Intentional Internship Program
Having a great internship experience in your undergraduate program is vital to your preparation for full-time vocational ministry. The theories and principles that you study in your Christian Education Ministries course work will be incomplete without a place to try them out in a work setting. During your junior year, you will begin this program comprised of three sequential semesters of service at a church or parachurch site along with corresponding classes.
Internship I is about getting into ministry as a life vocation and achieving a solid site placement, Internship II is about learning and practicing the art of teaching God’s truth, and Internship III is a capstone class about leading and administrating in the realities of service ministry. The most critical single element in this program is an experienced site supervisor who will mentor you throughout the three semesters. You and your supervisor must be committed to the process for you to benefit. Supervisors will attend a department workshop and agree to support the student with regular meetings and in a variety of other ways. Some students already have achieved a placement when they enter the program, and we assist others to find an appropriate match. The best internships are those that are similar to the setting in which the student wants to work after graduation. Inquire in the Christian Education Office for more information.