Internships

Who Is All Nations Baptist Church?

The All Nations Baptist Church is the combination of two independent Baptist Churches which merged into one new church in 2003. Since that time, our church has been blessed with spiritual and numerical growth and has been highly involved in our Queens community. Not only have we striven to reach our community more effectively through various means, but our church family has been privileged to plant three new churches within the borough of Queens as well as one in the Bronx. We have also partnered with several church planters entering the City in their efforts to plant Bible-preaching/teaching churches. Evangelism, discipleship, prayer, and church planting are priorities and values of our church. Our stated purpose as a church is “to produce DISCIPLES of Jesus Christ by leading them into a relationship with Him, assisting them with continued growth through the Scriptures, developing and training them in areas of service to the Lord, and encouraging them to reproduce this process in the lives of others.” All activities, services, and events are focused around our church’s Biblical purpose and mission.

Why should you intern here?

An All Nations Baptist Church Internship is a special urban leadership training program with emphasis on evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. The intern will experience daily life in New York City, and have constant exposure and contact with native New Yorkers as well as immigrants from all over the world. The internship provides daily opportunities for students to work in established church ministries, in community outreach endeavors, and with new church plants within the City. Besides the scheduled daily ministry opportunities, the intern is introduced to many different learning situations—in leadership, personal and group evangelism, cross-cultural church planting, strategy development, apologetics, acculturation, etc.

Who should intern here?

The All Nations Baptist Church Internship is especially suited for students who are headed for urban ministry in pioneer areas, whether on the foreign mission field or inner city church planting and ministry.

Everything you need to know

An All Nations Baptist Church internship helps prepare the student in three primary ways. It enables the intern:

TO GAIN EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

The internship provides hands-on experience and training which prepares the student for future ministry in urban or international settings, as well as in church planting endeavors.

TO EARN SEMINARY OR COLLEGE CREDIT

The internship satisfies most seminary or college internship course requirements. The intern’s professor or Dean will work with the ANBC Pastor/Director to make sure the requirements are fulfilled.

TO BE EXPOSED TO UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS

The internship exposes the student to “city life” and a variety of peoples, many of whom are newly arrived immigrants from “all nations” around the world. The intern helps All Nations Baptist Church to minister to these peoples in an American context. The intern will grow in knowledge and understanding of missions and urban ministry. The internship gives the student a taste of “living in a foreign country, and it emulates many aspects of what a new missionary will experience during his initial months on the foreign mission field. The internship also allows the intern to experience urban ministry situations and conditions that would not be possible in the classroom or suburban church setting. The staff of All Nations Baptist Church will seek to “custom” some of the internship experience around the specific ministerial objectives and needs of the student if possible. These “specifics” can be ascertained in the interview process.

Time/Length of Internship

Summer Intern–– Eight to Twelve weeks between May and August
Semester Intern—September through mid-December, or January through mid-May

Qualifications & Requirements

Reference letters from a pastor/campus minister, a professor or teacher from a school you have attended, and your mate (if married), parent, or close relative
At least two years of college or Bible college
Some missionary or ministry leadership experience in teaching, preaching, or evangelism
Excellent people and leadership skills, desire to be a servant and learner, flexible, energetic
A Missions, Urban Ministry or Church Planting Focus–we are looking for solid Christians who have a burden for urban ministry or to reach a specific “focus group” …or be willing to develop a burden for a specific people group. Discipleship, mentoring, and personal evangelism will be a part of the interns schedule and responsibilities.

What All Nations Baptist Church Provides

Housing

The intern will share a very simple, dorm-style, bedroom in one of our missionary or church family apartments in the neighborhood of Queens or Brooklyn. In almost all cases, there is NO COST for this, as the church will seek to provide. In rare occasions however, there may be a nominal fee. Married housing is more difficult, but may be secured on a case-by case basis. In some cases, our church will be able to provide housing for you.

