pastoral residency track
designed for those CALLED to be trained in the day-to-day heart, life, and skills needed to pastor and plant a church or revitalize a local church.
the pastoral residency is for:
men who are in a local church elder/pastor training process and desire and need to be trained as church planter/pastor or revitalizer.
men who are already a local church elder/pastor who desire and need to be trained as church planter/pastor or revitalizer.
vision
what
this residency is designed:
to impact the heart with gospel transformation,
to impact the whole life - because ministry is about the home, community, and the body of Christ,
to impact the skills of the pastor - so they can learn practical servant leadership abilities.
to equip the church planter/pastor to do the unique things involved in planting a church.
to equip the church revitalizer/pastor to do the unique things involved in planting a church.
specific skills that the pastor will be engaged and equipped in:
prayer and presence (of the Lord) - helping the leader practice and enjoy a way of life for all of life and ministry.
servant leadership - helping the leader have Christ's servant leadership heart - that becomes a way for all leaders.
shepherding the body - helping the leader the care, serving, and loving of people as a pastor
discipleship - helping the leader build a church that is multiplying disciples that includes: evangelism - life on life growth - and reproduction.
teaching/preaching - helping the leader learn to preach, equip, and teach the body in the gospel / whole counsel of God.
team building - helping the leader build teams for ministry and discipleship. this involves seeing gifts, personality, and skills to empower people and fuel these teams.
theological growth - helping the leader connect theology (biblical mandates) to all practical ministry applications in the church.
vision framing - helping the leader capture the why of the church that then impacts all the church does. (this includes values, strategy, and measures.)
fundraising - helping the leader learn to raise money for the ongoing work at hand.
mission - helping the leader learn to send the church on mission to the neighborhood and the nations.
content
time commitment
this is an intense two-year residency.
this residency will meet every week - with designated time off during the year.
each residency session is 2 hours long and it is filled with processing and discussing - readings, assignments, and more. residents will be assigned to lead particular moments of the session.
the resident will also have leader assignments in their local church determined by the local pastor.
the resident will be meeting with a pastor in their local church for prayer, discipleship, and mentoring.
there will be opportunities offered to care for and equip the pastor and his wife (if married).
resources
the applicant must be a pastor/elder or in the pastor/elder track in their home church.
fill out the pastoral residency application.
personal interview with the sLi team (this needs to be in person or a zoom call).
you must have pastoral approval from your local church to apply.