Heartland Residencies
Converge Heartland's vision is to see a Gospel-centered church bringing transformation to every Heartland community. We believe there is a pressing need in our day for biblically called and qualified men to pastor churches-men who will devote their lives to Gospel ministry.
Residencies are local church-based programs designed to train men for pastoral ministry. Graduates of the program will be elder-qualified men, prepared to pastor the church through planting, revitalization, or other local church ministry in the Heartland and beyond. Most residencies offer a base salary with supplemental, support-raised income options to assist with living costs, seminary tuition, retirement, health insurance, etc.
The Components
To train men for ministry, residencies have three main components.
Pastoral Development

1. Learn the essential functions of pastoral ministry
2. Meet regularly with the church's leadership for discipleship and...