PRIME internships in ministry & missions

What is PRIME?

A unique part of the Huntington University Educational Ministries program is the PRIME Experience (Practical Research and Immersion for Ministry Effectiveness).  PRIME is a 7 month, full time, off campus ministry experience with intensive mentoring by an experienced ministry leader. Many schools have internships, but PRIME is unique. It will change your life.

The PRIME Experience occurs during the students' senior year in which they are immersed into field ministry settings for seven months, from May to December. Students who select any of our Bachelor of Science degrees must plan schedules carefully in order that the summer and fall immediately following the junior year may be devoted to this field ministry immersion.

To be allowed to participate in the field ministry immersion, students must have completed specific courses within the Ministry & Missions and Bible and Religion departments, designed to give them a solid base of practical and biblical knowledge. Students must complete a PRIME application and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the major and overall 2.0 to participate in PRIME. During the PRIME experience students test their knowledge as they participate in the stretching internships. Students enrolled in the PRIME Experience do not take any other courses or become involved in other commitments that may detract from the overall ministry immersion experience.

How do I plan for PRIME?

During the second semester of their sophomore year students begin making plans for their experience. Students must make arrangements for their own transportation and living arrangements, though host ministry sites will be chosen in part for their ability to help facilitate this dimension of the experience. If you are a youth pastor or a director of a ministry interested in providing a PRIME Experience opportunity you can e-mail Dr. Karen Jones.