Kairos Adventure Guides

The Guide program is the apex service opportunity within Kairos. Adventure Guides will be pushed outside their comfort zone and into real responsibility. The program is 2 months long, and designed for 18-22 year olds who have graduated from high school. Guides will spend their summer serving as staff on the Kairos summer trips and will act as big brothers and big sisters to participants. It will be a summer of growth, mission, and friendship.

  • Dates for men:  June 8 - August 10, 2026
  • Dates for women:  June 8 - July 26, 2026
  • Cost: $3,900 for men, $3,500 for women (this amount is fundraised and a $600 stipend is included)
  • Availability is limited: 2 men and 2 women

 

Application Process:
  • To get started, fill out our interest form to give us your information and let us know you are interested.
  • Kairos Staff will reach out and schedule an interview.
  • Within 2 weeks of your interview Kairos will send you an email letting you know our decision on your application.
  • If you are offered a spot, you will have 2 weeks to either accept or reject the offer.

The Kairos GAP Program

The Kairos Gap Program provides high school graduates with an opportunity to radically orient the rest of their lives towards Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. Through service, formation, community, and more, Gappers will grow into men and women who impact the world for Christ! Taking a year off to be a Gapper can be intimidating, but we have seen time and time again that doing a Gap year helps set a young person up for a life of not just success, but significance.

  • Dates: Early August 2026 to Mid-May 2027
  • Location: Lansing, Michigan
     
  • Cost Breakdown: Program fee: $2,500 (fundraising help is available), an in-addition, living expenses: $2,500 - $6,000 depending on housing situation. Gappers from the US can work a part time job to contribute to living expenses. International gappers are not legally allowed to work for pay.
     
  • Availability is limited. Are you interested to join the GAP Program? To get started, fill out our interest form to give us your information and let us know you are interested. Kairos Staff will then reach out and schedule an interview.

 

Pie chart that shows rough breakdown of time spent during GAP year

Key Elements of the GAP Program

What a Kairos Gap year looks like can vary somewhat by each individual,
their circumstances, and what they are looking for. However, a few key
elements always exist, namely: rich community life, robust service, and
finally, personal and spiritual formation.

  • Work - Work a part time job, to cover living expenses and gain real life experience
  • Service - Serve in the Work of Christ, Kairos, and in the broader community
  • Formation - Receive formation through UCO and GAP Training
  • Community - Live deep and rich relationships
  • Trips and Retreats - Spur deeper growth through various trips and retreats