Here is a brief outline of the program of study in ovmi

YEAR 1: CHAFF

Busting the chaff and breaking free.

C- clarifying, challenging character, and changing

H-  healthy

A- alignment

F- freedom

F- fortified

In year one, the focus is primarily on self. At One Voice Mentoring Institute we truly believe that healthy ministers make healthy ministry. Your first year with One Voice will be spent on conference calls with other year one mentees and a One Voice facilitator as you study and discuss a carefully chosen series of books that are designed to help you understand yourself and others better. You will also have opportunities to discuss and take assessments to help you gain a better understanding of your behaviors, your natural tendencies and ways of thinking, your spiritual gifts, and your emotional intelligence. A Ministry Path Advisor and your facilitator will have periodic one-on-one discussions with you to ensure that you are getting exactly what you need as an individual. With real-life application as the focus of these study materials, year one is your starting point for the journey of personal growth and awareness that is absolutely necessary for you as a Christian and a mature adult in your life and in your ministry.

YEAR 2: ABLE

Able is where you learn to effectively balance your ministry and your personal life, with emphasis on real-life application, along with introduction to what it means to be an effective leader.

A- aware

B- balanced

L- learning and leading

E- effective

Year two, the focus shifts slightly away from understanding yourself onto gaining a better understanding of what it takes to serve in a ministry capacity. Through the same conference call and discussion format as year one, mentees will be reading books and begin to explore the personal sacrifices and commitments that being in ministry requires and the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between your ministry and your personal and family lives . With a continued emphasis on real-life application, you will begin looking more closely at what it means to be an effective leader, as well as an effective follower in the world of ministry while being mindful of your own relational and spiritual health. Your Ministry Path Advisor and facilitator will be checking in with you on a regular basis to see to it that you are on track and getting what you need out of the program.

YEAR 3: SIFT

Sift is where you turn the corner.  Refinement happens and leadership principles take root.

S- surrendered

I- intensified

F- freedom

T- targeted trajectory

In year three you will begin your development as a leader in your chosen track of General Leadership, Ministerial Leadership, or in our Ordination Program. The readings and studies in this year have a strong focus on developing and applying leadership principles, theories, and practices that will help you become a more effective leader in your life, your job, and your ministry. Whether you are already operating in your field of ministry or are preparing to step into it, these lessons will be invaluable in helping you to maintain a healthy God perspective as you grow in your effectiveness as a leader and as a representative of God’s Kingdom. And as always, your Ministry Path Advisor and facilitator will be working closely with you every step of the way.

YEAR 4: INTERN

Internship, Practicum, and Leader/Ministry Ordination Tracks. You are turned loose to start doing what you have learned.

I-  intern

N- now

T- training

E- expansive

R- reaching

N- nations

Year four is a combination of book study and practicum.  As you continue your growth and learning as a leader, One Voice will work to position you with a mentor in your specific field of ministry.  This year you will have the opportunity to work directly with a member of our mentoring team, as they train you up in the hands-on world of ministry.  When possible, we will help arrange for you to serve under this mentor as an intern in their program or ministry.  If distance is a prohibiting factor, then mentoring will take place through phone calls and other methods of checking in and training that will be arranged between you and the mentor.  Expect to be pushed, challenged and held accountable.  This is what you’ve been working toward.  It’s time to put to use all that you have learned over these previous three years.