Many churches in the Great Plains have a rich history of summer interns. For other churches, they’ve cultivated someone within the congregation who is ready to take a step of faithfulness to explore a summer of full-time ministry. The conference is making available matching grants for churches who have identified someone who could serve as an intern for the summer.
Our objectives for Church Matching Internship Grants are:
To help churches identify a young person with gifts for ministry
To support a vibrant and creative summer season of ministry
To connect interns with a learning community of other interns throughout the summer
Three Types of matching grants will be considered:
Pastoral Ministry
Youth Ministry
Kids Ministry
Expectations:
Your intern will be paid an hourly rate (at least minimum wage) for up to 40 hours per week. Internship must be a minimum of 10 weeks.
The internship should run a minimum of 10 weeks, starting no earlier than May 15 and ending no later than August 30
Mentor and Intern will complete onboarding expectations provided by the conference
Mentor will attend one meeting prior to internship begins and an exit check-in (all virtual meetings, dates and times TBD).
Preferred candidates will have completed high school or have at least one year of post-high school work experience
Someone from the church staff will be an assigned supervisor throughout the summer and will meet weekly with the intern for supervision and making space for reflecting on the intern’s summer learning.
The Conference will fund up to $2,400 per intern, and the expectation is to match your church’s contribution.
A Conference staff person will check in several times throughout the summer and will be available for resourcing.
