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2015-2016 Internship
A Vision For Mosaic
Mosaic is a brilliant and unique art form. Taking broken or useless pieces from various
sources, an artist purposefully crafts them together to form something new, whole, and beautiful.
God’s work is similar, in that God is taking our brokenness and making us whole. In
addition, God is piecing us together with other people to form the church community.
As a mosaic is composed of an array of unique pieces, so too is Mosaic Church of
Clayton. It is a community of people from different walks of life, ethnicities, and journeys. We
are a collective body in awe of seeing brokenness made whole by the love of God in Christ
Jesus.
For the last four years, our innovative and emergent church start has connected with the
greater area of Johnston and Wake counties in North Carolina. We are a relational expression of
the church that desires to connect deeply together in community and meet people where they
are.
We believe that the purpose of community is to strengthen each other through mutual
living and to create an environment of belonging for all. This community vision takes form in the
day-in-and-day-out interaction through like-interest groups, home-based discipleship groups, and
informal gatherings.
For more details about Mosaic, please visit http://mosaicclayton.org/im-new/corecomponents/
A Vision For The Internships
Nurturing and fostering a sense of call is a vital component in the journey of a minister.
For many adolescents and young adults, college is a difficult time to explore and find
reassurance in a call. The internal and external pressure to choose a “significant” or “practical”
major to fall back on (if ministry does not work out) can be a frustrating obstacle to
overcome. In addition, many sensing a call are not even afforded the opportunities to participate
in ministry until undergoing graduate-level theological education.
At Mosaic, we believe that the earlier someone experiencing a call can explore, engage,
and find support in pastoral experience, the more formed he or she will become. This was the
experience for Mosaic’s pastoral staff, whose members each also sensed a call during their
teenage years. It is therefore, close to the heart of our vision.
Since we are an innovative and emergent expression of the church, we desire to offer an
opportunity for students to engage in ministry in a capacity that is not commonly found in our
context.
Internship Nuts & Bolts
Mosaic is dedicated to cultivating a community that takes an active role in their spiritual
growth and growth of God’s Kingdom. God is not passive, and neither are we. These internships
will encompass three broad areas, pastoral leadership, worship, and community engagement,
with several responsibilities and expectations under each.
Each intern will be expected to 10-12 hours a week with Mosaic.
Pastoral Leadership
Within pastoral leadership, the interns have the opportunity to participate and learn about
pastoral care through one-on-one coaching with a Mosaic minister, reading materials, and “as
they arise” crisis and needs-based ministry. As a pastoral leader, the interns will be coached and
guided to writing and delivering a sermon to the Mosaic community once a semester.
The interns will also participate in monthly pastoral staff meetings and share his or her
creativity and voice to our worship planning (through worship order, song selection, participant
selection, worship reflections, and themes). By the end of the internship, the interns will have
developed pastoral leadership and be confident in his or her ministerial skills and pastoral
communication.
The pastoral interns would be expected to meet all responsibilities described under
project activities and methodology. The interns will be viewed as a pastoral staff member and be
given voice, creative freedom, and help when needed. The intern will have opportunities to learn
with, and from, the pastoral staff, and be expected to participate in coaching sessions.
Engagement
This is what we refer to as the process of taking a first-time Mosaic guest to a full-time
community participant who’s learning and using his or her individual gifts for the Kingdom.
The Pastoral Internship Grant will enable us to strengthen our engagement process by
allowing the intern to assume leadership in this area and apply his or her creativity and passion.
By providing leadership in this area, this will increase our ability to build stronger community
through the discovery and utilization of our people’s God-given strengths.
In essence, our engagement process is designed to strengthen individuals’ spiritual health
so that they are able to recognize and take action in regards to the needs around them.
For example, through the process a Mosaic member may be guided and supported in
efforts to use personal carpentry skills to serve and organize home-repair efforts that help
families that cannot afford to hire someone. This process may also help this member realize that
he is gifted in areas of teaching, so he or she begins to teach others how to complete simple
repairs to support their families. The engagement component empowers one person to
empower others.
The plan to strengthen the engagement process is three-fold:
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First, the intern will work with the pastoral staff to clearly define and implement an
innovative system within our Guest Services component to communicate and respond to
the needs of visitors and newer members (having attended 3-5 Sundays). This will focus
on exploring the experiences of individuals of varying faith journeys as they encounter
the Mosaic community.
