Pastoral Intern West Center Baptist Church

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 that 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.

• Monthly stipend of $2,390
• Paid membership to the Madison Community Center
• Housing assistance in or near Madison
• Costs of all assigned books covered

• Read assigned books and reflect on them
• Write reflection papers to be read by Justin De Berry
• Have a monthly meeting with the pastors to discuss reading, papers, and progress
• Attend all public church gatherings
• Participate in the staff meeting each week
• 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

• the call to ministry
• church history
• worship
• pastoral ministry
• preaching
• prayer
• church polity
• discipleship
• counseling
• evangelism & missions
• pastoral leadership

You will also be asked to write a comprehensive philosophy of ministry over the course of the internship. This will help you think through the nuts and bolts of leading a church before you are called to do it. The POM is due for your final evaluation with Justin at the end of the internship.