CoLab

The Lifegate Leadership CoLab is a 10-month residency program designed to empower and train you for life in church ministry. A blend of academic work and deep immersion in ministry, CoLab will have you working weekly under the mentorship of pastors in both classroom and church settings.

5 main areas of residency:

• Pastoral - For those interested in growing in pastoral and leadership skills as it pertains to caring for a church or campus.
  • Your ministry partners - Campus and Associate Campus pastors
• Youth Ministry - For those interested specifically in pastoring and leading groups and ministries for 6th - 12th grade students.
  • Your ministry partners - Youth Pastors
• Children's Ministry - For those interested specifically in pastoring and leading groups and ministries for children in K -5th grade.
  • Your ministry partners - Children's Pastors
• Worship Ministry - For those interested specifically in pastoring and leading worship ministry and teams.
  • Your ministry partners - Worship Pastors
• Production, Creative, etc. - For those interested specifically in the creative and technical behind the scenes work of church ministry.
  • Your ministry partners - Production and Creative Leads & Staff

CoLab is built on multiple classes throughout the school year:

• Weekly classes are designed to develop the essential skills needed for leadership in ministry, including leadership skills, emotional and mental health and awareness, spiritual maturity, and biblical literacy.
• Classes are taught by multiple Lifegate Pastors and Staff Members, with frequent homework assignments.

Time Commitment:

• CoLab requires that residents commit to 20 hours a week between class work and ministry assignments. While every resident's schedule is a little different (due to different areas of residency), most of these hours will be spent on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

The Global Journey:

• As a part of your immersion into ministry, residents help lead a global journey to El Salvador in late January - early February (aligning with the start of school in El Salvador). This journey is a tremendous learning experience, and an integral and required part of CoLab.