The Kingdom Practicum Apprenticeship is a 6 month cross-cultural training in Minnesota that focuses on movements among the least-reached in North America and beyond. (Here…Near…and Far)

Overview

The Apprenticeship provides opportunity for greater life change and ministry development. You will gain greater cultural understanding and the beginnings in a new language with skills to keep learning successfully. You will gain skill with a variety of effective ministry tools and confidence in God’s working through you to reach and disciple the lost. You will be exposed to and part of laying the foundations for and building for potential movement. These six months may save you (1) from burnout and thus needing to leave the field, and (2) from little effectiveness in ministry on the field. We strongly recommend this 6-month equipping opportunity for those planning for long-term cross-cultural ministry.

Next Available Apprenticeship: June 3- Nov. 22, 2024

What Should I Expect?

Discover

  • God’s heart for the Nations and His eternal plan for worshippers from every Tribe, Tongue, & People.

  • Insight into God’s sovereign migration of peoples from everywhere to everywhere and how to effectively engage in Diaspora ministry of Discipling the Nations next door.

  • How God is at work among the Global Church where multiplication of disciples and churches is creating gospel movements.

  • Your understanding of self, your identity in Christ and how Transformational Prayer brings inner healing, and your destiny.

    • Tools for maintaining spiritual health.

  • What makes a God-honoring functioning team.

  • A redemptive method of how to learn a language.

Develop

  • A deeper, more intimate, abiding relationship with Jesus Christ. 

  • Your character and prayer life, with insight into spiritual breakthrough resulting from prayer and fasting.

    • Exposure to the power of prayer-walking for spiritual breakthrough. Hands-on experience with prayer-walking in strategic locations.

    • Competence and personal experience in transformational prayer as a ministry.

  • The life, character and habits of an effective laborer/disciple-maker. Insight, training, and practical hands-on experience with Disciple Making Movements (DMM) and Discovery Bible Study (DBS).

    • Exposure to and practice in the power and effectiveness of storytelling with least-reached friends.

  • An understanding of and experience in ministry to the least-reached peoples.

  • Confidence and skills for cross-cultural engagement of least-reached peoples, discipleship, and spiritual conversations, as well as the oversight and coaching to achieve confidence in their personal style of sowing.

  • Language acquisition with the tools and ability to assist future teammates in the 6 phases of language learning (Growing Participator Approach).

  • An increased understanding of how to grow in cultural adaptation.

  • Skills to serve on a healthy, fruitful team

    • Including leadership ability and conflict management.

    • An understanding of interpersonal team dynamics.

    • Theories, tools, and the hands-on experience needed to build an effective team.

  • Exposure to effective creative access ministry models such as: B4T, NGO, and other.

    • Information for developing “need-based” avenues of engaging least-reached peoples cross-culturally, discipleship, and spiritual conversations.

  • Insight into the increasing opportunities for strategic ministry through technology.

Deploy

  • To be consistently sent out into the community to engage UPG’s (Unreached People Groups).

  • To be commissioned and sent out on a trajectory to be a catalyst for a Disciple-Making Movement.

  • Released to your sending fellowship or agency/organization to serve as a catalyst for movement among least-reached peoples both locally and globally.

Engage in Community Life

Apprentices will do life together – learning, serving, growing, and worshipping together.  Housing will be together at a central location among UPGs.  Daily and weekly huddles keep the cohort united.  Retreats and all-team activities will challenge and inspire. Mentoring and serving together is a priority.

How Much Will it Cost?

~$13,500

This estimate covers tuition, a one-time Kingdom Practicum fee, books, transportation, outreach and relationship building, culture and language learning, tutor fees, rent, food, clothes, laundry, entertainment, tithe and cell phone, etc.

Upon arrival the intern must have the one-time practicum fee of $3000 + the book fee ($300) + funds to cover the first month’s rent ($500 estimate) + other living expenses ($700 estimate), and ministry expenses ($500).

  • Program Cost – $3,300: This covers tuition, a one-time practicum fee of $3000, and $300 for books. (equivalent to two semesters of credits).

    Ministry Expenses – $500/month: This includes transportation, outreach and relationship building, culture and language learning, tutor fees, etc.

    Living Expenses – $1,200/month: This is an estimate which includes rent, food, personal transportation, clothes, laundry, entertainment, tithe, cell phone, etc.

    Note: Living expenses do not include medical insurance, personal vehicle costs, and student loans.

See Apprenticeship Curriculum

Expectations for Leadership and Me

Next Steps?

If you would like more information or want to apply, please let us know by filling out the form below.

FAQ

  • Community is an important value of the Kingdom Practicum. To maximize classroom interaction, team dynamics, and mentoring opportunities, the maximum number of interns accepted into the program is 12.

  • Apprentices are required to attend each class session, language tutoring session, participate in the weekly team meeting, engage in their ministry outreach, and attend the occasional team retreat.

    While each apprentice may have different ministry outreach situations and opportunities, the general schedule would follow this pattern: Classroom learning Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am - 12pm + Three hours of language class three times per week + A once a week evening team meeting. Any available time after this will be for study preparation, ministry outreach, and inner healing sessions.

    Note: Ministry outreach will be a minimum of 6 hours weekly depending on the relationships made and the opportunities that each intern is offered.

    Weekends will be very flexible with occasional ministry or retreats. Interns will be part of a missional, simple-church model.

  • Yes. We desire and work to accommodate each family situation!

  • Arabic. Somali. Urdu. Indonesian.

  • Most apprentices raise the necessary funds for the program through Partnership Development. As future cross-cultural workers, it is expected that apprentices will build a support team to partner with them (both financially and in prayer support) to empower them to receive this strategic training. Partnership Development coaching is offered from experienced Kingdom Practicum staff.

    Each apprentice will set up a “Ministry Account” to handle the funds raised for the Kingdom Practicum Apprenticeship. The funds raised will be put into the apprentice’s Ministry Account. Donors will receive a tax-deductible receipt from the account administrator. Each month apprentices will turn in their ministry and living expenses to the account administrator to be reimbursed. This Ministry Account can be set up through the sending church, sending agency, or other appropriate organizations. This process is great training for future ministry. The Kingdom Practicum staff can give suggestions for organizations offering this service.

  • Community is an important value of the Kingdom Practicum. Therefore, most apprentices will be required to live in the housing arrangements provided. Requests for other housing options will be considered; for example, someone who already lives in Minneapolis and would commute.

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  • Once one has graduated from the 6-month Apprenticeship, they can apply for the 3-6 month “Sojourner Program.” This provides an excellent opportunity for continued growth in living out and practicing what has been learned from the Apprenticeship. Apprentices will have the opportunity to continue their language learning and ministering while being coached and mentored. While affiliated with the Kingdom Practicum, this is a separate and optional program to which Kingdom Practicum graduates can apply.

    God is working among the lost nations. He is drawing “worthy” people to himself (Matthew 10:5-15). The Sojourner Program allows one to partner in this exciting and growing work.