Ministry Exploration and Mentoring Projects

Ministry Exploration and Mentoring Projects  For Mentors + Young Adults

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Exploring Your Next Most Faithful Step

FTE provides support to young leaders interested in exploring ministry as a vocation and connects them with congregations within communities they want to serve. Young adults are given the chance to expand their view of what they might do through the church, learn more about innovative ecclesial models of ministry, and create a meaningful mentoring relationship.

The application deadline is November 2, 2026.

Young people exploring their call to ministry need mentors who can accompany them and expand their imagination about what faithful leadership looks like.

FTE’s Ministry Exploration and Mentoring Projects fund mentoring relationships that deepen vocational clarity and connect emerging leaders with innovative models of ministry across the church.

Mentors receive $2,000 grants to design pilgrimages, mini-internships, and network gatherings that open young adults’ eyes to what faithful ministry can look like in real communities.

Young adults ages 18-30 receive $1,000 grantsto get into the field, explore vocational paths alongside pastoral leaders, and take their next most faithful step.

These grants exist because we know discernment doesn’t happen alone, and we believe the next generation of ministry leaders deserves companions for the journey.

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FOR MENTORS
FOR YOUNG ADULTS

Applications are open through November 2, 2026.