Pastoral Internship.
The Pastoral Internship program at CCF seeks to provide an environment whereby ministers might grow in their respective ministry areas whether that be preaching & teaching, worship, or youth. We attempt to meet this goal by utilizing each intern’s ministry gifts by involving them in practical and theological training. We want them to be a part of regular, day-to-day ministry life and provide an ecclesiological and pastoral grid for doing the work of ministry.
Since we believe effective ministers are much more than single-faceted specialists, experts only in a narrow field of ministry, this program is designed to provide a base of “common experience” in addition to its more focused approach in a specific ministry area. In this way, interns in all areas of ministry will learn and grow together as they experience broad ministry philosophies as well as particular specificities. In other words: In addition to direct involvement in “specialized ministry” areas, our internship focuses on answering: How should the church be organized? Who should lead the church? How does church policy affect the function of the local church?
In addition to observing church life today, CCF interns will spend much of their time engaging in conversation with great pastors and theologians from the past. Through these conversations and their interaction with our church’s life, interns will discover that we believe God’s church is the main transmitter of the gospel. Not only that, they will consider what it means to serve and lead a church according to all that the Bible says about the local church.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
We welcome applications from those interested in church ministry and who are able to affirm the CCF statement of faith.
WHAT MAKES UP THE INTERNSHIP?
Reading.
Pastoral Development.
Discipleship Seminars.
Administrative Service.
Elder Meetings.
Staff Meeting.
Lunches.
The application deadline is January 15th, 2024.