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THE
NEW FOUR-YEAR WAY CORPS TRAINING PROGRAM
In getting the new Way Corps training program into action, the
Corps should explain this concept to the household. Share it
with them to educate and inspire and build their support for
the new four year Way Corps training program.
The new program will have a candidacy year, an apprentice
year, and then two years in residence. It is still four years;
however, the believer must be accepted to the Corps candidate
year, and then to the apprentice year; then he does two years
in residence in a row.
Prerequisites for Applying for Corps Candidacy (Singles,
Couples, or Families):
Advanced
Class graduate (which assumes all the previous prerequisites)
No
debt or pending legal matters
hey are to be out of debt before they are accepted to the
Corps candidate year. With this, they're at
least
going to have two years living debt-free before the
in-residence training.
Marital status stays unchanged (they could have just gotten
married, and then they can start their candidacy year). No
additional children during the next four years
A believer considering Corps candidacy gets with his
Limb/Country/Campus/Cabinet overseer, and together they talk
candidly about the believer's desires and abilities in leading
people and about the extent to which he has proven his
discipleship. The fundamentals of acceptance are proven
discipleship and leadership potential. The overseer should
know of the believer's good report among the household and his
capacities for spiritual leadership. An application is filled
out and then signed by the overseer and the believer and
mailed to The Way Corps Director's Office--no more writing the
Corps Director's Office to get an application.
The believer must apply no later than January 1, 1998, to be
considered for W30 or F26.
Candidacy Year
Within this year, the candidate is to live with or in close
proximity to Corps leadership, coordinate a household
fellowship, and assist in coordinating a foundational class on
The Way of Abundance and Power. This will allow the candidate
to be exposed to numerous leadership disciplines and skills,
such as participating in leadership meetings, planning
calendars, learning to be both a student and teacher of God's
Word, as well as providing exposure to coordinating other
classes and watching over finances--all of which are an
integral part of the Corps leadership's life-style.
If the candidate is in his last year of college, he would only
need to assist in coordinating a household fellowship and to
help in some capacity in coordinating a Foundational Class,
due to necessary academic involvement. The key is to stay as
active as possible with the household fellowship, yet uphold
requirements for college graduation.
Accordingly, someone in their last year of college could be in
their candidacy year, but by the apprentice year they would no
longer be a college student. Many of our Corps should come
from our college people: they are the ones with the abilities
and drive to develop their minds; they have exposure to the
academic experiences, and then if they wanted to, they could
move right into the Corps.
Live with or close to Corps leadership
Coordinate
a household fellowship (assist if in college)
Assist
in coordinating a foundational class on The Way of Abundance
and Power (help in some way if in college)
The candidacy year also begins the no use of tobacco products.
The candidate will need to start a systematic and consistent
plan of physical fitness in this year also, as well as
continuing to develop financial stewardship. He will have at
least two years of adjusting physically and keeping the
discipline before the in-residence program.
No tobacco products
Begin
a plan for physical fitness
Continue
developing financial stewardship (i.e., budget)
Six months into the candidacy year, in February, the
individual will need to have a complete physical and begin
working on the Preparation Checklist for entering in-residence
training. Completing a physical and having access to basic
items such as proper clothing for all types of weather, as
well as study materials, are good preparation for any
disciple.
In February have a complete physical
Begin
working on the Preparation Checklist
At this stage of growth, and due to the variety of exposure to
spiritual leadership, a candidate should prove to himself and
to his Corps leadership who is working and believing with him
that he has leadership potential to oversee a Branch at
minimum. He manifests character that is sound, uncontaminated,
and Word-centered. He can comprehend the Word and teach it. He
can understand people's needs and how the Word can be applied.
The leadership potential he has will be even more evident. The
candidate will see by experience whether or not he has the
ability and desire to serve full-time as a good minister of
Jesus Christ.
