

(Up: The Haiti Relief Advertisement I Made)

Week 1: Thursday

In this blog post, write about what you would like to learn when you interview your mentor. Post the big ideas and main topics you want to discuss and why they are important to you.

I am planning to interview my mentor during lunch in the following week. I do not know a specific day because of upcoming events, but finding a day will not be a problem. When i learn about my mentor, i will ask him about three main topics. First topic would be how his life has changed from his occupation. Being a youth pastor, he has been a part of some HUGE events, experienced life changing things, and gotten the opportunities to travel and experience things i could only dream of being a part of. Next, i will ask about future plans. Where from here, where will life take him? Will film be the pathway, or will God use him for bigger things? I think this will make great conversation and will be an awesome interview. Last, i will ask him his most memorable life experience from his work. Whether it be his countless missionary trips to Africa, South America, Mexico, etc, or his filming. What has Made your job worth doing?

I am super stoked to do this interview and learn more about him.

Week 1: Tuesday

Work For Today:

Today I started off making a flyer for a parent's night coming up on Wednesday.


After finishing that, i read through a packet for an upcoming event at the church. They are doing a 30 Hour Fasting Event to raise money for a town called Malawai located in South Eastern Africa.

I will be helping with this event by documenting and possibly making a film out of footage from the event as well as helping plan and educate others about the event.

Last, i made my own advertisement for the Event.

1.Skills i would like to develop on my site are not physical as much as they are mental. I would love to aquire the skills needed to be independent and manage my time. From managing receipts of items bought for films, to speaking slow to organize my words when presenting, i am just taking in what it takes to be independent and a responsible buisness person.

2.I am interested in the work that my site does because of its motivational aspects as well as being able to make films that change peoples lives and opinions of life. I watched a film my mentor helped make called Short Term 12 which is in the top ten nominees for an oscar. It is just crazy to think that i have the opportunities to be a part of something like this.

3.I will be working on a lot of graphic design work and creating flyers that help get a message out which is really simple but really cool. I am also producing a few more short films for upcoming events as well as helping plan those events.

Week 1 : Monday

What have you actively done to start off on the right note?

What have you actively done to create interesting opportunities for yourself?

What have you actively done to advance the interests of your mentor and/or site?

What can you do in the immediate future to improve yourself and your experience in the above areas?

I feel that i did all of these tasks before internship started. I had the opportunity to intern for a good friend of mine and collaborate so that we could accomplish something awesome. For example, in November i had all of the paperwork signed and ready to start so that in the following months, we could come up with just what we wanted to do and what my expectations were. We were able to have already produced a short film together which i feel is the best work i have ever done in my life.

Overall, i feel that i have knocked out the "prelude" to internship so that i could go straight in to doing something cool. I am very excited for the future and for the rest of the work we will be doing together.

Pre-Intern

Sarah's Assignment Questions:





1. Has the economic crisis effected the film festival community?


2. Have award scholarships been limited due to the lack of funding?


3. What is one way that you have seen the recession affect your colleagues?






Today, I arranged being able to barrow a computer from school to be able to do my work for internship. After, i met up with my mentor and discussed my duties for the following weeks. I am very excited to be a part of these things. After that, I edited my previous brainstorm on a potential poster for the short. I feel that the poster is slowly coming along well, and i hope that i can come down to a concrete idea in my head as to what it is going to look like by the end of the week, giving me plenty of time to revise.





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