{"id":96497,"date":"2024-10-07T14:01:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/bcc-a-team\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:30:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:30:49","slug":"a-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"BCC A-team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span>Home<\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcc.no\/en\/a-team\/\">BCC A-team<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading featuredParagraph\">Every year, between 300 and 400 young people in BCC apply for the youth program called A-team.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past 20 years, this has been a collective term for various youth programs that have been associated with BCC, either directly or indirectly through coinciding objectives. Although the organization has changed somewhat over the years, the basic idea is the same and the mission profile is clear.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"historiske-fakta\">Historical facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around 6,000 young people have participated in A-team since its inception in 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An offer for young people in BCC, and the stay typically lasts a year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The main elements are Bible teaching, fellowship, work, and cultural exchange<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants come from all over the world: between 20 and 30 different nations have been represented each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"et-populaert-tilbud\">A popular program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A-team has long been a popular program for young people from Norway and other parts of the world. They live and work together for a year, taking part in Bible studies and various activities and experiences with their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As is the case in several other churches and non-profit organizations, the young people are offered year with a difference, where they meet participants from many countries. The cohesion and bonds that develop between the young people during this year can be compared to what people experience after military service etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"96203\" src=\"https:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3_BCC-trossamfunn-web-A-team-slider-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96203\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"96208\" src=\"https:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6_BCC-trossamfunn-web-A-team-slider-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96208\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"96213\" src=\"https:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5_BCC-trossamfunn-web-A-team-slider-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96213\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"96218\" src=\"https:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2_BCC-trossamfunn-web-A-team-slider-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96218\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"96223\" src=\"https:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4_BCC-trossamfunn-web-A-team-slider-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96223\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-faktaboks\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ny-organisering\">About BCC A-team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>BCC A-team is a foundation that was established in 2021. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-faktaboks\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"yep-for-ungdommer-utenfor-europa-eos\">YEP \u2013 for young people outside Europe\/EEA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For applicants from countries outside Europe and the EEA, the BCC Federation supports a separate program, YEP (Youth Exchange Program), which is administered by BCC Event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/event.bcc.no\/yep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about YEP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/bccinternational.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/YEP-event-1-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96316\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"related-articles\" data-columns=\"3\">\n        <h2>Also read<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"related-articles-items\">\n                            <div id=\"post-147244\" class=\"article has-image\">\n                    <div class=\"article-card no-content\">No post available.<\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div id=\"post-128352\" class=\"article has-image\">\n                    <div class=\"article-card no-content\">No post available.<\/div>                <\/div>\n                            <div id=\"post-128299\" class=\"article has-image\">\n                    <div class=\"article-card no-content\">No post available.<\/div>                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, between 300 and 400 young people in BCC apply for the youth program called A-team. 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