Should the candidate have a successful year, with his
overseer's recommendation and the approval of The Way Corps
Director, he may continue with the program and become
apprentice Way Corps. If the candidacy year proves to the
individual that he does not desire to go further in The Way
Corps training, then he, along with his overseer, may decide
that he could serve in other responsibilities in the ministry.
He could coordinate a household fellowship and work a secular
job or serve as Staff at a Root locale or wherever the need is
for his life and the ministry. This way everyone is aware that
The Way Corps is for training graduate-level
ministers--full-time leadership service in the household. Of
course, we expect them to succeed in the candidacy year; it's
not a year of seeing if they like it or not. We expect them to
hold it fast. There could be some element of people not making
it, but not overall.
Requirements for Candidacy Year:
Live
with or in close proximity to Corps leadership
Can
be a senior in college
Coordinate
a household fellowship (assist if a college student)
Assist
in a foundational class on The Way of Abundance and Power
No
tobacco products
Start
a plan for physical fitness
Continue
developing financial stewardship (i.e., budget)
In
February have a complete physical
In
February start the Preparation Checklist
Prove
leadership ability (sound and uncontaminated Word-centered
character, ability to comprehend and apply the Word, passion
for receiving, retaining, and releasing spiritual truths)
Apprentice Year
With the recommendation of the overseer and the approval of
The Way Corps Director, the candidate will move into his
apprentice year of The Way Corps training. At this time he may
begin spiritual partnerships.
He still maintains all the requirements for the candidacy year
throughout the apprentice year. In this second year, a greater
quality of growth should be evident to the leadership involved
and to our ministry as a whole. Each apprentice Corps person
will be a coordinator in the Disciples of the Way Outreach
Program. During this year, each person needs to coordinate or
assist in coordinating at least one foundational class on The
Way of Abundance and Power.
Once finished with the Disciples of the Way Outreach Program,
the apprentice Corps will continue to live with or in close
proximity to Corps leadership. Each will coordinate a
household fellowship or serve on Staff at a Root locale.
A consistent, systematic physical fitness plan is still
expected and will be checked on throughout the apprentice
year. If there is any outstanding physical challenge during
the apprentice year, the individual, with the oversight of the
Corps leadership, should obtain the required results for
evaluation and resolve the problem.
By May I of the apprentice year, the first Way Corps
Sponsorship installment is due. Steady progress on the
Preparation Checklist will be made and checked throughout the
year. It will be completed before entering in-residence
training.
Requirements for Apprentice Year:
Go
Way Disciple as a coordinator
Coordinate
or assist in coordinating the foundational class on The Way of
Abundance and Power
Continue
to live with or--in close proximity-f-o Corps leadership after
the Way Disciples program
Continue
coordinating a household fellowship or serve on Staff at a
Root locale after the Way Disciples program
Stay
consistent and systematic with a physical fitness program
a
Continue developing financial stewardship
Continue
no tobacco products
Begin
spiritual partnerships
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Meet the May I sponsorship first installment
Complete
the Preparation Checklist
In-residence Training
In-residence training is two years straight. It is a
structured learning environment. As a student of
God's
Word, an in-residence Way Corps person will be shown what he
can really do and how far he
can
grow. The Corps learn to adapt and be flexible, developing the
ability to move swiftly in all categories of life, physically,
mentally, and spiritually.
The overriding principle in The Way Corps training is to allow
the Corps to master and become proficient in as much of the
Word as possible, doctrinally and practically. They will
develop strong study habits and expand their ability to teach
the Word of God. They will learn to successfully oversee God's
Word, people, and materials. God's Word is at the center of
The Way Corps training; therefore, the motto of The Way Corps
is "It Is Written."
When Way Corps graduate, they are expected to be full-time
ministers of the Lord Jesus Christ, with the capabilities of
serving, at minimum, as Branch coordinators in areas of
concern, interest, and need.
Assignment changes are expected at least every three to five
years, meeting the spiritual needs of the ministry.
With the caliber of this new program, we're expecting much
more out of those that enter The Way Corps, and we're
expecting more when they graduate.
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