Ministerial Internship Courses
Course Enrollment is open from
August 15, 2026 - November 1, 2026
Register HERE
• Certified: MIN 192, Beginning Ministerial Internship
• Licensed: MIN 292, Intermediate Ministerial Internship
• Ordained: MIN 392, Advanced Ministerial Internship
• The course takes longer to complete and so you will need to begin working on this material while also keeping up with your regular month-to-month class.
• This course requires you to work with a local pastor/minister to gain hands-on experience in various ministry activities outlined in the course manuals.
• There is 1 course manual for this class, you and your mentor will use it together.
• The course manual consists of five ministry competencies.
• Each competency is designed around a meeting with your mentor.
• You and your mentor will review the competency assignments. If there are tasks that you have already participated in or completed before your meetings, you are able to mark that as complete with the approval of your mentor.
• It is intended that such meetings occur regularly.
• Whenever possible, you should meet with your mentor on a weekly/biweekly basis.
• Please do not combine this internship into 1-2 sessions.
Mentor Selection
• Select a mentor for the course.
• The mentor will usually be your senior pastor, a staff pastor, or other person designated by the pastor to serve in the role of mentor.
• If you are the senior pastor, then you should consult his or her sectional presbyter to assist in the appointment of a mentor.
• Your mentor should not be closely related to you.
• The same mentor can be used for more than one student at the same time.
• Mentors and students can meet as a small group. No more than 2 students per mentor.
• Your mentor must be a Licensed or Ordained Minister.
o Licensed Ministers may serve as mentors to Certified students.
o Ordained Ministers may serve as mentors to students at any level.
o Certified Ministers are not eligible to serve as mentors unless a written exception is made by a district official.
• Once your mentor has been selected and has agreed to serve in this capacity, you MUST submit the mentor's name to the NTSOM office.
This is to ensure the mentor meets the requirements to serve in this role.
• Please give your mentor the Mentor Packet. This contains important information.
Final Exam and Assessment Forms
• There is a final exam for this course. The final exam is a short essay submission via Wufoo.
• There are no regular assignments for this course.
• You and your mentor must submit the completed internship book to the office.
• The book and assignments in the book should be sent directly to NTSOM Office – do not send to Global University.
• Book must be submitted to receive a final grade and credit for the course.
Course Registration
• Course Enrollment is open from August 15, 2026 - November 1, 2026.
• Please complete the online Internship Course Registration Form to register for the
Course. Once registered, your book or online documents will be mailed to you.
December 5th Seminar
• All campus locations will attend the Waxahachie Campus in December for the Internship
Seminar.
• The seminar will NOT cover the material in the internship course materials.
• Instead, the seminar will be focused on the in-person instruction from the Executive team – Superintendent, Dr. Claunch, Assistant Superintendent, Chad Benson and Secretary Treasurer, Gregg Headley.
• There will also be an important and highly valuable presentation given by the NTAG
Secretary Treasurer and NTAG Credentialing Specialist about the credentialing process.
Schedule 2026
August Action Items
• Review this document in its entirety. Contact my office with questions.
• Register for Internship Course.
• Select Mentor and submit their name to my office. brichardson@northtexas.ag
• Begin reviewing the materials and meeting with mentor as soon as possible, with the goal
of completing your book and your mentor meetings by the end of year.
August – November Action Items
• Continue the completion of all materials and meetings with your mentor.
December 5, 2026
• Attend the seminar on Saturday, December 5, 2026.
• Students from all campuses will attend the Waxahachie Campus.