Career Care is a ministry of Great Plains Gathering that was launched in January 2023 with the goal of fulfilling our baptismal vow to fellow church members—our promise to “help this family by encouragement, prayers, and acts of mercy, supporting them in their endeavor to nurture their children to follow the Lord.” We focus on providing wrap-around support (spiritual, emotional, physical, financial) to church members who are working to develop their careers, particularly high school students transitioning into further education or the workforce, though the ministry is available to any communing GPG member in good standing. Members who want to sign up for Career Care fill out a short application and are assigned a mentor from the committee who touches base with them monthly to encourage them, advise them, and find out about prayer requests and any financial or physical needs. The Career Care Committee meets regularly to pray over our mentees, discuss requests, and prepare resources that will be helpful to mentees in their career development. Career Care helps keep mentees connected to their church family at a particularly vulnerable time in their spiritual lives and is a tangible example of the support and encouragement the body of Christ provides.
