DEVELOPING DISCIPLES.

EQUIPPING LEADERS.

MULTIPLYING THE MISSION.  

DEVELOPING DISCIPLES.

EQUIPPING LEADERS.

MULTIPLYING THE MISSION.  

About the Timothy Project;

The Timothy Project is our next step toward that future.

At Vancouver Church, our mission is to equip people to experience a whole new life, with Jesus and like Jesus, more every day. Our future depends on investing in disciples and leaders who carry our mission, embody our culture, and help others grow.

Modeled after Paul and Timothy’s relationship, this ten-month apprenticeship runs September through June, pairing emerging leaders with experienced mentors for intentional one-on-one discipleship. Through personal transformation, spiritual formation, and ministry development, we cultivate spiritually mature, healthy leaders who multiply disciples and leaders.

Our goal is to develop people who are becoming more like Jesus and are equipped to help others do the same.

APPLY TO BE A MENTORAPPLY TO BE AN APPRENTICE

Commitment

This is a ten month commitment that runs from September through June. Both mentors and apprentices commit to meeting consistently, building a relationship rooted in trust and honesty, and taking responsibility for their part in the journey. Participants are expected to live in alignment with Vancouver Church's mission, values, and leadership standards.

MENTOR'S COMMITMENT

  • Meeting consistently and building a relationship of trust.

  • Praying for, encouraging, and challenging their apprentice.

  • Sharing their own experience of following Jesus.

  • Providing honest feedback and accountability.

  • Helping their apprentice grow in spiritual maturity, ministry, and leadership.

APPRENTICE'S COMMITMENT

  • Participating consistently and following through on commitments.

  • Taking ownership of their spiritual growth.

  • Engaging in recommended studies, spiritual practices, and assignments between meetings.

  • Being honest, teachable, and open to correction and accountability.

  • Looking for opportunities to serve, lead, and invest in others.

The Apprenticeship Journey

The Timothy Project is a yearlong apprenticeship built around three areas of development. Each builds upon the previous one, helping apprentices grow in their relationship with Jesus, develop their capacity to serve and lead, and become equipped to invest in others.

Apprentices grow in their relationship with Jesus through Scripture, prayer, hearing and obeying God, and allowing Him to transform their character and daily lives.

Apprentices discover their God-given gifts and learn to use them through serving, leading, receiving feedback, and putting what they learn into practice.



Apprentices learn to invest in others, helping people grow in their faith, discover their gifts, and become equipped to disciple and lead others.


The Role of Mentorship

At the heart of the Timothy Project is a relationship between a mentor and an apprentice. Someone who will walk alongside them, pray with them, ask good questions, encourage them, and challenge them to grow. Mentors share what they've learned through their own journey with Jesus while helping apprentices discover what God is doing in their lives. Together, they work through challenges, celebrate growth, and take practical steps toward becoming more like Jesus. We believe people are best developed through intentional relationships, personal demonstration, and opportunities to put what they are learning into practice.

Through the Timothy Project, we believe apprentices will learn to live a life with Jesus, become more like Him, and be equipped to multiply what they have received in the lives of others.

APPLY TO BE A MENTORAPPLY TO BE AN APPRENTICE


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