Discover how to create an efficient and effective GAP Year,
Internship or Residency Program for your faith-based
organization or church with these articles and resources.
Your ministry lives in the real world, with real people in real communities.
With the right training program, you don’t need to choose between giving your Church residency or gap year students hands-on training and academic credit. They can have both.
Students earn academic credit through schools. So what does that mean for your internship, residency, or gap-year program? Do you need to start a school for your graduates to get credit? Here’s why you will need a school to offer an accredited gap year program, but you don’t need to worry about starting your own. The Truth about “Credit” Let’s first understand what we even mean by “credit.” Giving someone credit for completing a particular course or program means you are establishing a value system for that work that others will recognize. For example, your church might require prospective members … Read more
When you spend time in the trenches of real-life ministry you understand that there are some lessons you can only learn in the field. This has led to a growing movement of ministry leaders who want to move the center of ministry education out of the classroom. Expansive internships, residency programs, and gap year programs, are all emerging as alternatives to the classroom-only model of ministry training. If you have or are considering starting one of these programs in your own ministry, you may have questions about academic accreditation and ministry training curriculum. Here’s what you need to know. Does … Read more
It can be overwhelming to choose the right Christian gap year program. In this article, we will discuss the important factors to consider when making this decision and offer some tips on how to prepare for and make the most of your Christian gap year.
Explore what a Christian gap year is all about, how it can impact personal growth, and how to choose the right program for you.
From a Christian standpoint, Gap Year programs align with the idea of taking intentional breaks from traditional obligations to focus on spiritual development and serving others.
We help ministries design, build, and manage custom, academic-grade training programs to successfully launch the next generation of faith driven leaders, and connect them to accredited degree program pathways.
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