Download Ministry Training Intensive - Living Word Fellowship | Whitewater, WI

LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP
Ministry Training Intensive:
Multiplying God’s Kingdom Through Training Christ-Centered, Effective Leaders
LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Objective
To learn by studying and doing the skills necessary to connect with unbelievers,
disciple new believers and plant churches in new territories utilizing God-given
resources. This is to be done in the context of a local church, Living Word Fellowship
in Whitewater, WI. At the same time, while mastering these skills, lead the process of
training others so that there will be Kingdom multiplication.
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Raising up a financial support team
Prayer
Making connections in the community
Reaching out to neighbors
Meeting needs through local mission efforts
Creating relationship building opportunities
Leading Bible studies
Leading small and accountable discipleship groups
Planning, coordinating, leading and preaching corporate worship services
Planning, organizing and leading a regional or international mission trip
Earning a Bachelors or Masters degree in Ministry is an option!
Expectations
• Commit to at least 3 months.
• 10-40 hours/week depending on your availability
• Weekly team meeting (2 hours)
• Weekly personal discipleship (1.5 hours)
• Weekly reading and/or writing (2-4 hours)
• Weekly worship (2 hours)
• Ministry assignments (2-30 hours)
• Monthly church leadership meetings
• Quarterly prayer retreats
Provide
for your own housing and food.
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• Work as a team with the other trainees and the senior pastor.
• Raise financial support if needed (as determined by a pre-approved budget) before
beginning program (training and coaching provided).
LIVING WORD FELLOWSHIP
Description
Living Word Fellowship’s Ministry Training Intensive develops skills needed to go to
unreached people- near or far. Through the process, your own personal walk with the Lord
will grow in intentional ways. It gives you an opportunity to discover your gifts and passions
that God has given you to use for His Kingdom. It is for those who long to walk with Jesus
intensely, learning through readings, group discussions, and practical applications. These
activities are designed to better line up your perspective of following after God with Scriptural
truths.
Although the course is intense, it is also flexible. The minimum commitment is for 3 months,
but to go through the entire program would take 3 years. A minimum weekly commitment is
10 hours, but to get the most out of your experience, you could also commit to full-time. The
course consists of multiple parts: a weekly team meeting, weekly personal discipleship,
weekly reading and/or writing, ministry assignments, church leadership meetings and prayer
retreats. Ministry assignments will include a different focused area of ministry every 6
months. Some ministry intensives could conclude with a month or longer international
application.
Team Meetings
This two hour time will be spent discussing how individual ministry assignments are going or
discussing how the most recent reading or concept is being applied.
Personal Discipleship
Once a week, you will meet one-on-one or with 2 or 3 others to grow in your walk with
Christ. Basic discipleship and personal life issues will be addressed during this time.
Reading and Writing
Throughout the intensive, articles and books will be assigned with opportunities to write out
responses or thoughts to the ideas presented in them. These readings will focus primarily,
but not exclusively on:
• Gleaning principles from how the church expanded in Acts that can be applied today
• Strategies for establishing churches
• Understanding sound, biblical doctrine
• Applications about leadership learned from the the early church and today
• Establishing life-long habits of the heart
• Principles and procedures for interpreting God’s Word
Ministry Assignments
Ministry assignments will be assigned to you every 6 months. In the course of the 3-year
intensive, you will get to experience assignments:
• Starting new ministries
• Building connections and prayer support for existing ministries
• Evangelism
• Building community
• Teaching individuals, small groups, large groups
Church Leadership Meetings
Participate, present ideas and lead meetings for Living Word Fellowship’s leadership board.
Prayer Retreats
Empower your current and future ministry through intentional times of prayer.
Cost
There is no cost, but some fundraising may be required if you desire to invest more hours or
to take on bigger projects.