Who It’s For:
You have a clear calling to ministry and are ready for substantial preparation, but you need to maintain part-time work or manage other life responsibilities. You want the complete leadership development curriculum with real depth, but full-time residency isn’t feasible right now.
What You will Experience:
- Complete biblical and theological foundation with advanced hermeneutics training
- Full spiral curriculum cycling through all seven leadership pillars four times over two years, going deeper each cycle
- Year 1: Track-specific training building ministry competency in your area (Kids, Students, Campus Leadership, Young Adults, Worship, Production, or Senior Adults)
- Year 2: Advanced leadership training focusing on building teams, creating a healthy culture, and multiplying leaders, including mentoring a Year 1 student
- Coaching and mentorship are available to students as needed
- Management meetings to review progress and prepare the ministry
- Small group processing with peers in your same year
Why Choose Immersion:
- Substantial depth and a complete curriculum without a full-time commitment
- Flexibility to work part-time or manage family and financial responsibilities
- Real ministry placement with close supervision, coaching, and feedback
- Complete preparation for vocational ministry roles
- Close mentoring and formation relationships that transform your character, not just your competencies
Cost: Students receive a minimum wage stipend and are expected to supplement this through part-time work or other means of support.
Perfect For:
The committed leader balancing ministry preparation with part-time work, the parent needing flexibility whilst pursuing a calling, the bi-vocational minister wanting thorough training, or anyone ready for serious formation who cannot commit full-time.
