Residency Details
4 Courses
4 Seminars
Portfolio + Prospectus
Assessment
Duration
2 Years of Part-Time Study
Tuition
$12,000 Total
Grants Available
Prerequisites
For Prospective Church Planting Pastors with a Sending Church
Residency Courses + Seminars
During our two-year residency, you’ll earn a Certificate in Church Planting at Grimké Seminary by completing four seminary-level PLNT courses and four seminars (corresponding to your church planting portfolio).
Courses
- PLNT-710Understanding Your Context
- PLNT-720Growing Your Church
- PLNT-730Organizing your Church
- PLNT-740Leading like Jesus
Seminars
- PLNT-610Personal Holiness / Doctrine
- PLNT-620Planning + Preparation / Finances
- PLNT-630Cultural Assessment + Formation / Leadership
- PLNT-640Pastoring as a Planter / Mission
Faculty Highlight
Joshua Soto, Residency Director
Joshua Soto is a seasoned church planter from Richmond, VA, with decades of ministry experience. He will help coach, mentor, and instruct you throughout your time in the residency.
How the Residency Works
Residents enroll in a two-year program focused on training and equipping future church planters within their own local church. The residency is built around in-person courses and seminars that directly correspond to your church planting portfolio. It also includes eight on-site intensives and twenty-four monthly mentorship meetings, all culminating in a comprehensive assessment from the Carey Center.
Residency Highlight
Monthly Mentoring
Hear from seasoned church planters and pastors on a monthly basis. You’ll attend virtual calls with other residency students to ask questions and receive mentorship.
Residency Highlight
Portfolio + Prospectus
Develop a comprehensive church planting portfolio to capture your team’s vision, strategy, and planting goals. Your prospectus will serve as a high-level summary of your portfolio.
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Assessment
Plant with confidence, having received a comprehensive assessment from the Carey Center. We will provide feedback and guidance, as well as a credible, third-party approval to your church plant.
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In-Person Intensives
Gather eight times in Richmond, VA, along with the rest of Grimké Seminary, to attend classes and seminars. All the while, you’ll develop deep friendships with other residents, students, and faculty.
Your Journey through the Residency
Are you planning to plant a church? Here are your next steps to apply and complete the residency and become a better church planter and plant with confidence:
1. Apply
Start the process by connecting with our Office of Administration and applying for the program.
2. Complete Program
Over the course of two years, you’ll finish your cores and seminars, all while completing a full planter portfolio and prospectus.
3. Get a Full Planter Assessment
Nearing the end of the program, you’ll undergo a full assessment to weigh your fitness for planting and receive constructive feedback for ongoing growth.
4. Receive Your Certificate
Once finished, you will have earned a Certificate in Church Planting from Grimké Seminary. Interested in continuing training at Grimké? You can use those twelve credit hours toward a qualifying degree program
Grant Partner
Get FREE Tuition with a Church Planting Grant from the Send Network
Church planting tuition and fee grants are available for anyone intending to plant through the SEND Network. Reach out to Joshua Soto for more information:
Ready for your next step?
Go ahead and start the application process or schedule a call—we’re here to answer any questions you have.
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