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Summer
Internship

The 12Stone Church Summer Internship is a 10-week immersive ministry experience designed to give each participant hands on ministry ownership as well as personal coaching and development.

SUMMER Internship

The 12Stone Church Summer Internship is a 10-week immersive ministry experience designed to give each participant hands on ministry ownership as well as personal coaching and development.


Each summer intern will be deeply involved in the execution of both Wednesday and Sunday ministry environments across the campuses of 12Stone Church. While each intern will gain valuable experience across ministry areas, each intern will choose one of three focuses for their 10-week experience.

Those focuses are:

  • Student Ministry
  • Children’s Ministry
  • Spiritual Formation

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Sample Schedule

Note: The schedule is meant to be representative of each developmental element outlined above. The schedule demonstrates the commitment to both real ministry experience as well as personal development all while the intern is integrated onto a team that carries the 12Stone culture and values.

Monday – 5 Hours
  • 9-10:30 AM – Internship teaching and ministry spotlight
  • 10:30 AM-12 PM – Follow-up, weekly prep, ministry execution
  • 12-2 PM – Student Ministry team huddle, Wednesdays plan and prep, Campus meetings
Tuesday

Free for part-time work or ministry execution, meetings with students and volunteers, etc.

Wednesday – 10 Hours
  • 12-1 PM – Campus Prayer
  • 1-3 PM – Student team meetings, service planning
  • 3-6 PM – Wednesdays prep and setup
  • 6-10 PM – Wednesdays at 12Stone (student ministry)
Thursday – 3 Hours
  • Coaching connect
  • Campus meetings
  • Sunday Prep
Friday

Off

Saturday

Off

Sunday – 6-8 Hours
  • 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM – Sunday ministry

Potential Intern Experiences

  • MC/Lead Middle School Environment at Wednesdays
  • Lead games at Wednesdays
  • Deliver announcements at Wednesdays
  • Co-lead Student Small Group
  • MC in Kids Ministry Environments
  • Lead small groups in Kids Ministry on Sundays
  • Shadow and serve on all Kids Min teams on Sundays in both preschool and elementary
  • Lead a campus volunteer huddle
  • Shadow and serve on all Guest Experience Teams
  • CAMP set-up, planning, and volunteer training
  • Own/Co-own teams/roles at CAMP

Teaching Topics (Tentative)

Each Monday of the Summer Internship will include Intern Meeting, a designated time for encouragement, development, and challenge. (Note: There will be no Intern Meeting the week of CAMP) Teaching topics will include:

  • Choices to Win as an Intern
  • 5 Levels of Leadership
  • Overcoming your Shadow Mission
  • The Prayer Life of a Leader
  • Building and Leading Culture
  • Growing Self-Awareness
  • The Joshua 5 Generation: Holiness, Hunger, and Humility
  • Leading the Church: A Biblical Understanding of the Impact of the Local Church
  • Cohort Discussion on an assigned book (A Tale of 3 Kings; Leadership and Self-Deception; Leadership as an Identity)

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