First Baptist Church’s Pastoral internship is designed for men who are trying to discern calling and gifting for pastoral ministry, including overseas ministry.
The internship program has three major goals in the lives of our interns:
1) to develop a ‘theological and ecclesiological vision’ for future ministry
2) to provide opportunities and feedback for the development and discernment of ministerial skills and gifting
3) to encourage growth in personal holiness, integrity in his relationships, and in God-honoring sacrificial love for his family through the time in the internship
We believe that God alone will work out these goals in our interns’ lives. Nonetheless we will try to incorporate numerous intern tasks to try to accomplish our three major goals, including weekly intern meetings, ecclesiological reading and writing assignments, preaching and teaching opportunities, ‘shadowing’ elders in pastoral ministry, serving in select ministries throughout the year, sitting in on elder meetings, and participation in conferences and events. We believe that this church-based, elder-led program will help to supplement seminary and Bible college training.
For more information, contact Pastor Michael