Grace Church Residency is a year-long program for recent graduates that provides opportunities for them to be discipled by Grace Church staff while gaining hands-on experience in various ministries of the local church. Residency is designed for young men and women interested in vocational ministry, and it creates pathways for participants to carry real responsibilities and offers feedback for growth and development. Apply now to begin conversations and see if this could be a fit for you.
Residency is a one-year program where you will work with campuses and alongside ministry leaders to gain first hand ministry experience. In addition you will go through a class or two each week with other residents and staff that covers everything from gender, spiritual leadership, practical skills and much more.
Residency is a full-time paid position with a full range of benefits where residents have the opportunity to learn how the local church operates. This also includes no-cost educational classes, hands-on training, and intentional ministry responsibility.
I stepped into residency right out of college, and it was a great experience that helped me better understand myself, who God is, and how I fit into the local church. I learned what it meant to be self-aware, how not to find my identity in a position, and gained a better understanding of how God designed the local church to work. I was surrounded by adults and fellow residents who challenged me in what I thought about work, ministry, and living as a believer and cared for me in a way I had never been cared for before. I am grateful for the lessons I learned and the people I met during that time, and out of the experiences in my life, residency will be remembered as one of the best and most formative.
Grace Church Kids residents will experience the daily work that makes programming possible for children across each of the Grace Church campuses. This includes work in lesson planning, curriculum writing, and creative projects on a weekly basis. Residents will have the opportunity to serve on multiple Grace Church campuses in the areas of nursery, preschool, and elementary.
Grace Church has programs each weekend for more than 800 students over our ten campuses from sixth grade through high school. Residents will have relational time to connect with and disciple students. They will help brainstorm, plan, and lead Grace Church Students programs, events, retreats, and mission trips.
Worship residents will participate in leading worship across each of our venues (adult, student, children’s) across our ten campuses as an instrumentalist or vocalist. They will participate in weekly worship staff meetings and troubleshoot projects related to creating successful worship services for the weekend.
AV residents will gain hands-on experience operating the soundboard and other various AV equipment (light board, video switcher, video camera, ProPresenter, etc.) at each of our campuses. Residents will have the opportunity to see how campuses of different sizes and different venues utilize technology during the worship services.
In any large organization, communication is always a challenging but a critical part of the daily operation. Residents will use various forms of communication, graphic design, social media, web development, video, animation, writing and photography to effectively communicate important information.
An Outreach resident helps execute our local and regional short-term student mission trips. Residents will plan, coordinate, implement, and support local student serving opportunities. At Grace Church, outreach and missions are centered on our core value of being culturally engaged. Locally, we invest significant resources in foster & adopt support, ministry to the elderly, and strategic partnerships with local organizations addressing issues such as prison ministry, human trafficking, addiction recovery, autism, and affordable housing.
Mosaic Ministry residents can expect to gain exposure and insight into why disability ministry is important to the Church. They will have the opportunity to serve and experience the impact of the Mosaic ministry across children, youth, and adults. Most of their time will be spent working to adapt curriculum, work on creative projects, and create accommodations to accompany the Children’s Ministry curriculum.