Church Planting

Church Planting Residency Program

Program Description: The Ambassador Church Planting Residency is a church planter training

program. It has been designed for called and qualified church planters to complete prior to

full-time church planting work. The ACP Residency aims to equip the resident by instilling in

him the biblical convictions, and by providing opportunities to observe how these convictions

are lived out in the life of the local church.

Time: The ACP Residency Program is a full-time one-year program based at

Ambassador Church, Brea, CA. The program begins August 1 yearly and ends

July 31 of the following year.

Qualifications: Applicants are required to submit a completed application with personal

and pastoral references. Preference will be given to applicants with pastoral ministry

experience and to those having completed a Master of Divinity or similar theological degree

program.

Process: Applicants will be screened, assessed and interviewed by the Church Planting

Committee. To apply for the residency, email us at info@ambassadorchurch.com

Due Date: Applications for the TCT Church Planting Residency Program are due by May 1

of each year.  

Contact:. To receive an application for the TCT Church Planter Residency Program, contact

info@ambassadorchurch.com to request an application. Questions about the program should be

directed to Pastor Ray Chang.

Components of the Residency: The Residency program is made up of the following

components: supervised ministry, TBI seminars, a mentoring relationship, and a year-end

assessment and evaluation.

Field Education Credit: The Residency program is structured such that it meets the

requirements for Field Education typically required to receive a Master of Divinity degree.