Southland Residency

About

Southland is a multi-site church of people in Central Kentucky who believe the best way to live life is with Jesus, in community, and on mission. Our Residency Program is discipleship based and individually designed to provide hands-on training in your chosen ministry area.

Our Residency is a year-long, full-time program designed as a post-graduate experience for young adults (21-30) who are called to local church ministry.

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the four pillars of Southland Residency

Our Unique Residency Format

Cohort term

Beginning the 1st week of June, we spend the summer growing together as a group. This includes learning how Southland carries out the mission to reach lost and broken people, book discussions, field trips to local ministry partners, a domestic mission trip, and a Residency retreat.

Fieldwork Term

In mid-August, residents spread out to their desired areas of ministry. Each resident is paired with a Field Supervisor who coaches them on how to serve in their context. This includes opportunities to shadow, work alongside, and completely own areas of the ministry. During the Fieldwork Term, our Residency meets one afternoon a week to continue cohort training.

Ministry Area Concentrations

Administrative Support
Campus Pastor
Children’s
Church Planting
Communications/Marketing
Creative Arts/Media
Guest Experience
Missions
Outreach
Pastoral Care
Preaching
Production
Small Groups
Special Needs
Students
Technology
Music and Worship
Young Adults

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FAQ

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Residents work approximately 40 hours per week.
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We offer a $1,000 bi-weekly stipend as a 1099 contract employee. You will also be given a MacBook Air to use during your residency that you get to keep after graduation!
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Southland provides two properties for unmarried resident housing at no cost to residents — one for guys and one for girls.
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Along with our Human Resources team, we will help you learn how to find healthy churches to consider, create an effective resume, and interview well. We will walk alongside you in your job search, connect you to opportunities that are referred to our program, and help you discern next steps.
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Residents will have the option during their job search to apply for open positions at Southland, but there is no guaranteed job beyond the terms of the Residency Program.
Once our application opens in the fall, we accept residents on a rolling basis, which means we consider each application individually as it comes in instead of having a set “end date” when applications are due. We will keep the application open until all our spots have been filled. We always keep applicants up to date on their status in the process.
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We have partnerships with Graduate Programs through Ozark Christian College and Johnson University and are able to allow a little more flexibility in your schedule if you are enrolled in one of these programs.
If you are considering enrolling at another graduate school, we will work with you to determine if it is compatible with the Residency.