Journey Toward Ordained Ministry
The Journey Toward Ordained Ministry is a scholarship and mentor experience for college and seminary students pursuing ordination in The United Methodist Church. The $5,000/year scholarship and mentor support also includes an annual weekend retreat at GBHEM to learn more about the ordination process, self-awareness, and interview skills.
scholars and mentors
Alexis Brown
Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference
Wesley Theological Seminary
MENTOR
Nickie Moreno Howard
Virginia Annual Conference
Wesley Theological Seminary
MENTOR
Carlos Rodriguez
Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference
Wesley Theological Seminary
MENTOR
John Wang
Pacific Northwest Annual Conference
Duke Divinity School
MENTOR
Ama Aidoo
New York Annual Conference
Drew University Theological School
Seungli You
Oklahoma Annual Conference
Perkins School of Theology
Lavinia Taukolo
California Pacific Annual Conference
Claremont School of Theology
Soonjong Choi
Northern Illinois Annual Conference
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Seung Jin Hong
New York Annual Conference
Drew University Theological School
Saul Gastelum-Flores
North Carolina Annual Conference
Duke Divinity School
Fabian Gomez Gonzalez
Missouri Annual Conference
Saint Paul School of Theology
Rachel Nkonge
Central Conference
Martin Methodist College
Tae Park
South Carolina Annual Conference
Candler School of Theology
schedule
FRIDAY
4:00pm – MENTOR ONLY gathering
5:30pm – Dinner
7:00pm – Session 1
– Meet and Greet icebreaker
– Check distribution process
– Expense report process
– Covenant
– Annual Conference contact information
– Interview question overview
9:00pm – Evening prayer
SATURDAY
8:30am – Morning prayer
8:45am – Interview round 1
12:00pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Session 2
– Directory pictures
– Interview Do’s and Don’ts
– Telling Your Story
– Self-Awareness
– Myers-Briggs Inventory
– Spiritual Gift Inventory
– Interview round 2
4:45pm – Evening prayer
5:00pm – Ice-cream social
6:30pm – Dinner
SUNDAY
8:30am – Morning prayer
8:45am – Session 3
– Ordination process overview
– Planning your next steps
11:45am – Mid-day prayer
12:00pm – Lunch and departure
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