Ministry Residency

OVERVIEW

2023-2024 APPLICATIONS HAVE CLOSED

About Our Ministry Residency

Every resident is immersed in ministry opportunities that align with their personal passion. This is a 12 month, 29 hour-per-week program which combines focused training, hands-on experience, and intentional mentorship to help participants grow in their leadership ability and clarify their calling. It is our desire to see competent and compassionate leaders be developed for the sake of carrying out God's mission.

Head

Our residents will attend monthly training sessions that will cover several meaningful and practical ministry and spiritual growth topics.

Heart

The development of a ministry leader does not stop at the practical experiences of ministry. Character is one of the most important pieces.

Hands

Residents will be placed in live ministry settings to take all the Head and Heart knowledge and put it into daily practice.

Our residency program is recommended for recent high school or college graduates who are exploring a call to ministry. This person should exhibit personal maturity, clarity of calling, evidence of gifting, willingness to serve, and have availability for a one-year program.

Ministry Residency is a 12-month period from August-July.

Each Ministry Resident is partnered with a Ministry Lead and a Ministry Mentor. Ministry Leads will be your direct supervisor who will help guide and daily lead you in your area of ministry. Ministry Mentors will meet with you periodically throughout each month to guide and encourage you in areas such as character, service, love, and spiritual growth.

Warren is a multi-site church with campuses in Augusta and Grovetown, GA and Belvedere, SC. You will be serving primarily at one campus but will have frequent opportunity to interact and serve at all campuses.

Our Residency spans over a broad range of ministry areas including Next Generation (Kids, Middle School, High School, College), Family, Worship and Communications, Adult Discipleship, and Connections. Our goal is that you would be placed into the ministry that aligns with your passions and giftings.

No, housing and transportation are not included.

A few examples of study materials have been "Live No Lies" by John Mark Comer, "Red Sea Rules" by Robert Morgan, "Deep Discipleship" by J.T. English, and "The Conviction to Lead" by Al Mohler. Each month, residents study one of the "Principles of Ministry," which is a study guide adapted from "Making Sense of the Ministry" by Warren and David Wiersbe.

Warren Ministry Residents will receive all books and resources needed for our monthly leadership training times as well as curriculum used with their ministry mentor. Residents are also considered temporary part-time employees of Warren in which a salary will be given based on previous experience and education.

Caleb Miller

“This experience has been a great joy - soaking in an abundance of insight and example from men worthy of modeling a life after. Profound, inspiring, and restorative."

Riley Blair

"I greatly enjoyed my time in the Residency Program at Warren, as it provided me opportunities for hands-on ministry experience and equipped me with insightful tools for the advancement of the Gospel!”

Gary Henderson

"To be a leader, you have to be willing to be a learner! I have been challenged to grow in my spiritual walk, and my leadership from this residency program experience."

Mia Bright

"One of the most beneficial parts of the program for me has been the coaching sessions by different ministry leaders and being able to learn from their gifts, experience, and strengths. I am also extremely grateful for my ministry mentor. She has been a wealth of knowledge and encouragement for me."

Chase Cory

"The mentorship, hands-on ministry experience, and academic development have encouraged me to walk deeply with Christ and boldly pursue service in His Kingdom."

Lorenzo Rodgers

"I've enjoyed the opportunity to gain perspective on staying healthy outside of vocational ministry and continue to become more like Jesus, which should be the heart of anyone who pursues the call of ministry."

Andrew Bryan

"I am so grateful to be a part of leading our Ministry Residency. It is our desire at Warren to see competent and compassionate leaders be developed for the sake of carrying out God’s mission here on earth. I truly believe that this program will foster growth among young leaders and give them the opportunity to gain real life ministry experience as they are discipled by our staff and other ministry mentors."