SPIRITUAL

Our goal in SOM is for you to deepen your relationship with God and your spiritual roots. You will learn how to better study your bible, deepen your prayer life, and grow in your knowledge of God. You will learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, to follow Him, be changed by Him, and be on mission with Him.

    

PERSONAL

Through this process, our hope is that you will be able to discover more of who God created you to be. You will be able to explore how you were created, the gifts that God has given you, and how you are able to best fit into the body of Christ. We will also provide opportunities for you to grow in your relationships, finances, time-management, communication, conflict resolution, and other life skills that you will be able to take with you wherever you go.

    

LEADERSHIP

The purpose of this process is to grow you in your love for God and your love for others. Leadership is both about who you are in character and how you lead people well in love. You can't have one without the other. In this process, you will be challenged to grow in how to lead with practical skills such as decision making, communication, and conflict resolution as well as how to lead in love, mercy, and compassion which comes from understanding the heart of a person over just the actions of a person.

    

MINISTRY

As you participate in SOM you will grow in ministry experience and knowledge. You will be able to see the ins and outs of church and departmental ministry. You will get to spend time in meetings, working in the offices, and serving during ministry programs in a variety of ways. From beginning to end you will be able to see all that goes into ministry from the physical labor side to the fun relational side.

    

TARGET AUDIENCE

School of Ministry is for young adults who have completed High School. There is no age limit, however, this program is best set up for the traditional college-aged student as far as age and stage of life.

    

TIME COMMITMENT

This is a two-year program, broken up into semesters (Semester 1: Aug- Dec & Semester 2: Jan- May), with a 10-15 hour a week commitment. *Although this is designed to be a two-year experience, it will still be highly beneficial if you choose to only participate for one year.

    

COST

The cost for SOM tuition is $750-$900 based on when you apply. This pays for all of the books, food for class, retreats, and conferences for that semester. Payments are due at the beginning of each semester. *Payment plans and scholarships are available.

    

WORK/COLLEGE

SOM is set up to allow for its participants to have time to attend college, work, or fulfill family obligations while going through the program.

   

YOUR ACTIVE WEEK

School of Ministry requires 10-15 hours a week. These hours are broken into three parts designed to help educate, equip and empower you to become a more effective disciple, disciple-maker, and leader.

Head:
You will spend time in class each week with other SOM participants learning and discussing practical concepts that will help equip you with knowledge that applies to life, leadership, and ministry.
Class (Sundays 1-4:15 pm): 3.25 Hours // Homework: about 1.5 Hours

Hands:
The majority of your time will be spent doing hands-on ministry within your chosen department. You will have the opportunity to see and experience ministry from a variety of perspectives as you work under the direction of your ministry lead.
Serving in a Ministry: 3-7 Hours // Ministry Meetings: 1 Hour

You will also spend time interacting with the church body as a whole by serving each week in a ministry different from your own.
Weekend Lobby Presence: 1 Hour

Heart:
This is the time that you intentionally dig into your personal relationship with God and what he is teaching you by meeting with a mentor to process how your heart is doing as you are growing, learning, and being stretched.
Mentor Meeting: 1.5 Hours

    

POST FALLS CAMPUS

Kids
Middle School
High School
Young Adults
Creative Arts
Sports & Outdoors
Missions

    

COEUR D'ALENE CAMPUS

Kids
Middle School
High School
Creative Arts

    

NORTH CAMPUS

Kids
Youth
Creative Arts

    

HAYDEN CAMPUS

Kids
Youth
Creative Arts

WHERE TO START

1. INFORMATIONAL PACKET:

Read through the informational packet and pray and seek the Lord on whether School of Ministry is the right next step for you.
• School of Ministry Informational Packet

2. APPLY FOR A MINISTRY:
• Application

3. REFERENCES:

A personal and ministry reference is a required part of the application process. Personal can be a boss, mentor, friend, coworker, etc. Ministry can be a pastor, ministry lead, small group leader, etc. No family members can be used as references. Send the link to the online reference form below to the 2 people you would like to be your reference.
• Reference Form

4. INTERVIEW:

You will meet with an interview team where they will ask you questions and join you in conversation to discover if SOM will be the right next step for you.

IF ACCEPTED INTO SCHOOL OF MINISTRY

5. MEET WITH YOUR MINISTRY LEAD:

If you are accepted you will meet with your ministry lead to discuss what your ministry involvement will look like. You will talk through expectations of where you need to be and when as well as make a plan of where would be the best place for you to serve on the team based on your interests, passions, giftings, and maturity.

6. START CLASS:

You will be sent information via email on all the details of where, when, and what you will need for the start of class.

INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS

None currently scheduled.

BOOKLET

Check out the booklet of detailed information here.

CONTACT

JORDAN MCLEOD
Jmcleod@reallifeministries.com
208.777.7325x 7212

REFERENCE FORMS

Reference forms are a required part of the application process.
ONLINE FORM