Internships
Multnomah Biblical Seminary values ministry internship as an integral part of seminary training. As a student in the Master of Divinity or Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, you will enroll in a sequenced and closely supervised internship for academic credit, concurrent with your classes. You will be able to apply insights from faculty/peer interaction in the classroom to real-life experience. You will form a confident, well-balanced approach to ministry as biblical truth moves from theory to incarnation reality.
Ministry Development
The internship presents a vital link in supporting the ministry of the body of Christ. As a seminary student, you will team up with people in ministry in a mentor-protégé relationship. This experiential learning format offers a living process that balances classroom education with supervised ministry. The internship helps prepare you to understand the basic dynamics of congregational life, as well as focus on your ministry specialty. Your ministry setting may include teaching, discipling, leading ministry programs, pastoring, pulpit supply, cross-cultural outreach, or planting churches. Interns work through the dynamics of leading, decision-making, ministry management, problem solving, and conflict resolution. The city of Portland and its surrounding areas provide a wealth of internship opportunities.
Unique aspects of the program are:
- Developmental levels-The internships takes you through general aspects of spiritual formation and character development to specialized ministry experiences.
- Small groups-You will be able to process ministry learning experiences with student peers.
- Presentations by ministry professionals-You will interact with ministry practitioners in a large group setting as they share their ministry wisdom.
- Mentor-intern relationships-Mentors provide a developmental relationship that takes you through challenges with wisdom and a seasoned perspective. Each semester you, the intern, will draft a personal developmental plan that helps you measure personal progress and process theological perspectives.
- Faculty interaction-Resident faculty, along with adjunct faculty and internship advisors, are actively involved in ministry and readily available to help you wrestle with issues.
