Ministers in Training (MIT)

Developing and deploying transformational Kingdom leaders for the church and world.

This world can be a sad, hard, angry, and often ugly place that can leave the souls of people crushed and weary. The promise of Jesus is a life that is good, beautiful, and true, full of joy, peace, and the promise of flourishing now and forever.

How do people get from this soul-draining world into Jesus’ overflowing life? Someone has to lead them there.

Ministers in Training (MiT) is Living Hope’s leadership training initiative.

MiT exists to develop and deploy transformational leaders for the good of the church and the world.

Who is this for? According to the Scriptures, all Christians are ministers—gifted, equipped, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Some minister in the context of leadership in the local church; others serve in a wide variety of workplaces in a community. All are engaged in a ministry to love people, serve people, and make much of Jesus. The church’s role is to “equip the saints for the work of ministry.” (Eph. 4:12)

So, the ministry belongs to every disciple. Living Hope equips disciples to reach people, make more disciples, and expand God’s Kingdom. Ministers in Training is one aspect of our commitment to that calling.

Living Hope’s Ministers in Training offers three tracks:

The Church Ministry Track develops the next generation of healthy leaders for the local church by helping them explore calling, gain knowledge, develop skills, and have opportunities to genuinely lead in aspects of Living Hope ministries.
The Vocational Discipleship Track develops disciples who are pursuing various vocations (education, medicine, sales, industry, government, small business owners, etc.) and helps them faithfully integrate their faith with their work.
The Caleb Project (coming in 2024) develops disciples who are just entering retirement to consider how their years of work and life experience have prepared them to uniquely serve the Kingdom in their season of retirement.

Note: Each currently active track meets for about 11 months: from mid-July through late May/ early June of the following year.

Church Ministries Track

Ministry Assistant

Positions Available for 2026 cohorts:

Kids (1)
Next Gen (2)
Worship (2)

Must be:

A Christian disciple
A covenant member of Living Hope or become a covenant member within 2 months of beginning ministry assistance
At least 20 years old and a sophomore in college

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Intern

Positions Available for 2026 cohorts:

Next Gen (2)
College (1)

Must:

Be a Christian disciple
Be a covenant member of LIving Hope or become a covenant member within 2 months of beginning internship
Be at least 21 years old and a junior in college
Have a desire to explore a call to ministry in the local church

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The Caleb Project is designed to equip nearly and/or recently retired persons to make a healthy transition into retirement, and to redeploy their time, resources, gifts, and vocational abilities to serve God’s Kingdom purposes.

In a monthly small-group setting over 6 months, participants will look back at their work experience to identify lessons learned and skills gained; look within at who they are apart from their work, both as a person and a disciple of Jesus; look around at how the world and the Word describe retirement; and look ahead to make a plan for meaningful, Christ-honoring, and legacy-leaving retirement.

If you are two years from beginning retirement through the first 3-5 years of retirement, we invite you to join us on this adventure of discovery. We’ll begin in January.

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