Monday, October 10, 2005
The Intern Process
Let’s be honest – being a LIFE Group leader is hard but good. It’s frustrating and fulfilling. It’s stretching and freeing. It’s awesome and horrible.
It’s also not for everybody. There are some people that should never be on the worship team. It’s just too painful – for everyone involved. The last place on the planet for some people is hanging out with teens. The last place I need to be is with young children. I’m okay for about 20 minutes, then I’m done.
And that is with my own kids.
Seriously, the reason God gave gifts was to equip the church for many different types of ministry for the same purpose – building up the body. And some people just aren’t gifted or called to be LIFE Group leaders.
So how do you figure that out? Well, that’s part of the fun. We ‘figure out’ our giftedness and calledness as we go along – seeing what fits and what doesn’t fit in community. That can be painful if not done in a context of unconditional love and honor.
That’s one of the reasons we have a process to be an intern. That's why these posts exist. What's it supposed to look like - the journey to an Intern to a LIFE Group Leader.
And processes can be good. Since no one is perfect, it allows everyone involved multiple chances to confirm gifting and calling. We can train and equip for years – but if you’re not gifted and called to be a LIFE Group Leader, you are going to make yourself and everyone around you miserable.
Finding Interns (Expectations)
Intern Application & Interview
OJT (On Job Training) & Commissioning
Back to Life Walking @ 30,000 Feet
It’s also not for everybody. There are some people that should never be on the worship team. It’s just too painful – for everyone involved. The last place on the planet for some people is hanging out with teens. The last place I need to be is with young children. I’m okay for about 20 minutes, then I’m done.
And that is with my own kids.
Seriously, the reason God gave gifts was to equip the church for many different types of ministry for the same purpose – building up the body. And some people just aren’t gifted or called to be LIFE Group leaders.
So how do you figure that out? Well, that’s part of the fun. We ‘figure out’ our giftedness and calledness as we go along – seeing what fits and what doesn’t fit in community. That can be painful if not done in a context of unconditional love and honor.
That’s one of the reasons we have a process to be an intern. That's why these posts exist. What's it supposed to look like - the journey to an Intern to a LIFE Group Leader.
And processes can be good. Since no one is perfect, it allows everyone involved multiple chances to confirm gifting and calling. We can train and equip for years – but if you’re not gifted and called to be a LIFE Group Leader, you are going to make yourself and everyone around you miserable.
Finding Interns (Expectations)
Intern Application & Interview
OJT (On Job Training) & Commissioning
Back to Life Walking @ 30,000 Feet
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