Pastoral Internship

Duties and Responsibilities (15-20 hrs/week)

Our pastoral internship has a student ministry focus but includes a broad range of responsibilities to best equip you for ministry. 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)

Pastoral Training

• Attending monthly Session meetings

• Meeting regularly with pastors for mentorship and ministry encouragement

• Opportunity to attend quarterly presbytery meetings

• Leading worship liturgy 2-3 months each year

• Preaching 2-3 times each year

• Assisting and shadowing pastors in visits to the sick, counseling, weddings & funerals, etc.