Structured Ministry

The intern will be assigned a weekly schedule with responsibilities and goals which are explained beforehand and assessed on a weekly basis.

Training

ANBC interns participate in an orientation period upon their arrival, but most of your training will be “as you go training.” While in New York, interns may have opportunities to attend at several training events such as ESL teacher training, apologetics training, church planting workshops, or evangelism training events.

Supervision

Each intern is closely supervised and nurtured by the Pastor and ministry leadership members with weekly supervisor/planning meetings, as well as attending our weekly staff meeting.

What the Intern Provides

Food and spending money (Note: There is a kitchen in the missionary apartment for you to prepare your own food. Food/groceries cost about the same in New York City as in most parts of the U.S.) Some meals will be provided by families in the church and during church events held during the internship.
Housing: In almost all cases, the church will provide this FREE OF CHARGE. Only in unique or unusual circumstances there maybe a nominal fee.
Public transportation pass : the Church WILL PROVIDE!
Transportation costs and arrangements to and from New York City (when you get here we will have someone meet you at the airport or bus station).
Special consideration will be made for those who have part-time/online employment. It is our desire to work with you, to ensure that the internship program is fulfilled and beneficial while working in conjunction with your employment schedule. All details will be discussed and determined prior to coming for the internship.

Responsibilities of the Intern

Attending orientation and training sessions in New York
Assisting in the weekly planning of the church and the day-to-day necessities of church life
Assisting and leading in weekly small group Bible discussions and studies with various age groups as decided in the interview process.
Helping with street evangelism, distribution of gospel tracts, advertising with special events
Assisting in planning and preparation for church-wide summer events (i.e.- VBS, camps, etc.)
Weekly assisting and helping with our church plants (Beach Church, Truth Baptist (Chinese) and Living Hope Baptist church (Bronx) as needed.
Assisting and teaching ESL to new immigrants in the community
Assisting and guiding mission teams when they come for week-long visits
Building relationships with those to whom you minister
Attending weekly supervisor/staff/ and planning meeting
Other tasks as needed : )

Note: Some of the Intern’s responsibilities and assignments will be related to his/her special abilities, interests, or school requirements.

Initial Steps

Pray that God would assure you that this is the direction He wants you to take.
Consult with, and get guidance from your seminary/college professor, dean, counselor, and pastor (if applicable).
Fill out YOUR school’s Intern Application (if applicable) or/and the All Nations Baptist Church Intern Application.
Complete your application below (or email your application to [email protected]) and distribute the All Nations Baptist Church Reference forms.
Conduct an initial, introductory phone interview with Dan Shafer, the pastor of ANBC.
Conduct subsequent phone interviews to discuss fund raising, prayer supporters, & pre-field preparations.
After approval from your seminary/college (if applicable) and ANBC, schedule your plane/bus tickets and take other steps outlined in the “Preparation for All Nations Baptist Church Internship Guide Sheet”.

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For more information

Call or email me at:

Email: [email protected]
Cell: 917.533.7708
Office: 718.296.2025

Pastor Dan Shafer

SENIOR PASTOR

Dan was born and reared in Jacksonville, Florida into a Christian home with two godly parents who were Christian college professors. At a very young age, Dan placed his faith and trust in Jesus Christ to be his Lord and Savior. As a teenager, under the influence of God’s Word and a strong student ministry in his local church, Dan surrendered his life to the calling of full-time ministry. Dan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Church Ministries (B.A.) as well as a Master of Ministry degree (M. Of Min.) from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida. Dan served for three years as an Associate Pastor/Student Pastor in Edgewater, Florida. Following his service there, Dan served for five years as an Associate Pastor/Music Minister/Student Pastor in Johnston, Rhode Island. Dan has served as the Pastor of the All Nations Baptist Church since September 2002. Dan was married to Laurie in 1995, and she has served alongside of her husband for these many years. They have been blessed to have three children, Julia, Matthew, and Katie. Dan enjoys all sports (especially the NY Yankees), outdoor activities, and reading.