RESIDENCIES AND INTERNSHIPS IN ATLANTA
Theory can only take you so far. Live it.
Spend a summer or close to a year in Atlanta working alongside our field team and local practitioners. You get the full training curriculum plus supervised field work with New American communities in Clarkston, Decatur, and Stone Mountain.
Two options: a 12-month Residency at $18,900 beginning every January, and a 7-week Internship at $2,500 beginning every June. Voucher scholarships are available along with fundraising training.
Residencies and Internships at a Glance
Residency
LENGTH IS 12-months
STARTS every January
COSTS $18,900 (not including travel)
LIVING EXPENSES included
LOCATION IS Atlanta, Georgia
BEST FOR those pursuing a mid-term placement with The Navigators, or a career in cross-cultural ministry, community development, or trauma care
INCLUDES participation in the Learning Community, mentoring, field work and optional clinical hours
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS November 15th
Internship
LENGTH IS 7-weeks
STARTS every June
COSTS $2,500 (not including travel)
LIVING EXPENSES included
LOCATION IS Atlanta, Georgia
BEST FOR college students wanting practical experience in spiritual formation, community building, youth development, and trauma care
INCLUDES Bible Telling, field work with Friends of Refugees, mentoring, and optional clinical hours
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS May 1st
What you get
SINGLE MODULE one course, 3-8 weeks, $50-$1,600
INTERNSHIP Bible Telling + 7 weeks of field work, $2,500
LEARNING COMMUNITY all four modules, digital classroom, $3,000
RESIDENCY all four modules + 12 months field work, $18,900
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Curriculum
FOUR MODULES
The Residency includes the full Learning Community curriculum: all four of our Core
Content learning modules, the same ones available separately on our Offerings page.
Principles & Practices 8 weeks, $1,600
Poverty, Corruption, Injustice 3 weeks, $50
Adult Learning 3 weeks, $600
Bible Telling 6 weeks, $1,200
Taken individually the four modules total $3,450. Residents receive all four, plus 12 months of supervised field work with our Atlanta team.
The Internship includes the Bible Telling module, a six-week course on teaching Scripture by telling stories aloud from memory, alongside field work with youth development programs.
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Field Mentoring
HANDS-ON CAPACITY BUILDING
Create and execute action plans for supporting healing alongside New American communities, using our We/ve curriculum and working alongside our field team in Atlanta. We/ve is a seven-step process that helps communities name where they already thrive and grow capacity where they feel disconnected.
Field work includes exploring your own interests in collaborating with local organizations. Our partners include Friends of Refugees, Grace Village, Global Frontier Missions, and Steady Hope Counseling.
Interns and Residents will spend approximately 20-hours per week of field work, in combination of both designated and selected appointments.
Outcomes
Spend 1 Summer or Year with Our Atlanta Team
Both our Residency and Internship support you in pursuing a vocation in social impact or exploring your own ongoing formation.
By the end of either program, you will have practiced
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Approaching communities with appreciation and gratitude
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Recognizing relational brokenness at the root of poverty
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Shifting goals from individualized outcomes to communal impact
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Fielding open-ended questions to foster mutual dialogue
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Supporting strengths and goals already present in communities
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Activating practices of spiritual formation that invite Jesus to shape our lives
12-Month Residency
Designed for those interested in a mid-term placement within a Navigators team, or a career in cross-cultural ministry, community development, or trauma care.
$18,900 includes living expenses and full curriculum and participation in a Learning Community. Travel is in addition. Begins every January. Applications due November 15th.
7-Week Internship
Designed for college students who want practical experience in spiritual formation, community building, youth development, and trauma care.
$2,500 includes living expenses. Travel is in addition. Begins every June. Applications due May 1st. Interviews are conducted in coordination with Nations Within, a partner ministry of The Navigators.
All listed prices are evaluated based on a sliding-fee scale. A voucher-based scholarship program is also available. We never want finances to be a barrier, and we want to work with you to make our learning cohorts possible for you. Invite a friend and save 10% per person on the listed price.
