Reports to: Jimmy Fogleman, Eric Kelly or Bev Bonner
A large part of Y2 will focus on starting and maintaining a missional community (MC) group. This will require residents to recruit and lead a small group of at least 6 to 8 people who will meet at least twice a month starting in September. An agenda is provided to give residents guidance for a successful missional community experience (see Appendix B). The agenda will provide an outline to follow, along with some resources to assist in leading the Bible Discovery. Residents will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in sharing the 3 circles (see Appendix C) and expected to articulate 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 as part of the evangelism strategy. The goal of these missional community groups will be to train trainers (i.e. reproduce disciples who reproduce disciples). An awesome by- product of these gatherings will be fellowship and unity among believers.
2. Field Experience
Reports to: Campus Pastor/Leader
During Y2 each resident will be expected to participate in at least 12 “field experiences”
with one on-going mandatory assignment each month (noted below). Involvement in these experiences is designed to prepare residents for a wide variety of future ministry responsibilities. These ministry experiences will be coordinated by the pastor/leader on the campus where the resident has been assigned. Residents will be expected to meet once a month with the assigned pastor/leader. Examples of field experience options include:
Baptism
Hospital Visitation
Staff Meeting
First Connection Class (mandatory each month)
Funeral
Lord’s Supper
(See Appendix D for a full list)
3. Formal Education
Reports to: Jimmy Fogleman, Eric Kelly or Bev Bonner
The training curriculum for Y2 will primarily consist of Field Experience (Appendix D) and Monthly Topics (page 8), all aimed at preparing residents for the launch of a new church. As in Y1, each month a new topic will be introduced for review, however reading assignments will shift from a reading for comprehension model to that of being able to communicate key take-aways to other participants. Each book must be read in its entirety
Formal Education Assignments
Scripture Memory
As part of this program memorizing specific biblical passages will be required. A new passage is assigned each month and residents are expected to commit to memory these passages as assigned.
(See Appendix E)
Writing Requirements:
One article each semester for the SendSFL website (Fall and Spring) and will be about 750 words on a given topic. Assignments will be given at the first meeting in September.
Book reports will be completed for those marked below (**). These will be 5 pages in length and will be due the beginning of the following month.
Church Prospectus - This will be a group project and details will be provided in December
Residents pursuing graduate degree credits – Residents will be asked to listen to 12 hours of PhD level instruction and write a summary of the material.
Assignments will be provided in September.
Ministry & Coaching
Though Y2 is purposely designed to be more self-directed and allow for greater
flexibility, regular coaching sessions with one of the program leaders will continue to be an integral part of the ongoing feedback and evaluation process for residents. These sessions are designed to be an encouragement and exhortation for residents in an effort to create meaningful and transparent ministry partnerships. Every attempt will be made to provide feedback that is specific, candid and constructive to the development of the individual. It is the resident’s responsibility to initiate these one-on-one meetings periodically throughout the year.
Monthly Topics
During the second year of the program residents will continue to be assigned required readings. The focus of this year will be to strengthen the resident’s ability to
communicate and share the concepts communicated by the authors of these materials to their peers. In some cases specific assignments will be given and in others residents will choose the specific chapters/topics for discussion. Each book report will consist of no less than 2,500 words per report. (Minimum of 5 typed pages)
Note: These materials are not intended to be a specific endorsement of the individual
Below is a list of the topics and books that will be covered during Y2 of the Residency Program:
Month Theme Book
Summer
Assignment Communication Communicating for a Change**
Andy Stanley
September Missional Community Training for Trainers (T4T)**
Steve Smith with Ying Kai October Role of the Disciple The 7 Commands of Christ Study
(T4T handout) November Role of the Pastor
Pastoral Graces: Reflections on the Care of Souls**
Lee Eclov
December Prospectus Various Church Prospectus Packages
January Launch Team/Core
Team The Baptist Faith and Message**
February Site / Location Planting Churches that Reproduce**
Joel Comiskey
March Ministry Organization
Global Church Planting: Biblical Principles and Best
Practices for Multiplication Craig Ott and Gene Wilson
April Preview Preparations Power Through Prayer**
E.M. Bounds May Prepare for Launch
Center Church Timothy Keller
(Assigned sections to be read)
** Book reports will be due at the beginning of the following month. For example, the report on Training for Trainers assigned in September will be turned in the beginning of October. Please email these reports to Jimmy Fogleman at
Note: In May, all residents identified as Lead Pastors will attend the Preaching Retreat with the teaching pastors of the church.