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Second, through ongoing collaboration with Area Coordinators, the intern will organize
an evolving-needs assessment that will allow for an efficient match of needs and skilled
church members.
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Lastly, the intern will further develop and implement “Gifted Sunday” programs that will
encourage members to discover and develop their strengths and to use them within the
greater collective vision set forth by God and Mosaic. The intern will invite guests to our
bi-monthly Gifted Sunday sessions and will co-lead a two-hour guided discussion
focused on helping attendees discover their individual gifts and how they can use them in
the community and for the Kingdom.
By attending to these three areas, the engagement process will be fruitful in providing
members with the means to discover their interests and strengths and to use them within the
greater collective vision set forth by God and Mosaic. The intern will invite guests to our bimonthly Gifted Sunday sessions and will co-lead a two-hour guided discussion focused on
helping attendees discover their individual gifts and how they can use them in the community
and for the Kingdom.
Next, the intern will make sure that each Gifted Sunday participant is connected with a
Mosaic community coach, who then helps participants connect with Area Coordinators to
become involved and use their own creativity and leadership. Additionally, the intern will colead Coordinator meetings and encourage coordinators to reach out to new members of the
community within their respective areas of interest. The intern will help empower and guide the
community of Mosaic to reach its full potential for the Kingdom.
While facilitating an opportunity for a person to discover and then engage his or her
giftedness, this process begins with an individual’s first interaction with Mosaic. This focus area
of the internship will be in our Guest Experience component.
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How does someone discover Mosaic?
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What is their experience like from the time he or she walks in the front doors of our
facility until he or she departs after worship?
How are we following up with guests and engaging them further?
These are all the questions that center on our Guest Experience component.
This will be a vital component to the internship, as the intern discovers how and why
people engage church in 2015. Not only will the intern bring creativity to how guests experience
a Sunday gathering of Mosaic, but he or she will also learn the skills of listening and engaging
sojourners.
There will be a practical leadership factor to this area of focus, as the intern leads a group
of 25 greeters, equipping and empowering them to best serve guests, importing guest information
into Mosaic’s database and sharing this data the pastoral staff. The intern will meet with
Mosaic’s greeters monthly to troubleshoot issues in hopes of creating a sense of excitement for
people’s initial and subsequent impressions of our community.
Worship
These days, worship looks, sounds and feels different from church to church. Mosaic
offers a relaxed atmosphere to worship God through music, prayer, reflection and community
interaction. Yet we believe that the real worship that God desires is the way we live out the
Kingdom of God each day of our lives.
We are passionate about facilitating a worshipful experience for members and guests
through the various elements of our time together on Sunday mornings.
In our rich four-year history, worship has been lay led by members of our community.
The worship team has matured and developed to offer a different experience each week.
The internship will facilitate the opportunity for the student to learn from and develop the
worship experience. The plan to strengthen the worship component is three-fold:
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First, the intern will work with the pastoral staff to creatively plan worship around the
teaching schedule and liturgical calendar. Each week offers a new experience through
song, contemplative elements, and teaching.
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Second, the intern will enhance the development and leadership of the worship team
through practice and coaching. Working alongside the worship coordinator, the intern
will also lead the team during Mosaic’s Sunday worship gatherings and organize the
worship team into various sub-groups.
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Lastly, worship planning goes beyond the set order of a service by extending into the
atmosphere and experience of the Sunday morning gathering as a whole. The intern will
provide leadership to the audio/visual setup and production, as well as other elements that
enhance the worship experience.
Internship Support Network
Our pastoral staff has a rich experience with leadership coaching. We’d like to instill this
catalyst of support within the internship by providing a pastoral leadership coach. This aspect of
the relationship will center on a monthly and/or as needed gathering with the intern and coach,
focusing in on the following points:
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Development and leadership goal setting (to be created together by the coach and intern)
Professional, spiritual, emotional, and ministerial support
Budget maintenance
Theological and spiritual exploration, through conversation and written reflection
Through relationship and reflection, the success of this initiative will be measured by the
pastoral, ecclesial, and leadership development of the intern. In short, we want the intern to walk
away educated, edified, equipped, and empowered for his or her next chapter of ministry.
The internships will also include attending the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s
ChurchWorks conference, February 21-25, in Asheville. ChurchWorks is designed to provide a
learning and developmental experience for ministers of different capacities through large group
workshops, small group conversations, worship, and networking sessions. Registration, travel,
meals, and lodging will be covered by Mosaic.
