Artizo

THE ARTIZO INSTITUTE
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The training

The Artizo apprenticeship covers eight aspects of Christian leadership:

  • being students of the Bible
  • thinking theologically
  • devotion to prayer and holiness
  • serving others
  • evangelizing boldly
  • teaching the Bible
  • training others to minister
  • innovating ministries

Interns are thoroughly exposed to the practical application of their faith and theological training, and learn how to ‘run a church’ or a particular ministry.

Artizo focuses on three aspects of training that are crucial: teaching the interns to preach, mentoring the interns using 1:1 and group discussion sessions, and active ministries.

Because Artizo is about development of an intern’s gifts and their application to practical ministry, rather than achieving a standard of theoretical competence, the training is highly personalized.

Practical preaching experience

Interns receive intensive instruction and practice with regard to preaching. Interns will spend an average of 25 to 30 hours per term with a senior pastor to learn how to engage with the Word and develop a sermon.

Interns initially practice preaching with other interns and the Artizo trainer and critique each others’ sermons. By developing the ability to critique others, they also develop the ability to self-improve and critique their own sermons. In preparation, an intern will also receive a two hour 1:1 mentoring session before preaching each sermon.

In a two-year apprenticeship an intern will preach publicly at least four times in the first year and ten times in their second year. We also aim to have interns teach a sermon series, perhaps deliver three or four talks at a weekend retreat, and to preach in a number of different settings.

Read the article on "Teaching Preaching" for how the interns are trained to preach

Mentoring for ministry

Each intern receives 30 to 40 hours of one-on-one mentoring time with the Artizo trainer per term. One-on-one mentoring is provided on a weekly basis and each mentoring session is dependant on the individual intern’s needs.

A particular focus of mentoring is the ministries that an intern is involved in, to help deepen the theology around these ministries, work through an intern’s challenges and strengthen beliefs. Mentoring sessions will also include reviews of sermons an intern may have given in the past week, or personal issues that an intern is facing. Weekly discussion papers are also reviewed in the 1:1 sessions. Discussion paper topics vary widely, from pastoral care challenges, to theological issues, to current church issues. On many occasions, the 1:1 mentoring sessions will involve looking at scripture.

In addition, interns attend weekly group mentoring sessions, typically with a senior pastor.

Read the articles "Artizo Mentoring" and "Artizo Ministry" for more details

Active ministry experience

Over the course of a two-year internship, an intern will work in a number of chosen ministry areas, such as pastoral care, youth, missions, prison ministries, small group training, service leading, etc. They may work in three ministries each term, and in their second year are required to innovate (develop) a particular area of ministry. This active ministry experience provides a solid basis for a life in ministry.

Read the article "Equipped to share: preparing for evangelism" for more details

For an overview picture of all the areas of training, please visit the training framework page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now’
Philippians 1:4-5
“I have felt very blessed by having the Artizo students preaching to us at the morning service. It is interesting to see how they change over a period of several months. Most of them start out by trying to tell us everything they know about a passage; they seem afraid to leave anything out because it is all important and they are preaching for themselves or their peers. But as the months move on, they become more able to listen to the Holy Spirit and preach God’s sermon. They learn to ‘talk’ to the congregation, rather than preach ‘at’ them. They become more comfortable in their own skin and are able to be more relaxed with their own style of presentation. They begin to bring ‘insight’ into the Word rather than ‘learning’.
Rowena Slack, parishioner
St. John's Shaughnessy Church

 

The Artizo Institute trains able, faithful, innovative and confident gospel ministers to know and understand the Bible, lead effectively, proclaim the gospel, and be able to train others to do the same. Artizo prepares young leaders for full-time ministry by allowing them to serve the body of Christ in their local church with experienced gospel ministers as mentors.
"Maturity in Christ, and usefulness for Christ are the gains that the Artizo program offers to Christian young men and women. I am enthusiatic about this program. Already, I can see Artizo alumni standing out as leaders."

Canon Dr. James I. Packer
Director of Anglican Studies Program at Regent College