Pastoral Intern West Center Baptist Church

Overview

West Center Baptist Church
Madison, SD

Thank you for your interest in the West Center Baptist Pastoral Internship. Our hope is to train men to be future leaders and pastors in faithful, gospel-centered churches. The goal of the Pastoral Internship is to provide a season of participation and observation in the life of our church through the lens of pastoral ministry.

This is a one-year program specifically for men considering full-time pastoral ministry. The internship runs from July to June each year. Interns receive a monthly stipend of $2,390 to cover living expenses, as well as a paid membership to the Madison Community Center. We do our best to provide housing that meets your needs in or near Madison. This is a full-time commitment and we expect interns do not work outside of the internship.

We ask that you (and your spouse) become a member at West Center so as to serve and be served in our local church.

• Read assigned books and reflect on them, writing reflection papers to be read by Justin DeBerry.
• Meet monthly with the pastors to discuss reading, papers, and progress.
• Attend all public church gatherings, staff meetings each week, and participate in weekly service reviews.
• Attend elder meetings, observe church ministries and programs, join a Life Group.
• Schedule time with various members and each elder.
• Attend or teach Sunday School.
• Preach at least once.
• Be available for spontaneous meetings and ministry opportunities.
• Write a comprehensive philosophy of ministry over the course of the internship; submit it to Justin for final evaluation at the end of the internship.

• The call to ministry
• Church history
• Worship
• Pastoral ministry
• Preaching
• Prayer
• Church polity
• Discipleship
• Counseling
• Evangelism & missions
• Pastoral leadership

• Male applicant considering full-time pastoral ministry.
• Will be a member of West Center Baptist Church during the internship.

Please email your completed application to  or mail/deliver it to our church building address in the footer. If you have any further questions or need help, reach out to us at .

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