Church Planting Residency
2 years (preferred college graduates)
Up to 30 hours a week commitment
Ministry Residency
1 year to 2 years (college graduates)
Up to 30 hours a week commitment
Internships
Semester Long (ages 16+)
10 hours a week commitment
Church Planting Residency
Church Planting Residents will journey through the residency experience gaining hands-on church experience and receiving one-on-one assistance in starting your first church plant.
- Leadership Development
- Emotional Intelligence Awareness
- Vision, Mission and Core Values
- Demographic Research and Analysis
- Budget and Financial systems
- Prayer Team and Staffing Strategy
- Launch Team Development
- Discipleship Strategy
- Ministry Teams Strategy
- Marketing and Outreach Strategies
- Facilities and Equipment Acquisition
- Fundraising Strategy
Ministry Residency
Ministerial Residents will gain hands-on experience in a specific ministry area, while also developing your leadership capacity. (Ministry Options: Worship, Youth, Kids, Lead Pastor)
- Ministry Training
- Character Formation
- Spiritual Development
- Leadership Development
- Ministry Teams Strategy
- Marketing and Outreach Strategies
- Coaching
- Discipleship Strategy
Internships
Ministerial Interns will have the opportunity to further explore a specific ministry, while also developing your leadership skills. (Ministry Options: Worship, Youth, Kids, Lead Pastor, Creative, Spiritual Formation, & Tech)
Cross-cultural internship through NEXT
NEXT is a mentored cross-cultural immersion experience with Global Partners that equips young people for lifelong global engagement. We long for NEXT to produce globally-minded future leaders in the global Wesleyan Church.
- Engage in disciple-making ministries
- Build biblical, missiological, and spiritual strength
- Live in community with other interns
- Learn the local language and culture
- Serve in various ministry settings
- Be mentored by a local ministry leader and grow in self-awareness INTERESTED? CLICK HERE.
INTERESTED IN HOSTING A RESIDENT OR INTERN IN YOUR HOME?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- A mentoring pastor within the church
- Coaching from Dwight Nash (if interested in planting a church)
- Weekly Gatherings with other Residents (on Mondays)
- Discipleship Relationship
- Readings/videos (1 book a month)
- Hands-on experience in leading, developing, and organizing ministry
- Learning conferences
You will:
- Grow as a person and leader.
- Clarify your gifts and call.
- Serve and lead within your church.
- Learn about how to start a new church (church planting residents).
- Develop your future church planting strategy.
- Journey through a Church Planting Assessment Center (if you haven’t already).
- Engage in Essentials, a 2-day pre-launch equipping experience.
- Engage in Exponential, a 3-day church planting conference.
- Engage in Cultivate, a 9-month online training experience.
- Start a new ministry within your church.
Host housing will be available for non married residents for free.