internship experience
Mathew 28:18-20
WHAT IS PRACTICAL INTERNSHIP?
Practical Internships are the SPECIFIC mission areas a student MUST serve for a prescribed tenure in order to
gain applicable practical experience as a pastor or in ministry.
IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICAL INTERNSHIPS
Seventy percent [70%] of your course grades will be derived from the
QUALITY, EXTENT and QUANTITY of time you have SERVED in the designated areas of your calling or course major.
HOURS OF INTERNSHIPS
These are the number of PRACTICAL SERVING hours expected for each academic year and level:
Year 1 Total = 520 Hours - Ordinary Certificate
Year 2 Total = 520 Hours - Ordinary Diploma
Year 3 Total = 720-999 Hours - Advanced Diploma
Year 4 Total = 1,000-2,080 Hours - Bachelors/Post Graduate
QUALITY OF INTERNSHIP
Must be served at a credible location or establishment approved by the academy.
DOCUMENTING YOUR INTERNSHIP
All internship or practical experience gained as part of your training must be FULLY documented on APPROVED INT-FORM-105,
signed by a credible overseer/Elder/director at the place where serve,stamped and delivered weekly to the office of the Director of Internships
of the academy for grading, recording & evaluation.
TYPES OF INTERNSHIPS
Your MAJOR internships are the main AREAS of ministry SPECIALITY which you need to have acquired
most hours in whilst your MINOR Internships are your ELECTIVE [OPTIONAL] areas.
INTERNSHIP VENUE
Must be at an adequate mission/church or external agency where the student is capable of gaining pastoral & ministry
experience valid towards his/her qualification sought at SFA.
SUBMISSION PROTOCOL
Submit on INT-FORM-105 by 3pm of the Monday following the completion of the week's service at an approved location.
GRADING OF INTERNSHIPS
Your internship forms 70% of the course work in order to graduate
Must score not less that 75% Grade on each assignment. Lower grades calls for a repeat assignment.
SUGGESTED AREAS OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:
- Prison Ministry.
- Homeless/Destitute.
- Sick at Home Ministry.
- Hospital Ministry.
- Children Support.
- Drug Counselling.
- Street Ministry.
- Feeding Ministry.
- Prostitution Rescue/Restoration.
- Street Evangelism.
- Elderly/Aged-Seniors Ministry.
- Teaching [School Children] Ministry.
- Precious Women [Broken/Poor women]
- Teen Pregnancy/Abortion Recovery.
- Prayer Ministry.
- Bereavement Ministry/Grief.
- Worship Ministry.
- Marriage Counselling.
- Pastoral Care Ministry [As Pastor in training]
- Pastoral Counselling.
- Family Ministry
- War & Genocide.
- Sexuality Support.
- Domestic Violence.
- Eating Disorders.
- Women’s Ministry.
- Listening.
- Single Parents.
- Reconciliation/Forgiveness.
- Medical Ministry.
- Humanitarian serving
- Disability Ministry.
- eMedia Ministry.
- Slavery Rescue/Restoration Ministry.
- Church Administration.
- Micro-economic Ministry.
- Domestic Care Ministry.
- Etc...
