Full-Time Internship
The Full-Time Internship is a six-month program for young adults ready to dive deeply into ministry. With discipleship, coaching, and real ministry responsibilities, you’ll gain clarity about your calling while making a Kingdom impact.
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Available Tracks
The Full-Time Internship is a six-month journey that equips you for ministry, grows your leadership, and helps you step into your calling. You can choose between two tracks: Campus or Central.
Each one provides hands-on experience, intentional discipleship, and leadership coaching within the context of a thriving local church.
Campus Internship
Campus Interns are on the frontlines of ministry. You will serve directly with people each week, learning how to lead, disciple, and build the church through hands-on, practical ministry roles.
Tracks Include:
- Students
- Kids
- Hello Team
- Operations
- Worship
- Connections
Central Internship
Central Interns step behind the scenes to see how a church functions at a strategic level. You will serve in specialized ministries that support and multiply the mission across every BattleCreek campus.
Tracks Include:
- Communications
- Creative
- Production
- Outreach
- Young Adults
- HR
Frequently asked questions
No, BattleCreek will not provide health insurance to interns. As an intern, you have two options to consider when it comes to health insurance. You can stay on your parent’s health insurance plan (if applicable) or you can purchase your own plan through a private insurance company. You can talk to our Human Resources team and ask them for suggestions on purchasing your own health insurance plan if you are unsure about your options, but no health insurance coverage will be offered to interns.
Campus internships are available at all of our locations in Oklahoma.Central internships are available at our central offices in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Full-time internships will require 40 hours a week. Throughout the application and interview process, you’ll need to discuss all scheduling questions or concerns you may have. Your team will do everything possible to work with you to make sure you have a schedule that works best for you.
You will work five days during the week, and some evenings as needed. The weekends will involve serving at various worship experiences. Your coach will work with you on your schedule. Applicants must be flexible with their time.
Spring Semester Start Date: March 2026 (Application Deadline: January 2026)
Both! Full-time interns get some great benefits! Such as…Hourly pay for 40 hours a weekSpiritual, personal, and professional leadership developmentExposure to hands on ministry experience 1-1 coaching Summer interns enjoy a similar, condensed, and unpaid experience that only takes place in the summer from May-August at all of our locations.
Yes, as long as the hours worked do not dramatically interfere with your internship, physical health, mental well-being, or spiritual health.We do offer flexibility with scheduling in these circumstances.
Due to the nature of the institute’s ministry consisting of 5 local campuses in the Greater Tulsa area, each resident much have their own personal vehicle and cell phone for the duration of the internship. A personal vehicle and cell phone is required. All interns must agree and adhere to Battlecreek Church’s internal and external core values, code of conduct, and consent to a background check. All
interns must be aged 16+ for the summer internship* and 18+ for the full-time internship.
Interns are ultimately responsible for finding and providing their own housing. If you need housing, the BattleCreek team you are assigned to will help assist you in finding housing during your internship, but it’s not guaranteed.
Full-time internship is 6 months. Summer campus internships are nine to 12 weeks long (May-August).
Still have questions?
If the answer to your question(s) cannot be found in the FAQ list, please reach out to Jordan Baker at BCI@battlecreekchurch.com.
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