Transition Into Ministry Programs
Congregation-Based Residency Programs: In these programs, recent seminary graduates are placed in congregations for two-year residencies-—with at least one other peer (most programs have three or more pastors in residence at a time).
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These programs are intended to provide an immersion experience of pastoral ministry including: full pastoral status, a genuinely collaborative environment, mentored/supervised ministry, an intensive encounter with a broad range of pastoral ministry and ongoing reflection on the practice of ministry—with particular attention to the habits of heart, mind and relationality that establish a baseline for excellence in ministry. Institution-Based First Call Programs: In these programs, ordained pastors who are already situated in “first call” situations are brought together (over a period of three or more years) as a cohort at regular intervals with seasoned pastors and other resource people for study, encouragement, reflection and prayer. Some of these programs have residency components to them as well. A working list of both Congregational and Institution-based programs can be found below. |
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Central Christian Church |
Central Presbyterian Church |
Charles Street AME Church
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Church of the Servant |
Community Christian Church
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Concord Baptist Church of Christ |
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First Presbyterian Church |
First Presbyterian Church of Dallas |
First United Methodist Church of Dallas |
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Fourth Presbyterian Church |
Hyde Park Union Church |
Plymouth Church (UCC) |
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Plymouth Congregational Church |
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church |
St. Paul Lutheran Church of the Quad Cities |
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St. James Episcopal Church
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Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
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Trinity Lutheran Church
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Wellesley Congregational Church (UCC)
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Wilshire Baptist Church |
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Bethany Fellowships |
Disciples Divinity House,
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Disciples Divinity House, |
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Episcopal Diocese of Chicago |
Hinton Rural Life Center |
Institute for Clergy Excellence |
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Kansas Western Annual Conference, UMC |
Lewis Center for Church Leadership |
Massachusetts Conference, |
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McAfee School of Theology |
Office of Theology and Worship (PCUSA), Company of New Pastors |
United Theological Seminary |
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Virginia Theological Seminary: |
Western North Carolina Conference UMC |
West Ohio Conference, UMC |
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