The goal of MAP is to equip and prepare individuals for leadership roles within the local church. This is achieved by offering a diverse range of experiential learning opportunities in practical ministry settings, imparting Biblical knowledge in classroom environments, and fostering personal, professional, and spiritual growth through discipleship relationships.
Evergreen’s Ministry Apprenticeship Program differs from a ministry internship in that it seeks to give a broad, whole-church overview of ministry and engagement. Over the 50-week program, apprentices will gain church experience and Biblical knowledge necessary for future ministry leadership.
In particular, apprentices will gain real and practical ministry experience by working alongside a ministry leader in a specific ministry area. This ministry leader will invest in them personally through teaching them healthy habits and disciplines. Professionally, they will help apprentices learn ministry leadership through hands on experiences. Apprentices will grow spiritually as they experience a Biblical discipleship relationship with their ministry over-seer or another Evergreen staff member.
Another way apprentices will be grown is through the classroom experience on Mondays. Courses apprentices will experience, include:
- Church History Survey
- Hermeneutics
- Formation through Spiritual Disciplines
- Systematic Theology
- Fundamentals of Teaching
- Biblical Leadership Competencies
- Biblical Counseling
- And more!
A significant portion of an apprentice’s time will be spent with other apprentices, observing and discussing various ministry areas. Apprentices will build a strong relationship with one another as they go through courses together, pray together, and share ministry experiences with one another.