INTERNSHIP

Program Overview


At Redeemer Presbyterian Church, we are committed to making disciples and developing leaders. Our internship program provides strategic opportunities for leaders to grow in their theological knowledge, develop their gifts, and discern their vocational trajectory. 


Interns will have the opportunity to serve at Redeemer and work in strategic areas of focus. Our pastoral internship program prepares interns for pastoral ministry. Our ministry internship program prepares interns for a variety of ministry and service opportunities in the church. Internships are designed around the intern’s gifts and the church’s needs. Each intern will be assigned to an overall ministry area, but the internship structure allows for cross-training in additional ministry functions through job shadowing and projects that bridge into other areas. You will work closely with and be mentored by members of the pastoral and staff teams. 

Internships

Pastoral Internship


Role

Pastoral interns are preparing for ordination to pastoral ministry. They are involved in a full range of pastoral duties, including teaching, preaching, discipling, leading worship, and exercising spiritual care. The pastoral internship may satisfy field education requirements.


Requirements

    • Seminary or University enrollment

    • Sense of call to ministry

    • Transfer of church membership to Redeemer

    • Involvement in Redeemer community


Commitment

    • Semester-based internship: Fall 2016 and/or Spring 2017

    • Year-long internship: Fall 2016 - Spring 2017

    • 8-12 hours/week (flexible)


Stipend

    • Redeemer will support interns with ministry-related expenses.



Ministry Internship


Role

Ministry interns have the opportunity to study a particular area of ministry in the church. The ministry internship is designed to give exposure to the ministry of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and partially to meet seminary supervised ministry requirements for men or women. We offer ministry internships with several different ministries in our church and community (men, women, youth, community groups, children, worship, Sunday School, Sunday Morning Operations, Technical Production, etc.) 


Requirements

    • Interest in church ministry

    • Involvement in Redeemer community


Commitment

    • Semester-based internship: Fall 2016 and/or Spring 2017

    • Year-long internship: Fall 2016 - Spring 2017


Stipend

    • Redeemer will support interns with ministry-related expenses.

Next steps

Application Process


1) Application: Click here to fill out the Redeemer Intern Application.


2) References: Provide two references (pastoral, employer/teacher) by sending them this link.


3) Interview



Past Interns


I was challenged by Redeemer's dynamic desire to be a community shaped by the gospel in teaching, service and discipleship for deep impact in Sugar Land. It was helpful to have the leadership and guidance of the pastors in every step of the way. -Beena Thomas, Ministry Intern, Fuller Theological Seminary


This internship has been meaningful to me because I am blessed with the opportunity to teach others while being taught by those I’m teaching. God has blessed me with this opportunity to pray for, build up, and love on the kids which I look to as my own. Something that's been a dream of mine has been brought to the light. I’m super grateful for this opportunity. -Gabriel Byrd, Ministry Intern, Houston Baptist University


The Redeemer ministry internship did something that I had never expected: it kept me on the ground. As we tend to build our ivory towers in college and seminary, working with the Sunday operations team kept me in the trenches, and allowed me to live out my faith, not just talk about it. -Kyle Decker, Ministry Intern, Reformed Theological Seminary


My internship at Redeemer has been an incredibly enriching experience. The leaders go out of their way to impart the knowledge and skills needed for an effective ministry, while the mission and vision of the church is directly tied to the current cultural reality. This translates into being embedded in the life and rhythm of the team, receiving exposure to Redeemer's staff and church environment, and the culture of the neighborhood. -Andres Zelaya, Pastoral Intern, Fuller Theological Seminary