Pastoral Apprenticeship

Overview

Pastoral Apprenticeship is a 1-year, leadership development program designed to offer hands-on experience, personal mentoring, and coaching to emerging leaders who’ve discerned a clear calling to pastoral ministry, specifically at New Life Community Church. Apprentices gain experience by serving alongside and receiving coaching from one of the location pastors at New Life. Apprenticeship serves as a pipeline to pastoring a current or future New Life location and this program is designed to equip high-impact, high-potential future leaders.

We want more FOR you than FROM you.

New Life’s Pastoral Apprenticeship Program is designed with six developmental components that guide everything we do.

Program Info

New apprentices are invited to join our program (through an application and interview process) in June, September, or January.

The time commitment for residents is approximately 20 hours per week and apprentices are compensated at the rate of $16.25/hour. This includes weekly leadership training in a cohort-style learning environment as well as specific ministry responsibilities at one of New Life’s many locations around Chicagoland.

Where will YOU serve?

New Life’s Pastoral Apprenticeship Program is specifically designed to partner you with a seasoned location pastor to help you get the pastoral experience you’ll need for a lifetime of ministry effectiveness.