Christ Community Church Internship

INTERNSHIP BASICS: 

Christ Community’s internship experience is a short-term development program designed to offer hands-on practical experience, personal mentoring, and coaching for people of all ages discerning a call to vocational ministry. Internships can fulfill a college requirement or simply be for personal enrichment. Regardless of your motivation, our goal is to invest in you by providing opportunities to serve alongside staff in one of the ministry departments of Christ Community.

• As short as three months or as long as a year.


• Unpaid position- hrs per week varies


• Provides special access to mentors, meetings and experiences.

Ministry Mentors

Every intern and resident is assigned a Ministry Mentor.  Ministry Mentors are current CCC staff that will function as the individual's supervisor and coach for the duration of the program.  Mentors are assigned based on the ministry focus area chosen.

Ministry Focus Areas - Areas of ministry for residency & internship include:

• Students


• Children


• Campus Pastor


• Discipleship (aka- Adult Ministries or Spiritual Formation)


• Worship


• Creative Arts (production, worship service, and event planning)


• Outreach (Community Impact/International Impact)


• Communications and Marketing

Areas of Development

The internship covers four elements of church leadership development in one phase.

• Ministry Experience
  
  
  
  • Assisting in the planning and execution of specific ministry programs/projects
  
  
  • Attending Staff Meetings
  
  
  
  


• Theological Development
  
  
  
  • Participating in monthly theological and evangelism training
  
  
  • Participation in prayer meetings
  
  
  
  


• Leadership Development
  
  
  
  • Working alongside staff team
  
  
  • Learning how to work with and develop others
  
  
  
  


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  Personal Development

  
  
  
  
  • Engaging in a mentoring relationship with a Ministry Mentor
  
  
  • Taking evaluative tests; understanding key strengths
  
  
  • Reading assignments with feedback and discussion