church planting

church planting residency program  

 

program description: The Ambassador Church Planting Residency is a church planter training 

program. It has been designed for called and qualified church planters to complete prior to 

full-time church planting work. The ACP Residency aims to equip the resident by instilling in 

him the biblical convictions, and by providing opportunities to observe how these convictions

are lived out in the life of the local church.  

  

time: The ACP Residency Program is a full-time one-year program based at 

Ambassador Church, Brea, CA. The program begins August 1 yearly and ends 

July 31 of the following year.  

 

qualifications: Applicants are required to submit a completed application with personal 

and pastoral references. Preference will be given to applicants with pastoral ministry 

experience and to those having completed a Master of Divinity or similar theological degree 

program. 

 

process: Applicants will be screened, assessed and interviewed by the Church Planting 

Committee.  To apply for the residency, email us at info@ambassadorchurch.com

 

due date: Applications for the TCT Church Planting Residency Program are due by May 1 

of each year.  

 

contact:. To receive an application for the TCT Church Planter Residency Program, contact 

info@ambassadorchurch.com to request an application. Questions about the program should be 

directed to Pastor Ray Chang. 

 

components of the residency: The Residency program is made up of the following 

components: supervised ministry, TBI seminars, a mentoring relationship, and a year-end 

assessment and evaluation.  

 

field education credit: The Residency program is structured such that it meets the 

requirements for Field Education typically required to receive a Master of Divinity degree.