Program Summary The College Internship Program is offered to qualified male and female candidates entering their junior or senior year of college who have demonstrated an interest in church leadership. The purpose of the program is to encourage interns’ growth in their vocational discernment, love for the church and understanding of Christian theology. The program provides a context for students to mature spiritually and discern their calling while worshipping and serving in the local church. The internship is designed so that students receive a substantial amount of relational and spiritual support from the local church and its members. Some of the interns may eventually attend seminary and pursue ordination as pastors. Others may serve on church staffs as administrators, ministry leaders, or as future elders, deacons or trustees. Application To apply for the College Internship Program, we invite you to write four essays, with each essay no more than 1,000 words in content. The essays are to be in response to these four prompts/questions: * Describe your experience as a follower of Jesus, including the most significant spiritual events and influences in your life. * In what ways has God gifted you for ministry, and what ministry experiences have confirmed your sense of call up to this point? * Please give some examples of how you have navigated hardships and challenges in your life and ministry to this point. * Describe your desire to participate in Resound and your sense of how you must grow and mature to become more effective as a ministry leader. In addition, please provide: * a resume which lists your educational background and work experience * an official transcript from your college * two letters of reference, preferably one from a professor and one from a church leader.