Pastoral Internship with Student Ministry Focus

Duties and Responsibilities (15-20 hrs/week)

Our pastoral internship has a student ministry focus but provides a broad range of ministry opportunities to best equip you for any ministry path. The internship entails working under the direction of the Session of Pine Ridge and the oversight of the senior and associate pastors to accomplish the following duties and responsibilities.

Directing Student Ministry

• Pursue discipleship with students, meeting regularly in small groups and individually

• Prepare for and direct weekly student gatherings

• Plan and hold fellowship and service events for students

• Coordinating and attending student winter retreats and summer camps

• MS winter retreat (weekend in Feb.)

• HS winter retreat (weekend in Mar.)

• MS summer camp (5 days in July)

• HS summer camp (6 days in June)

Leadership & Ministry Training

• Attending monthly Session meetings

• Meeting regularly with pastors for mentorship and ministry encouragement

• Opportunity to attend quarterly presbytery meetings

• Opportunity to lead worship liturgy 2-3 months each year

• Opportunity for occasional teaching in small groups and Christian education classes

• Opportunities for assisting and shadowing pastors in visits to the sick, counseling, weddings & funerals, etc. as desired