New Ventures Apprenticeships

New Venture Apprenticeships are for people with a heart for ministry who need time and space to discern their next steps.

 

Whether you’re in a season of transition or finding a first fit in vocational ministry, an unhurried season of listening and learning can be a helpful tool in your discernment journey. At New Ventures, our heart is to provide this space through customized Apprenticeships that help individuals determine vocational clarity through three key questions: Who is God calling me to be? Where and to whom? And, what is he asking me to do? 

We work with each participant to create a customized plan that helps them stay focused on Jesus, as he is the person they are apprenticing with! As His Body, churches and other followers of Jesus are invited to partner with apprentices providing mentorship and various learning opportunities. 

Every apprenticeship is unique, however, we anchor each person’s experience around the Pursue Clarity Retreat which includes all NV Apprentices from across the country spread across 5 retreat locations.  

At the end of an Apprenticeship, an individual may choose to launch a New Venture, however this is not our "end goal" in offering Apprenticeships. Our hope—through the process of both discernment and development—is that leaders in various stages of life will be able to confidently walk into their next phase of ministry because of the clarity they achieve. For many, this will involve stepping out and doing something new in Jesus' name.

Current CCD Apprentices

  • Nathan Lynds

    As Discerning Apprentice, Nathan is partnering with TheXchange; a New Venture in Owen Sound, ON. As a part of his discovery and discernment experiences, Nathan has been hired as the Xchange Site Manager. This position provides multiple spaces of learning and development with key focus on local mission, disicple making and regional church planting as he seeks to discern who God has called him to be, to whom and where.

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  • Santiago Benavides

    Santiago is beginning his New Venture Apprenticeship three years after arriving in Canada with his family. He considers the New Venture Apprenticeship as an immense gift from God, which will allow him to discern ways to serve Him in Canada. Possible places of fit in ministry include ministering to the Latin American diaspora, serving non-Hispanic communities in creative ways, and exploring new ways of being the church.

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  • Andy Wang

    With five years of experience serving local churches in Ontario and a clear sense of calling to ministry, Andy is entering a season of apprenticeship with New Ventures in order to seek clarity on his giftings.

    Andy loves languages and travel, and is captivated by the mission of God in the world. Through this apprenticeship, Andy hopes to gain different kinds of practical experience that will give him clarity on his vocation.

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