LCBC Internship Program
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What you need to know about internships at LCBC
There are a thousand things you can do with your life right now, but what if God is stirring up in you an interest in local church ministry?
What is the purpose of an internship?
To help you, as a young adult, determine if vocational ministry within a local church is the direction you should head at this time in your life.
Should you consider serving as an intern?
Yes, if you want to explore what serving in church-related vocational ministry is really like, whether you are just beginning to consider a career path, or you are farther along in life and thinking about making a career change.
What can you expect as an intern?
- Settled confidence as to whether vocational ministry is the right path for you.
- Significant growth as you are developed spiritually, professionally, and relationally.
- Personal attention from seasoned leaders who are committed to your growth.
- Real-world experience in vocational ministry within a thriving local church.
- Clear next steps to take as you pursue your vocational goals.
What is the time commitment?
- Internships range in length from 3 months (typically for students needing a semester or summer length internship) to 6 months, with the possibility of continuing on for 12 months total.
- As an intern, you would serve 10-20 hours per week (we'll work that out when you apply), either at an LCBC location or on one of our Central Teams.
- As part of your weekly hours, you will participate in various environments that are critical to your development, such as weekly team meetings and weekend gatherings.
What else are we expecting of applicants?
- That you can tell us how you became a life changed by Christ, specific ways you are growing in that relationship, and where you are actively serving at LCBC, or the church you currently attend.
- That you wholeheartedly support, and live out, our mission of introducing people to Jesus and together fully following him.
- That you resonate with our core values: we run after the one; we pursue excellence; we prioritize relationships; we deploy people for impact; and we are real and relatable.
- That you take initiative, are willing to work hard, love to learn, and desire to grow spiritually, professionally, and relationally within a team environment.
What would your internship look like?
While internships will look slightly different, depending on the ministry area in which you would be serving, all of them focus on two main components:
- Knowledge that equips - while you will learn from everything you do as an intern, you will be reading and discussing a number of short books that will lay the foundation for a lifetime of growing spiritually, professionally, and relationally.
- Experiences that stretch - the heart of an internship is real-world experience in a specific area of local church ministry, and you'll be getting plenty of that! You will be part of a dynamic team and given opportunities to both serve and lead.
What should you do before you apply?
Talk with your campus pastor or ministry leader, and let them know about your interest in an internship. They will help you think through everything, as you together determine whether an internship at LCBC would be your best next step at this time.
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- VIDEO: Record an unedited, 1-2 minute video telling us why you feel an internship at LCBC Church is a great next step for your journey. Please upload your video to YouTube, and post the link in the box provided. For your privacy, make your application video "unlisted". Instructions on how to do so are here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0w9ytfj40l996b0/DEVELUP%20APP%20- %20YouTube%20Unlisted%20Directions.pdf?dl=0
- Permanent City optional
- Permanent State optional
- Permanent Zip optional
- If you do not attend LCBC, what church do you attend regularly? optional
- Name of School, City and State
- Date you started?
- Date you finished?
- If an LCBC Staff member referred you, please provide their name optional
Pick from a list (22)
- Please check the box next to the internship length you are interested in - 3 months or 6 months. optional
- What ministry team are you interested in serving with for the duration of your internship? optional
- How long have you lived at this address? optional
- Are you 18 years of age or older? optional
- Are you currently eligible to work in the United States? optional
- Can you provide proof that you can legally be employed in the United States? optional
- Are you related to any of our staff members? optional
- Have you ever been convicted of any crime other than a minor traffic violation? optional
- Have you ever attended LCBC? optional
- Do you currently attend LCBC regularly? optional
- If you do attend LCBC regularly, which LCBC location do you attend? optional
- What is the highest level of education you've completed? optional
- Did you engage in extracurricular activities? optional
- Have you had any prior leadership training? optional
- Are you currently employed? optional
- If yes, is your job full-time or part-time? optional
- While fulfilling your responsibilities in the internship, you may be required to perform physical labor such as moving chairs, lifting, pulling, pushing, and cleaning or general office labor such as typing, talking on the phone, writing, and sitting. Are you able to perform these types of activities? optional
- As a part of the internship and being fully engaged in the ministry of LCBC, you will be expected to regularly attend LCBC gatherings. Do you agree to regularly attend LCBC weekend gatherings? optional
- You will be expected to participate in special gatherings and events outside of normal weekend gathering times (all Christmas and Easter gatherings, Conferences, etc.). Do you agree to these expectations? optional
- LCBC Doctrinal Basis: Please read the Doctrinal Basis by copy and pasting this link into your browser: https://storage.googleapis.com/lcbc-assets/images/LCBC-Doctrinal-Statement.pdf?mtime=20160921133242 and confirm: I have read and agree with LCBC's Doctrinal Basis. optional
- Please check only the items that you believe to be true about yourself: optional
- From the dropdown list, choose the one that best describes how you heard about this position. optional
Written answers (19)
- Thanks for your interest in LCBC's Internship Program. Please complete this application thoroughly and accurately and give yourself at least 15-20 minutes to fill out the application. optional
- What experience(s) have you had in the ministry area(s) selected above up to this point?
- Permanent Street Address (if different than current address) optional
- If yes, please include name(s) and relationship(s). optional
- If yes, please include the date, court and place where offense occurred. optional
- How and when did you become a follower of Jesus?
- How would you describe your relationship with Jesus now?
- If you are involved in serving at LCBC or another church, what specifically do you do?
- If so, which ones? optional
- If yes, please describe your training in the box provided. optional
- Where are you working? optional
- What are your job duties? optional
- If no, please share why not. optional
- If no, please share why not. optional
- If no, please share why not. optional
- Is there any further information you would like to give us regarding these statements? optional
- ESSAY #1: Briefly share the experiences that have led you to consider vocational ministry as a possible career path to pursue at this time in your life.
- ESSAY #2: What skills, abilities, or spiritual gifts do you possess that you want to use in ministry?
- If you selected "Other", please indicate in the space provided how how you heard about this position. optional