THE PORT CITY INTERNSHIP
SERVE. GROW. LEAD. SERVE. GROW. LEAD.
SERVE. GROW. LEAD. SERVE. GROW. LEAD.
The Port City Internship
2026-2027
We are so excited that you are APPLYING to serve as an intern at Port City Community Church! As a church, we believe that interns are an essential part of our ministry activity and who we are becoming! Stepping into this internship is an opportunity for you as a young adult to SERVE our church together, to GROW as followers of Jesus together, and to LEAD others as you grow as leaders together! We are looking for college-aged people who are highly motivated, hard-working, and spiritually hungry. If you are in undergraduate or graduate school or simply in the college-aged season, this internship is for you!
The Port City Internship Program exists to develop and empower the next generation of college-aged leaders to become representatives and builders of God's kingdom by leading them to serve, grow, and lead together.
We have a unified and collective approach across all intern teams for discipleship and leadership development. This will include seven 2-hour intensives throughout the year. These intensives will be from 4-6pm one Thursday per month. Throughout the intensives and team development times, interns will be assigned four books to read throughout the year, as well as preparation and follow-up homework! All applicants should be ready for an in-depth development track that will require them to be a diligent student of God's design, way of leadership, and personal discipleship.
The Application Process!
The application is extensive because we are committed to finding the right people to be on our intern team! As you go through the application, you will find that it is split into three primary parts. The first section is some general information about who you are. The second is all about how you are wired, what you are looking for in applying for an internship, and a lot of super fun questions! The final section is where you can choose to apply for a specific team and role; this part of the application is not required but recommended! The application will close at midnight on March 25th!
Our staff is committed to making the best decision possible about what we feel each applicant's next step is! We like to be upfront and say that you are not guaranteed to interview with the team or for the role that you list as your preference! We interview each person based on where we see them being the best fit! We also want to be upfront and let you know that interviewing with a team does not guarantee an internship.
After you submit your application, we will contact you to let you know if you have been selected for an interview! If we do not feel an interview is your next step, we will still reach out and help you find your best next step!! We will contact every applicant by April 1st!
Teams and Roles!
Teams and Roles!
Children’s Ministry
The ideal candidate for the Children’s Ministry internship is outgoing, responsible, and enjoys working with children. They are confident in interacting with new people and making them feel welcome and comfortable. They are able to take direction and are eager to learn and grow as they develop their skills and learn new ones while representing Children’s Ministry.
Intern Roles:
Grow Zone Interns
The Grow Zone Interns will serve as liaisons between staff and volunteers on Sunday in the preschool ministry environment at Port City! They will work with the Grow Zone Team to learn the entire spectrum of the preschool ministry at Port City Church to assist with curriculum, leading volunteers, maintaining the environment, and caring for families as we work together to reach kids and come alongside families to help them walk with God!
Treasure Island Interns
The Treasure Island Interns will serve as liaisons between staff and volunteers on Sunday in the elementary ministry environment at Port City! They will work with the Treasure Island Team to learn the entire spectrum of the elementary ministry at Port City Church to assist with curriculum, leading volunteers, maintaining the environment, and caring for families as we work together to reach kids and come alongside families to help them walk with God!
Social Media Intern
The Social Media Intern will work alongside our Parent Liaison and other Children’s Ministry staff to collect, create and edit digital media for the Children’s Ministry instagram and facebook pages. This intern will have the opportunity to brainstorm, create, and assist in running our social media and texting services as they learn the heartbeat of our ministry as a whole. We are excited for this intern to use their God given creativity to share what God is doing within our ministry to Grow Zone and Treasure Island families here in Wilmington.
Family Connect Intern
The Family Connect Intern will work alongside our Parent Liaison and assist in preparing a welcoming environment for families. This intern will have the opportunity to create and foster fun, safe spaces for our children and families to gather before and after our Sunday services, as well as help with planning and executing family events. The Family Connect Intern will help families through various ways of communication to feel like they are seen, loved, and belong here at Port City.
Weekly Intern Hours:
Sunday 7:30am-12:30pm
Monday 10am- 1:00pm
Tsunami (Middle School Ministry)
The ideal candidate for a student ministry intern is someone who is outgoing and responsible and loves to work collaboratively with others. A student ministry intern will have the opportunity to work alongside an energetic staff team to create environments for middle school students to connect with each other and their leaders while also being challenged to grow in their relationships with Jesus. The ideal intern will be able to take direction and be excited to learn and try new things while growing in their interpersonal skills and in their relationship with and reliance on Jesus
Weekly Intern Hours:
Tuesdays - 2:30pm-4:30pm
Wednesdays - 4:00pm- 9:00pm
Intern Roles:
Small Groups Intern
This intern will work with the SM Volunteer & Community Coordinator to create effective small group communities in the middle school ministry. The intern will learn the ways in which Student Ministries seeks to train and care for its middle school small group leaders through planning and executing volunteer meetings, preparing small group materials, and developing communication strategies. A small group intern will also assist in creating community for small group leaders both in weekly meetings and outside of those times through trainings, parties, and celebrations.
