Pastoral Residencies
It was an invaluable, robust, and transformative ministry experience.
– Dickson Resident, 2020
Pastoral education extends beyond seminary, as pastors continue to learn and grow. The Austin Seminary Post-Graduate Pastoral Residency program provides a unique opportunity for two graduates each year to maintain this spirit during their early ministry as Dickson Pastoral Residents.
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Austin Seminary's Post-Graduate Pastoral Residency program is designed to give Austin Seminary Master of Divinity graduates two years of practical experience in a thriving congregational setting. Graduates will learn the rhythms of the church and the best practices of leadership through shared responsibilities and close supervision by the church’s head of staff.
Working with the congregation, Dickson Residents develop learning goals and complete a major project drawn from the congregation's needs and the graduate's interest. Each Dickson Resident will remain connected to Austin Seminary through monthly gatherings with other residents and the Dean of Students in which they can explore and reflect on their ministry experiences in a supportive environment. This rich experience will prepare these new ministers to lead with substance, passion, and confidence which will, in turn, be a gift to those churches they will serve and the pastors they will work with throughout their ministries.
Dickson Residency applicants must be on track for ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and be a graduating senior of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in the MDiv degree program.