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Taft Avenue Community Church 

Associate and Intern Program

Associates and Interns are 4-9 month commitments serving and participating in our training program focused on developing ministry and leadership skills. This involves weekly training and mentoring. Participants gain opportunities for experience, personalized leadership development as well as learning the day-to-day inner workings of a local church.

Associates:

  • Commitment: 9 months (Sept-May)

  • Time: 10 hours/week

  • Pay: $693/month

  • Perks:

    • $200 Taft Avenue Leadership Library

    • Leadership Retreat/Conference

    • Weekly staff meetings and one-on-one mentoring

    • Opportunities to develop your teaching and communication skills

  • Who it's for: Students looking for a deep, year-long ministry experience.

Intern:

  • 4-9 months (Fall/Spring Semester)

  • Time: 10 hours/week

  • Pay: $650/semester stipend

  • Perks:

    • $200 Taft Avenue Leadership Library

    • Leadership Retreat/Conference

    • Weekly staff meetings and one-on-one mentoring

    • Opportunities to develop your teaching and communication skills

  • Who it's for: Students looking for a flexible, semester-based role.


Open Positions


Youth Ministry Associate:

  • Lead Wednesday night and monthly events.

  • Connect with students in-person and on social media.

  • Help create the Sunday morning youth gathering from the ground up.

KidMin Associate:

  • Be a leader for Sunday morning KidMin.

  • Support the mid-week Awana program.

  • Help plan and run special events like Easter and Christmas.

Worship & Tech Associate:

  • Serve on the worship team and at special events.

  • Get trained on all the audio, video, and lighting (AVL) gear.

  • Help produce the weekly livestream and social media content.


Pastoral Intern (Outreach & Life Groups)

  • Find new ways to serve the Orange community.

  • Help plan and run outreach events like city festivals.

  • Assist the Senior Pastor with ministry initiatives and Life Groups.

Media Intern

  • Manage our social media channels with fresh content (Reels, clips, photos).

  • Join a graphic design team to create visuals for events and sermon series.

Office & Admin Intern

  • Provide support to our ministry and pastoral staff.

  • Work with our Office Manager on a variety of church projects.

  • Help with logistics for events and Sunday mornings.

Pastoral Teaching Assistant Intern

  • Support the Lead Pastor as a TA for undergraduate courses.


Apply Now!

Contact our Intern & Associate Director Kelly Hill for more information.