Church Planting Apprentice

Help Plant Churches. Be Trained. Live on Mission.

Foundation Church is seeking a man who senses God's call to pastoral ministry and church planting to serve as a Church Planting Apprentice in Soldotna, Alaska. This is a one-year residency designed to provide hands-on ministry experience, personal discipleship, theological development, and practical training within a healthy local church.

This is not simply a ministry position—it is an opportunity to prepare for a lifetime of gospel ministry.

What You'll Do

As a Church Planting Apprentice, you'll serve alongside the pastors and leaders of Foundation Church in nearly every aspect of ministry, including:

• Sunday worship services and preaching opportunities
• Teaching and discipleship
• Evangelism and community outreach
• Small groups and pastoral care
• Leadership development
• Church administration
• Ministry planning and execution
• Church planting strategy and multiplication

You'll receive regular mentoring, feedback, and leadership development throughout the residency.

Residency Expectations

• Commit to a 12-month residency in Soldotna, Alaska.
• Be an active member of Foundation Church.
• Pursue spiritual growth, humility, and servant leadership.
• Be teachable and willing to receive coaching and evaluation.
• Participate fully in church life and ministry opportunities.
• Maintain a lifestyle consistent with biblical qualifications for ministry.

Compensation

This is a bi-vocational residency.

Because Foundation Church is a young church plant:

• Housing is not provided.
• A full-time salary is not provided.
• Apprentices must secure outside employment to support themselves.
• Foundation Church will provide a modest monthly ministry stipend to assist during the residency.

Applicants should prayerfully consider the financial realities of relocating to Alaska before applying.

Qualifications

Applicants should:

• Demonstrate a clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ.
• Sense a call to pastoral ministry, church planting, or church revitalization.
• Meet (or be actively growing toward) the biblical character qualifications found in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• Be willing to relocate to Soldotna, Alaska.
• Agree without reservation with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 (BF&M 2000).
• Be committed to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture.
• Possess a humble, teachable spirit and a servant's heart.
• Be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Formal seminary education is appreciated but not required. Character, calling, and teachability matter more than experience.

What You'll Gain

During your residency you can expect:

• Intentional mentoring from experienced pastors
• Regular preaching and teaching opportunities
• Practical ministry experience that cannot be learned in a classroom
• Exposure to the realities of church planting in Alaska
• Leadership development and coaching
• Experience serving in a growing church plant
• A deeper love for Christ, His Church, and His mission

About Foundation Church

Foundation Church exists to make disciples who love God, love people, and live sent.

Located on Alaska's beautiful Kenai Peninsula, Foundation Church is a growing Southern Baptist church

plant committed to expository preaching, biblical discipleship, gospel-centered community, and multiplying healthy churches throughout Alaska and beyond.

How to Apply

Please submit:

• Your résumé
• A brief testimony of salvation and calling to ministry
• A statement describing why you're interested in Foundation Church and Alaska
• Three ministry or pastoral references
• If available, links to sermons or teaching videos

We are praying for men who are willing to say "yes" wherever Christ leads—even to the Last Frontier