The vision of our Residency Program is to equip and develop the next generation of leaders for a lifetime of effective ministry.

Dr. Mark Mitchell is the Residency Director. He provides overall leadership to the Residency Program, giving direction to Ministry Mentors and the

Ministry Mentors will be on the staff at one of our partner churches. They will provide hands on ministry mentoring for the

Residents will work in a Partner Church under the supervision of their Ministry Mentor. Residents will also complete eight courses offered by

Residents will be accountable to the Residency Director and their Ministry Mentor. The Residency Director will meet with Residents once a month

We are not trying to duplicate a seminary in our Residency Program, although some of the classroom work will be similar to

Anyone can apply for our Residency Program. Fill out the application on our website. If your application is initially accepted, BASOM will

The Residency is a two year program that will require anywhere from 16-29 hours per week, depending on the situation of the

Residents can begin in September or January.

We do not have a set number of Residents in mind at any one time, but much of this will depend on