Leadership Development Program

Equipping future ministry leaders for the local church and the glory of Jesus.

What is the LDP?

Our Leadership Development Program is a 12-month residency adventure that is designed to equip future ministry leaders for Jesus-centered, discipleship-driven, & transformation-focused full-time ministry in the local church.

We call the participants in this program: Protégés

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Be a Host Home

A host home is a ministry opportunity for you to host a member of our LDP in your home for a period of time (typically a year or semester) to provide them with the housing that they need to enroll and engage in the program.

Be a Host Home

Mentor a Protégé

Invest in future leaders by becoming a protege mentor. You can help lead and disciple members in the Leadership Development Program so that they can be equipped and ready for a life of ministry,

Mentor a Protégé

Why develop leaders?

There is a leadership crisis in the Church at large.

Pastors and leaders have left ministry at an alarming rate over the last decade. We believe much of that is due to a lack of effective leadership development. We want to equip future leaders with the spiritual rhythms, theological training, leadership skills, and practical ministry experience to lead the Church forward. The Church will face hard times in the days ahead. Culture will get darker, truth will be more opposed, and secularism will continue to rise. We need strong, deeply developed leaders to lead us through the storm. We feel a great sense of responsibility to develop the leaders who will pastor and lead the local church forward.

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Who is eligible to apply?

Emerging young leaders who have a clear call to ministry, a passion for Jesus, a burden for the lost, and a hunger to build the Church.

What are the qualifications?

These are the essential qualifications for all proteges:

• Expresses a clear call to ministry

• College graduate (or clearly on their way) **this is preferred but is not required in certain circumstances.

• Clear and compelling leadership potential

• Demonstration of clear commitment to the entirety of the program.

• Some level of ministry experience

• Appropriate maturity and work ethic

• Appropriate level of spiritual maturity and an understanding of the Gospel.

• Aligns with our ministry philosophy, core doctrine, theology, culture and staff values.

• Has their own transportation

What will we do in the LDP?

Participants will be challenged personally and professionally in order to grow and lead like never before! Each participant will be part of a fun and exciting church staff culture. They will go on this journey with friends who will become family. They will have the opportunity to dream and imagine a ministry project to execute in the church. Overall, we don't want proteges to sit on the sidelines; we want them to lead from the front!

The program offers theological training and hands-on experience to sharpen, encourage, and strengthen each protege. Each week, proteges will be part of an intentional class time (called huddle) led by a pastoral team that have years of experience. Proteges will read books that valuable for someone interested in full- time ministry. They will have the chance to take part in incredible field trips and retreats, and have the opportunity to travel overseas.

Proteges will have a variety of ministry concentrations to choose from to tailor the program for their passions, strengths, and gifts. They will focus their efforts in a specific area, and receive specialized mentoring and training in order to become the best of the best!

What ministry areas are available to work in?

• Students / Youth

• Kids / Children’s Ministry

• Worship / Music

• Church Planting

• Connections / Community

• Creative Arts

• Digital/Social Media

• Preaching / Teaching

• Missions

• Discipleship / Groups

• Communication / Marketing

• Outreach / Evangelism

What does the application process look like?

Fill out the LDP application here.

You will be followed up with via email/phone via the Program Director for a brief-initial phone call interview.

If eligible, the applicant will go through a series of interviews with pastoral staff, the LDP Director, and other staff members to ensure that the program is a cultural fit for the applicant and the team.

Next steps will be discussed throughout the journey and our hope is to either onboard you into the program or help you discover a better next step.

How does housing work?

We do our best to find a loving and healthy host family that is part of our church community to provide each Protege with their own room. There will be an agreed-upon understanding between our church, the Host family, and the Protege to ensure clarification of expectations. Proteges are not required to live in the provided Host home if the Resident chooses to arrange their own living arrangements.

Is this a paid program?

Stonecreek Church is committed to investing in emerging leaders and provides the following for each Protege:

• A monthly stipend of $1,500 (Proteges), $1,250 (Summer Interns).

• Financial Aid in pursuing a Masters Degree through our partnership with Moody Bible Institute

• Optional housing (or housing support) for single residents

• All expenses paid for an annual LDP retreat

• Paid for lunch every Wednesday with Pastoral led Huddles

• An invitation to participate in our annual Elevate University Conference

• All expenses paid for our in-house student camps/retreats

• We will work with Proteges who need/desire to have additional PT jobs to help with supplemental income (this plan must be communicated and agreed upon before the start of the program and is subject to supervisor discretion).

When does the program start?

The Leadership Development Program starts the first Monday of August, and ends the last Sunday of July the following year.

In special circumstances we can on-board proteges in January.

Summer Internships (8 weeks) begin June 1st and go through the last Sunday of July.

Summer Intern Program

Our Summer Intern Program is a 2 month adventure that is designed to help young leaders discern their call to ministry & explore various roles and opportunities within the local church.

Goals of the Summer Internship:

- Launch you into the 12-month LDP Residency with confidence in your call and a greater level of experience in ministry.

- Launch you into your college experience with spiritual rhythms, theological training, leadership skills, and practical ministry experience.

- Prepare/guide you into your next step in vocational ministry.

- Give you opportunities to explore what full-time ministry in a Jesus-centered, discipleship-drive, & transformation-focused church looks like.

Apply for the Summer Internship

Sean Curry

Leadership Development Program Director

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