A Cornerstone summer internship is a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves opportunity to serve Jesus and his church while being trained and discipled by experienced ministry leaders.
This is more than training — it’s an invitation to grow in your love and knowledge of God, increase your dependence on the Holy Spirit, and further the mission of Jesus.
Our next summer internship will run for three months from 20 Nov 2023 to 11 Feb 2024. We provide all course materials, books, and training aids. All internships are unpaid.
Training & Equipping
You'll receive quality training by skilled teachers, pastors, and ministry staff. But more than head knowledge, you'll also get hands-on experience in various aspects of ministry, serving alongside our ministry apprentices and experienced leaders to help advance God's kingdom here in Christchurch.
Discipleship & Growth
You'll have opportunities to engage with God personally and profoundly through regular discipleship and personalised growth plans. This is not for the faint of heart. You will be challenged in your understanding of God, stretched in your character to be more like Jesus, and grown in your skills and abilities to serve Jesus!
Structure & Flexibility
You have room to grow. You'll thrive in an atmosphere that provides the structure needed for discipleship and the flexibility needed to change, be creative, and discover who God has designed you to be. The internships require 2.5 days per week: involvement on Sundays (attending and serving at church), training on Mondays 9 am – 3.30 pm and around four hours of ministry and reading time spread throughout the week (there is some flexibility here), giving you some time to earn some summer cash if you need to. Each intern MUST have one 24-hour day off per week to ensure good rest and rejuvenation in serving Jesus with Cornerstone. It is also required to attend the Equip Conference which will run in January 2024.
There are two weeks off after Christmas, plus one week for Equip and a week in February to prepare a talk that you can do from anywhere. If you need to take a week off beyond that, perhaps to fit in with a family event, include that in the notes at the end of the application form.
Cornerstone is a church with a vision to see lives transformed through Jesus Christ for the glory of God on our university campuses, in our city, and throughout the broader Christchurch area.
PO Box 31204, Christchurch 8444, New Zealand