Sunodía School of Ministry: Field Experience Program
Purpose
Sunodía Prayer Counseling ("Sunodía") aims to spread the message of the essential relationship between healing and discipleship. Additionally, it is to be instrumental in seeing prayer counseling become a regular part of the spiritual disciplines of churches in our community and beyond.
The Field Experience Program aims to train the Intern to be used by God in His work of healing the broken-hearted and setting captives free. The Intern's focus will be to assist others in finding and dealing with root causes of relationship problems and to co-labor with the Holy Spirit, expecting to see real change in the lives of those who come for prayer.
As the Intern experiences the process of God making people whole from the inside out, they will gain experience as a prayer counselor and a ministry leader. Their work will include supporting Sunodía, their church, and other community members. Under Sunodía's supervision, the Intern will learn about prayer counseling and gain valuable insight and experience in the day-to-day operations of a small charitable organization.
The Intern will gain insight which will round out their understanding of how they can be used in the helping profession that they have been studying.
Prerequisite
Candidates for the Field Experience Program must be accredited students in a graduate level university program.
Program
The Intern will be required to:
- Create and present a brief seminar on some aspect of healing or Christian growth.
- Complete a volunteer project of their choice.
- Contribute three to four blogs for publication on Sunodía's website on topics of healing or Christian growth.
- Observe one or more prayer counseling sessions followed by debriefing. Alternatively, the Intern may review recorded videos of a prayer counseling session and discuss it during their weekly mentoring session.
- Meet regularly with the Director to review progress. Meetings may be one-on-one or as part of a mentoring group.
It is highly recommended that Interns complete the following courses when offered:
Schedule
The schedule will be determined by the Intern's school requirements.
Costs
Fee for Field Experience Program:
- $300 a month, payable on the first of each month (an installment plan may be requested)
- A late fee of $50 will be added for payments that are 30 days in arrears
- Non-payment after 60 days will result in the termination of the Internship
Registration for Additional Sunodía Courses:
- Registration fees for additional courses are not included in the monthly fee.
Fee for One-on-One Prayer Counseling:
- Interns may, at times, wish to schedule prayer counseling sessions with a Sunodía prayer counselor. Such sessions are not included in the monthly fee, The regular cost for a prayer counseling session is $150. However, interns qualify for a 50% discount throughout the period of their internship.
- N.B. Interns who have never experienced prayer counseling for themselves are strongly advised to schedule several sessions with the prayer counselor or prayer minister of their choice before and during their internship.
Refund policy
- There are no refunds for monthly fees or course registration.
Application Process
To begin the process of applying to be a Sunodía intern, start by returning to the previous page and clicking “Sunodía Internship Application.”
At the end of the application, you will be asked for the name and contact information of one pastoral reference and one character reference.
After your application has been reviewed and your references received you will be contacted for an interview via Zoom.
Upon acceptance the following is due:
- Immediate payment of a $100 deposit that will be applied to the first month's fee. This is non-refundable.
- Signed Sunodía Internship Agreement
- Signed Sunodía Confidentiality Agreement
Payment of the balance of the first month's fee is due no later than one week before the start of the field experience period.
If you still have questions, please email [email protected].