In addition, the internships will attend the Forum for Theological Exploration’s (FTE)
annual internship conference. FTE has provided the financial support for this internship.
Logistics
Working Hours
Each intern will be expected to 10-12 hours a week with Mosaic. An increase or decrease
of hours one week should result in an altering of hours the following week so as to keep the
appropriate average of hours worked.
Interns should plan ahead in regard to hours worked for special events and trips. During
these events there is sometimes a need for an intern to work more hours than their usual weekly
average. Interns should anticipate this situation and, ideally, an intern should adjust their hours in
the weeks prior to the event (i.e. work fewer hours) in order to accommodate the increased hours
that the intern will work during the special event or trip.
Salary & Benefits
Each internship will pay $5,500, with an additional $300 mileage reimbursement
available.
Mosaic will cover the cost of developmental resources, ChurchWorks conference
registration and travel, as well as FTE internship conference for the intern.
Funds have been budgeted to cover incidental expenses incurred during an internship.
These funds are based on the intern’s responsibilities and hours worked per week. Some
common expenses are meeting-related expenses (e.g., coffee with students), mileage driven to a
retreat or conference registration. These expenses can be reimbursed and require a receipt.
An intern can also raise additional funds for his or her salary. Sharing the vision of the
internship with family, friends, and mentors is a great way for an intern to expand his or her role
and support. Resources for fund-raising are available through Mosaic.
Internship Application
Thank you for your interest in Mosaic Church of Clayton’s Internship Program. Please send your
completed application as an email attachment to [email protected] or via mail to
Mosaic Church of Clayton, PO Box 1291, Clayton, NC 27520. All information gathered through
the application process will be handled confidentially.
General Information
Name:
Date of Application:
Preferred Address:
Street/Apt
Best Number:
City
State
Zip
Gender:
Email:
How did you hear about the internship?
Intern Specifics
I am applying for the following internship track (check all that apply):
❏ Worship
❏ Engagement
Briefly explain why you are interested about this specific track and why you believe you are the
top choice for it?
Education
Provide where are you currently enrolled in school and any additional education history?
Employment & Ministry History
Most Recent Employer:
Phone #:
Address:
Street/Apt
City
State
Zip
Position(s) Held:
Employment Start Date:
Employment End Date:
Supervisor:
May we contact? (circle one)
Yes
No
Reason for Leaving:
Provide past ministry experience, including dates and responsibilities:
Strengths & Skills
Strengths: 1.
2.
3.
Weakness: 1.
2.
3.
Please number the following skill areas (0-5) according to your level of experience, with 5 being
the highest:
Audio Production
Public Speaking
Writing
Empower Others
Web Development
Delegation
Graphic Arts
Team Leadership
Social Media
Music (specify)
Languages (specify)
Please note additional skills, strengths, or interests:
Personal Story
Please include brief responses to the following questions with the application
1. Please describe your faith journey. Include significant experiences and people that helped
form you. How has this journey prepared you for this position?
2. How does this position fit into your short and long-term goals? What do you hope to gain from
this experience?
References
List the contact information of the individuals (excluding family members) whom you are giving
the reference forms.
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Relationship to applicant ___________________________
Email Address ____________________________________
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Email Address ____________________________________
List two contacts you’ve served with in ministry:
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Relationship to applicant ___________________________
Email Address ____________________________________
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Internship Reference Form
All information gathered through the screening process will be handled confidentially.
Name of Internship Applicant _______________________________ Date ____________
Name of Reference______________________________________________________________
Relationship to Applicant _______________________________
Number of Years Known ______
Phone _____________________
Email Address _______________________________________
Please answer the questions with as much candor as possible. An answer that might be perceived
as negative will not necessarily prevent the applicant from being accepted but may be useful to
the team leader when approaching various issues.
1. What have you observed to be this applicant’s greatest strengths?
2. What have you observed as his/her greatest weaknesses?
3. How does this applicant perform in a team setting?
4. Do you have any reservations about the applicant’s ability to work appropriately with children
or students under age 18? If yes, please explain.
5. Provide a few key words that best describe the applicant.
6. Provide any additional information about applicant.
Thank you for completing the Internship Reference Form. This is an invaluable resource as we consider the
applicant. Please feel free to add any additional comments that may be helpful. Please return the completed form to:
Amy Gallaher, Community Life Pastor, Mosaic Church of Clayton, PO Box 1291, Clayton, NC 27528 or
[email protected]