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Requirements for Partnering with FBS
- Be evangelical in nature, fundamental in faith. FBS will be teaching a curriculum that is based upon traditional fundamentals of the Christian faith. Furthermore, systematic theology will be taught from a pre-millennial point of view. While we invite any evangelical church to participate, we understand that those of a Reformed background with different eschatological views, though evangelical and fundamental in faith, may not be interested. Each partnering church must submit a doctrinal statement with its application for partnership.
- Have a man in your ministry that is a potential candidate for the pastorate and desirous of academic and practical training. If you have a man in your ministry sphere who has demonstrated a calling for the pastorate and needs training, partnering with FBS is a potential option. FBS is not providing or recommending a student intern for any local church except FBC.
- Be willing to hire the potential pastoral candidate for a three-year period as a part-time intern. The pastoral candidate will be enrolled in our tuition-free, part-time, traditional Master of Divinity degree program year-round at FBS. With the remainder of his time he will be serving your local church as a paid intern for three years.
- Be willing to provide housing for this candidate for three years. So that the student is not required to work outside of his studies and the church environment, we are asking partnering churches to provide not only a stipend but housing as well. An example of what FBC is planning to provide for its interns will be given below.
- Be willing to provide practical ministry training for this candidate for three years. The student intern will be functioning as a pastoral apprentice. He should be given significant ministry experience in his three years of service that attempts to strike a balance between these:
- Strengthening the student’s weaknesses
- Utilizing the student’s gift set
- Meeting the needs of the local church
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