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.
A conversation with Ben Myers, Director at Arrowhead Bible Camp. Topics include their Christian gap year (The Launch Initiative), ministry internship program (Leadership in Disabilities), and developing emerging leaders sustainably over time.
A conversation with Maddie McCaffrey, who is student in The Launch Initiative (TLI) gap year at frontline partner Arrowhead Camp in Brackney, PA.
A conversation with Joel Becker, who is currently serving as the Program Specialist, with a significant role shepherding The Launch Initiative (TLI) gap year, and Leadership in Disabilities (LID) internship programs at Arrowhead Camp, a long-time frontline ministry partner of Eleven:6. Joel’s story is a powerful example of how an intentional and strategic approach to stewarding God-designed potential and purpose accelerates and amplifies the process.
Gap year, internship, and residency programs each provide students with unique learning environments that require equally unique teachers and staff. Here’s what to look for.
Here are some of the common misconceptions that people have about gap year programs and the research that helps address them. Learning to communicate these truths can significantly boost your recruitment.
Maybe your faith-based gap year program is in need of a complete overhaul. Maybe it’s in great shape and just want to dial it up a level. Wherever you find yourself, we have experience in helping ministry leaders like you fill the gaps in their gap year program.
Next generation leaders will likely need a degree at some point. You do not have to choose between hands-on training and college credit.
The Church needs a new generation of leaders trained for the needs of today and tomorrow. Bible schools, Christian universities, and seminaries have long been the go-to destinations for future Christian leaders. But many local churches and ministries have begun reclaiming their unique role in the leadership training process. Traditional schools still provide a helpful service to the church, but your ministry can fill a gap that schools were never designed to meet. Different Roles in the Same Process For someone to become a fully realized leader, they need a lot more than can be found in a classroom. To … Read more
Your church residency or ministry internship program might produce great leaders, but are those leaders getting the academic credit they could be? There’s a way for your program to keep producing great leaders while also offering undergraduate and/or master’s degree pathways.
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.
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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