Becoming a Minister or Church Planter with Open Door Christian Communities
By
either entering training to become a minister or church planter with
Open Door Christian Communities, or (if already ordained and over a
church), becoming a Open Door Christian Communities minister, you
open yourself up to hands-on mentoring and training opportunities and
a community of ministers and church-planters committed to a
Christianity lived out without prejudice.
If you are interested in becoming an Open Door Christian Communities minister, here is what the process involves:
Completing an application for ministry which is either emailed back to [email protected] or mailed to the Open Door Christian Communities office at 855 Long Rd / Lumberton, NC 28358. (If you cannot access the ministry application file online, email [email protected] for a text version of it.
A meeting with a ministry overseer and mentor and yourself to assess your gifts, application, and ministry experience with one of our ministry overseers.
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If we decide together that receiving ministry training through Open Door Christian Communities is best, we will set up an in-service training plan for you, which will include: 1. Monthly meetings with a ministry supervisor and mentor either in person, over the phone, or online for mentoring and guidance in your ministry growth. 2. A context in which you will do ongoing ministry work. For most , this context is a fledgling church planting ministry beginning as a small faith group such as an in-home Bible study. This context may not be appropriate for everyone and in those cases other ways of tailoring this element of ministry training will be used. 3. Quarterly training seminars teaching basic ministry skills. These seminars will be done at a number of locations. If there is not a training location near enough to the individual being trained, distance learning options are being planned through DVDs, Audio CDs, and computer-based courses coupled with follow-up discussions and projects involving his or her ministry trainer. 4. One form of continuing education on theology or ministry a year. This may sound daunting, but this is a very flexible rule. Continuing education may be fulfilled through an online course, a class at a seminary, or even a weekend or day intensive provided by a local seminary or ministry. This flexibility allows for ministers to grow in their understanding of theology and ministry without requiring it to be done in a way that excludes people who might have learning styles that are not mainstream or who don't have the financial resources to attend seminary. |