Developmental Components

Summer Internships

The Summer Internship is a 12-week experience focused on raising up the next generation of ministry leaders. A summer intern will experience spiritual, personal, and professional development as well as get valuable hands on ministry experience as they explore their call to vocational ministry.

The internship will run from May 11th – Aug 7th, 2026. Each intern is responsible for individually raising support for their summer salary. Our partnering organization, Reliant, will provide each Intern with in-depth training and coaching for raising support.

Calling

Could the Lord be calling you into full time vocational ministry? This experience will help you discern what your next step is in your discipleship journey, whether that is full time ministry, serving or personal development. Our goal is that at the end of your 12 weeks, you have the clarity to take a next step in your discipleship journey.

Intentional Development

You will attend weekly discussions designed to help you grow in your understanding of the Bible, ministry, and what you believe. You will gain valuable 1on1 insights from leaders within the church. You will be given real ministry responsibilities and get the opportunity to experience the ins and outs of how we do ministry at Connection Church. We hope that you don’t take yourself too seriously, but that you take the Word of God and your theological understanding and development very seriously! One key component of your summer is that you would live out what it means to be a ‘disciple’ or ‘learner’ – we are committed to life-long-learning around here!

Discipleship

At Connection, we are disciple-making disciples. Through your summer internship, you can expect to be alongside someone who will be intentional with your spiritual, not just professional, development.