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Real Life Work-Ministry Option |
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Now for non-student singles who want to learn to use their
gifting and maximize their ministry ability, Real Life offers the Work-Ministry option. |
Overview
Singles accepted into this program have the opportunity to
take Real Life curriculum while living in a Xenos ministry house and participating in
urban house church planting ministry. Participants work at part or full-time jobs while
undergoing standard Real Life training. Unlike other Real Life participants, the
Work-Ministry singles do not attend college while in the program. They may already be
college graduates, or may later enroll in college.
Like the regular Real Life program, the Work-Ministry option
features two tracks:
- The standard approach is the Urban House Church Planting
program. Singles in this track take a series of Bible and theology courses while attending
a singles house church, male or female discipleship group, and living in a Xenos ministry house with other
Christians. Participants will learn how to share their faith, lead small group studies,
practice personal discipleship, and plan strategically for house church ministry.
- After at least one year in the standard program,
participants can specialize in Inner City Community Development, working
with Xenos’ award-winning inner-city ministry, Urban
Concern. Participants in this track will live in an inner-city ministry
house and word with inner city youth in after school programs, Bible studies,
low-income housing projects, job training, or other programs.
Why Choose Work-Ministry?
The most common reasons for choosing the
Work-Ministry option are:
- Students who plan to attend regular
Real Life use the Work-Ministry program to establish Ohio residency. The result is
radically lower tuition costs at Ohio State University. The savings over out of state
tuition can be in the tens of thousands. Meanwhile, they get a head start on their Bible
course work.
- Students may choose the Work-Ministry option when they have
already graduated from college, but want to take advantage of some practical ministry
training before taking on a secular career. The Work-Ministry program can be a valuable
way to assess whether to go on to formal seminary training or to work for the Lord as a
lay person.
- Seminary graduates or students in seminary may choose to take
a hiatus from their training while experiencing real cutting edge ministry under Xenos
leadership. Young pastors may join this program as preparation for planting their own
churches elsewhere.
- Missionary candidates may use this training to qualify for
the mission field and hone skills they will need on the field or to assess whether to go
to the foreign field.
At present, practical ministry training in church planting,
inner-city ministry or international, cross-cultural outreach is difficult to find apart
from actual career commitments. The Real Life Work-Ministry program is an excellent way to
stop, learn, and assess your life direction in counting for Christ.
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