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Become a Guide

You’re here because you’ve choosing to walk alongside emerging adults during some of the most formative years of their lives—years of transition, identity formation, insecurity, exploration, and immense possibility. You help them develop the habits, confidence, and self-knowledge that will carry them through school, their careers, and adulthood.

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Who Can Be A Crew Guide?

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Crew Guides are active mentors who attend meetings, support your progress, and sign off on quests. Guides can come from many different backgrounds:
 

  • Any EGD member who has achieved Fellowship and is 23+

  • Industry professionals or college faculty/staff who are 25+

  • Relatives, alumni, and other community leaders who are 30+
     

You may notice that some people between ages 23–29 are eligible to be both Crew Members and Crew Guides. Guides must always be at least four years older than the members they support, but it’s completely normal to hold both roles at once.

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​Emerging adulthood is a period filled with uncertainty, experimentation, and big life decisions. Some guides will be navigating those same questions in their own lives; others will bring a bit more lived experience. Both perspectives are valuable. What matters is your willingness to show up with integrity and humility. Whether you’re 23, 63, or anywhere in between, the choice to support others is meaningful and generous. Thank you!

Responsibilities and Time Commitment
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Guiding is a meaningful but manageable commitment. Most Guides dedicate approximately 1–5 hours per month depending on crew size and activity level. What matters most is not the number of hours, but consistency. Members rely on their Guides for stability and accountability, so showing up when you say you will — and communicating clearly when you cannot — is essential.


Crews are designed to operate in person. Consistent, face-to-face interaction strengthens accountability, relationships, and stability in ways that hybrid or fully remote formats do not consistently replicate. For those interested in serving or participating remotely, Crew #99 (Solus Sequens) provides a structured pathway for virtual mentorship and engagement. This distinction allows local Crews to maintain strong in-person cohesion while ensuring remote members and Guides are supported.

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Guides' Role in the Mission
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Guides uphold EGD’s mission by:
 

  • Supporting academic persistence. You help students stay enrolled, stay motivated, and navigate the bumps in the road that can derail a semester.

  • Building strong communities. Crew culture is shaped by you—your expectations, your presence, your modeling of respect and boundaries.

  • Encouraging healthy risk-taking. You push members to try new things, take on challenges, and stretch beyond what is comfortable while ensuring safety.

  • Providing mentorship without enabling dependence. Your goal is to develop independence, not reliance.

  • Promoting inclusion. You help ensure every member—across identity, background, and skill level—feels seen, valued, and able to participate.

  • Reinforcing leadership integrity. The choices you model set the tone for what members learn to expect from themselves.
     

Because EGD serves emerging adults, guides occupy an important middle space—not parents, not supervisors, but trusted, supportive adults (or near-peers) who help members navigate the transition into adulthood. 

Guide Training

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A member of your Hub or HQ will direct you every step of the way. From guiding you through the onboarding process, to introducing you to your Volunteer Coordinator, we’re here to help. There are two mandatory trainings at the beginning of service, and we offer additional ones to fit your needs. 

 

New Guide Training is required for all new volunteers regardless of if they have participated in the EGD program as a member. These trainings are more frequent during the beginning of each semester (August/September, January), and are run on-demand outside of these months. 

 

Wellbeing and Emergency Preparedness Training is required every year.

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Working with Hub Leadership​​

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Guides are part of a larger structure. You support the Hub Lead by:
 

  • maintaining communication,

  • reporting concerns early,

  • asking for help when needed,

  • following safety procedures,

  • participating in guide meetings or trainings,

  • and upholding the culture and expectations of the Hub.
     

Working collaboratively keeps the Hub healthy and prevents guides from burning out.

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If you are the first Crew in your area, congratulations! HQ will reach out with instructions on how to register your Crew and reserve a Hub number for you. If you are guiding a group of less than 6 Crew Members, or an individual member, you and your members are placed in #99 Solus Sequens. You’ll have support from your Hub or HQ directly. You may journey solo, but you’ll never journey alone.

Interested in Remote Volunteering?

#99 Solus Sequens connects emerging adults across regions who don’t yet have a local Crew. These members still deserve consistent mentorship — and that’s where you come in. If you can commit just one hour per month, you can help a member:
 

  • Reflect on their growth

  • Stay accountable to their goals

  • Navigate challenges 

  • Progress through the leadership framework
     

Remote Guiding is flexible, structured, and creates meaningful impact for an emerging adult!​

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