The pastoral internship at Christ Covenant Reformed Baptist Church (CCRBC) is designed to equip elders and men aspiring to pastoral ministry to plant confessional Reformed Baptist churches, revitalize non-confessional churches by reforming them, or prepare for a missional life informed by the historic Baptist and Reformed traditions. Whether planting, revitalizing, or training for eldership, the internship offers intensive training in applying confessional Reformed theology both personally and communally. The program connects robust theology with intentional methodology, cultivating confessionally faithful and missionally engaged elders and teams who will proclaim the gospel to the nations through biblically organized local churches.
We recognize that participants come from a range of theological backgrounds, and our aim is to provide a rich, historically grounded Reformed Baptist perspective as a framework for engaging both Scripture and church history. In our context, where conversations frequently involve Post-Modern, Islamic, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox perspectives, we seek to cultivate careful historical awareness and thoughtful theological reflection. This program is not designed to require uniformity of conviction, but to strengthen participants’ understanding, helping them examine their beliefs with clarity, articulate them with precision, and defend them with confidence in light of Scripture and the testimony of the church.