7 Reasons to Consider a Small Church Internship

Church internships are great. For the church and for the intern. If they’re done right (yes, that’s a big “if”), they can confirm or define a call to ministry, provide real-life experience to enhance classroom learning and bless a local church. If you’re a pastor who thinks you can’t run an internship program because your church is small, think again. And if you’re a college student or high school senior considering a church internship, a small church may be your best option.

January 17, 2017

by Karl Vaters

Church internships are great. For the church and for the intern.

If you’re a pastor who thinks you can’t run an internship program because your church is small, think again.

And if you’re a college student or high school senior considering a church internship, a small church may be your best option.

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.

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