World Communion of Reformed ChurchesApplications invited for interns
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is accepting applications for its internship programme. The programme gives highly qualified young people an opportunity to gain valuable experience working with an international ecumenical organization.
The internship will be for 12 months in the WCRC offices in Hannover, Germany, tentatively beginning from July or August, depending on pandemic travel restrictions.
The programme is open to English-speaking individuals of WCRC member churches who are aged 30 or younger, including ministers, seminarians, or Christian professionals with an interest in working for their churches or the ecumenical movement at any level. Women and individuals from the Global South are particularly encouraged to apply.
As part of the programme’s leadership development goals, interns are given a variety of experiences and responsibilities within the WCRC. They provide project assistance for both programme offices, participate fully in staff teams, and are assigned executive-level projects for completion (with supervision). Areas of work in the internship experience include:
- Theology and Communion
- Justice and Witness (including economic, climate, gender, and racial justice)
- Mission
- Ecumenical Engagement
- Communicating the stories of the WCRC
The WCRC internship programme is sponsored by the Evangelische Missionswerk (EMW), as well as donations from member churches, and covers almost all costs (including travel, housing, medical insurance and a small stipend). However, it is asked that the intern (or sponsoring church) share in some costs (based on ability).
Deadline for applying is 11 June 2021.