Vocation and Rural Ministry

Empowering Pastors

Community-building with other pastors

Providing educational enrichment opportunities

Offering various growth opportunities on campus through the Light of Life lecture series and other events

Lunch and Listen gatherings with pastors and the Center's director

Summer Cohort Mini-Sabbatical: Revive! Renewal Experience

Prayer support

CVRM Cohort Application

The Center for Vocation and Rural Ministry invites you to become one of 12 cohort members who journey together, sharing experiences as pastors of small rural churches in Eastern North Carolina.

We offer two events, one in the spring and one in the fall, along with a Summer Renewal Mini-Sabbatical. Each cohort member will be provided a Spiritual Director. We invite you to complete the cohort application. Participation is currently limited to 12 pastors.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration to journey with us. For more information, please contact Malinda Fillingim, Director of the Center for Vocation and Rural Ministry, at mdfillingim@barton.edu or at 252-399-6357.
Deadline to Register: February 25, 2022
Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
Personal Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Church Name
Enter the name of the church where you serve as pastor.
Active Members
Indicate the number of active members in your church.
Church Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Duration of Ministry
How long have you been in ordained ministry?
Colleges Attended
Seminaries Attended
Employment Description
Select the best description of your employment in ministry.
- Employed full-time as a pastor
- Employed part-time as a pastor with no other employment
- Bi-vocational (employed in one or more church settings)
- Bi-vocational (employed in one church and one or more secular settings)
Spiritual Director
Have you had a spiritual director?
- Yes
- No
- Other
Sabbatical
If you have had a sabbatical, please tell us the year and what you did?
Spiritual Journey
Please outline a general description of your spiritual journey in 500 words or fewer.
Challenges
In no more than 500 words, list and describe two challenges that you face as a rural minister or as a minister of a small congregation.
Thriving
In 500 words or fewer, describe what "thriving in ministry" means to you and what you need in order to thrive in ministry.
Impact
In 500 words or fewer, explain what you hope to gain out of this experience.
Permission to Use Data*
- I understand that by submitting this form I am granting Barton College permission to process my personal data and to contact me with information relevant to the services or opportunities offered, either directly or indirectly, through Barton College.
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CVRM Cohort Application

Deadline to Register: February 25, 2022