What are the Basic Requirements for Your Pastoral Internship?

Auburndale Baptist Church

Pastoral Internship (no salary)

4 month period (8–10 hours weekly)

Requirements

1)   Weekly one hour meeting with Brian

• Book Discussion
• Check-in on goals and project
• Scriptural basis for pastoral ministry
• Q and A

2)   Book Assignments

• Visit the Sick
• Prepare Them to Shepherd
• Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals
• Care for Widows
• Gather God’s People
• The Pastor’s Family
• The Pastor’s Ministry

3)   Service Review

• One-hour commitment
• After Sunday evening service

4)   Monthly Pastor’s meetings (Sunday)

• Pastor/staff lunch (12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.)
• Pastor’s meeting (1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.)

5)   Prayer Guide

• Follow for daily prayer time
• Discipline of praying for members
• Learn our system of soul care

6)   Attendance requirement (1x):

• Hospital
• Funeral
• Widow’s home
• Abortion clinic
• Worship service planning
• Deacon’s meeting

7)   Visitation Project

• Regularly in member’s homes
• Intentional agenda
• Cultivate physical and spiritual care
• Real ministry with real people

8)   Personal soul care goal

• Address an area of the heart (fear of man, pride, inadequate, etc.)

9)   Family soul care goal

• Address an area of intentional spiritual care for wife and children (prayer, Scripture reading, family worship, etc.)

10) Personal ministry growth goal

• Address an area of giftedness, or lack thereof, to further develop.
• An awareness of a personal quality, mannerism, or quirk that would have a negative effect on someone.

Brian Croft is Senior Pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church. To find out more, please visit Practical Shepherding.

Originally published June 06, 2014.