Linwood Residency
Continuing our Legacy of Disciples-Making
You could pass Linwood by as a simple medium sized-congregation of 250 people. But at its heart, Linwood is a Family of Families built on a legacy of creating a movement of church planting and disciple making.
In 1999, Linwood dreamed of planting another church within its own city to reach a new demographic of families. Linwood planted Celebrate Community Church, which now welcomes over 3,000 people to their weekly services.
In 2009, with the ever-growing population of Sioux Falls, Linwood dreamed the unthinkable and planted a second church to hit a different target demographic. Linwood planted The Ransom Church, which now welcomes over 2,000 people to their weekly services.
In 2019, as we cheer on our church plants birthing new churches across The United States, Linwood has ventured into a new dream; helping upcoming pastors win and equipping them with ministerial success. Thus, the launch of our Residency Program. This is our passion because we have rooted it in our DNA for over 50 years.
Not an Internship. Hands on Practical Ministry to Help Residents Succeed.
They often design internships to have you watch, observe, and complete the tasks no one else wants to do. Our residency equips the individual while in the trenches of ministry. We chose to equip, invest, and develop ministry leaders through our pastoral residency. We designed this leadership development program for emerging leaders who feel called to vocational church ministry and desire ministry experience in a vibrant church.
Residents can expect to be coached as you serve amongst the staff of Linwood during your two years here. We place residents in specialized areas to help focus on their pastoral goals through our unique teams. We offer residency in Lead Pastor and Student Ministries (grades 6th–12th).
The best part: our residents get the best of both worlds. Through our unique partnership with The Ransom Church, our residents will experience a residency training ground unlike any other program; being fully immersed in different cultures/styles of programing from both churches, developing moldable tools to fit future success in ministry, and intermixing of other Awaken residents through our tested leadership training with the collaboration of The Ransom Church and Linwood Leadership Team.
FAQs
As Wesleyans, we fully embrace women in ministry and provide equal opportunity for women to apply for this program. For more information on our viewpoints, please view Women In Ministry.
Salary/Stipend is $1,300 a month for the first 12 months and $1,500 for the second 12 months. We do not provide housing however upon arrival we will provide an additional $1,000 to help cover apartment down deposits, travel, and home furnishing supplies. We do not withhold taxes and recipients must plan ahead during tax season. South Dakota has no state tax.
Developmental Elements
Ministry Experience
Hands on ministry that qualifies as supervised ministry towards ordination
Ministry Coaching
Personal coach for ministry-specific questions
Personal Development Coaching
Equips you to be successful both personally and in ministry
Leadership Development
Weekly teachings centered around pastoral leadership topics
Culture/DNA
Experience a unique environment with a dynamic staff
Evaluations
Feedback to help you grow as a pastor
DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS
D E V E V E L O P M E N T A L S K I L L S
Ministry Experience
Hands on ministry that qualifies as supervised ministry towards ordination
Leadership Development
Weekly teachings centered around pastoral leadership topics
Ministry Coaching
Personal coach for ministry-specific questions
Culture/DNA
Experience a unique environment with a dynamic staff
Personal Coaching
Equips you to be successful both personally and in ministry
Evaluations
Feedback to help you grow as a pastor