Website Center Baptist Church
***This is a residency through Center Baptist Church in Omaha, NE that offers a defined stipend with an opportunity for further support raising through our conference (Converge).***
Program Objective/End-state:
To prepare and equip aspiring elders/pastors for leadership in the church by providing the foundations for pastoral ministry through mentorship, academics, and practical ministry.
Three core components:
- Heart: Spiritual Formation
- Apprentice will be discipled by a sponsor-elder in the church.
- Head: Academic
- Apprentice will have weekly readings and writing assignments in various disciplines and meet weekly to discuss with program leader.
- Hands: Practical ministry
- Apprentice will serve in a specific area of ministry (based on calling, giftedness, and need), complete a ministry project each year (see project list), and will be given opportunities to teach and/or preach. Other opportunities may include observing elder meetings, accompanying on visits, preparing for church events, leading/facilitating Bible studies.
Prerequisites:
- High School graduate interested in pursuing vocational ministry
- Commitment to join the church and serve for 1 year with possibility for follow-on year
- Meet the character qualifications of an elder
- Have recommendation of a pastor where he is a member