Church Plant Resident

The Foundation Church church planting residency is a 9–12 month bi-vocational ministry residency designed to prepare future church planters, replanters, and pastors for faithful ministry leadership.

The residency combines:

1. Biblical and theological study
2. Practical ministry experience
3. Supervised ministry
4. Direct pastoral coaching

Our primary goal is to identify and develop men who may be called to plant or replant churches in Alaska and beyond.

For residents pursuing church planting, our desire is to prepare them for the Send Network assessment and endorsement process when appropriate.

However, Send Network endorsement is not the only definition of success.

If a resident faithfully completes the program and is called to serve as a pastor in an existing church, Foundation Church will also consider that a successful residency outcome.

Success is not simply planting a church. Success is developing and sending a healthy pastor.

WHY A RESIDENCY?

Church planting cannot be learned only in a classroom.

Future pastors need theology, character, ministry experience, missionary instincts, leadership opportunities, and trusted pastors who will walk with them through the process.

The residency is designed to help residents:

• Clarify their calling
• Strengthen their theology
• Develop healthy ministry habits
• Learn to preach and teach Scripture
• Make disciples
• Shepherd people
• Develop leaders
• Engage communities missionally
• Understand healthy church leadership
• Prepare for planting, replanting, or pastoral ministry

PROFILE OF A RESIDENT

A Foundation Church Resident is someone who senses a possible call toward pastoral ministry, church planting, or church replanting and is willing to enter the residency as:

A learner. A servant. A leader.

Residents should demonstrate the ability to be:

• Faithful
• Available
• Teachable

Character Qualities

We look for residents who demonstrate growing:

• Gospel-centeredness
• Spiritual maturity
• Integrity
• Humility
• Teachability
• Faithfulness
• Initiative
• Love for people
• Discernment
• Emotional maturity
• Accountability
• Perseverance

Character matters more than charisma.