Communication Intern
This intern will work with the Tsunami Staff, supported by the Wilmington Creative Staff, to curate, collect, and create digital media for Student Ministries. The intern will learn the heartbeat of the middle school ministry by capturing images and video and creating digital content that tells the story of what God is doing in Student Ministries across various contexts, including the website, social media, gatherings, and text communication.
Discipleship Intern
This intern will work with the Middle School Pastor to help execute the discipleship aspects of Student Ministries. The intern will learn how the middle school ministry creates discipleship environments for students, with a particular focus on content such as messages, small group materials, Bible studies, and devotionals for both students and leaders. The discipleship intern will also work with the middle school team to help execute logistical elements of other discipleship environments and next steps, including retreats and the baptism process.
Programming & Welcome Intern
This intern will work with the Middle School Pastor to create engaging programs and welcoming environments for middle school students who attend Wednesday night gatherings. The intern will assist in developing programming elements such as games, visuals, skits, and graphics that help engage middle schoolers during the gathering, and will also help lead the Tsunami Welcome & Connect team that welcomes students into the environment.
Student Outreach Intern
This intern will work alongside the Tsunami staff to intentionally connect with students and support small group leaders in building relationships with them beyond the Wednesday night gathering. This intern will actively engage in outreach efforts by attending after-school events at middle schools that are heavily represented within our ministry, helping strengthen our presence and connection in those spaces. They will also communicate with small group leaders about upcoming after-school events that would be meaningful opportunities for them to attend and invest in their students.
Ripple Effect (High School Ministry)
The ideal candidate for a Student Ministry intern is someone who is outgoing and responsible and loves to work collaboratively with others. A student ministry intern will have the opportunity to work alongside an energetic staff team to create environments for middle school students to connect with each other and their leaders while also being challenged to grow in their relationships with Jesus. The ideal intern will be able to take direction and be excited to learn and try new things while growing in their interpersonal skills and in their relationship with and reliance on Jesus.
Intern Roles:
Programming Intern
The Programming Intern helps create our Sunday night environments. You will participate in the full ministry process—from midweek brainstorming to Sunday night execution. This role is perfect for someone who wants to learn the "how and why" behind ministry programming and events.
Small Groups Intern
The Small Groups Intern is dedicated to supporting and equipping our volunteer leaders. You will ensure leaders are cared for, informed, and aligned with the ministry’s weekly flow. This role offers hands-on experience in care, group coordination, database management, and ministry communication.
Media Intern
The Digital Communication Intern is ultimately a storyteller. You will capture the life of Ripple Effect through social media and digital content, finding creative ways to amplify student voices. This is a highly collaborative role focused on capturing the "vibe" of our community.
Digital Design Intern
The Digital Design Intern brings the ministry’s message to life visually. You will be responsible for creating the graphics, message slides, and print materials that define the Ripple Effect brand. Depending on your experience, you’ll work with existing templates or design fresh elements from the ground up.
Weekly Intern Hours:
Tuesdays - 2:30pm-4:30pm
Sundays - 3:30pm- 9:30pm
Additional office hours during the week (roughly 2 hours, flexible time)
Overflow
Intern Roles:
Engagement Intern
The Overflow Engagement Intern will lead the way in establishing relational connection with 18-25 year olds, new and returning. This leader will interact with 18-25 year olds, gauge needs of our community, and equip individuals with tangible next steps or resources to help them walk with God. Working closely with the Overflow Engagement Coordinator this intern will lead the Overflow Engagement team and help plug 18-25 year olds into next steps at our church and provide a helping hand for them to belong, be known, and be encouraged at Overflow!
Hospitality Intern
The Overflow Hospitality Intern plays a key role in setting the table for 18-25 year olds to feel at home at Overflow. This leader is responsible for fostering an environment where everybody at Overflow can experience a sense of belonging, are known, and are encouraged through authentic hospitality. From managing the café and facilitating meaningful conversations to planning special OVF events, this role requires attentiveness to the spiritual, environmental, and relational needs of the community of Overflow. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with staff on Overflow Merch and helping to lead the hospitality side of the monthly "Welcome to Overflow" events. At its core, this position exists to cultivate an atmosphere that embodies the message: "Welcome Home".
Host Team Intern
The Host Team Intern will lead and support all Door Holders to embody a culture of high invitation, ensuring that everyone at Overflow knows they belong. Key responsibilities include encouraging the Host Team through text communication, tracking attendance, pre-assigning roles, coordinating with the Community Intern for the Host Team game, and reaching out to new Host Team volunteers. Each week, the Host Team Intern should be prepared to lead in a way that clearly communicates and reinforces a high invitation culture. Additionally, this leader will identify and support the needs of our core leaders as they build relationships and strengthen connections within the Host Team. Ultimately, this role is about equipping and keeping vision in front of Door Holders to set the tone for Overflow to “Becoming a Devoted and Winsome Generation.”
Community Intern
The Overflow Community Intern will help lead the creation of community on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the Host Team Community Building activity, empowering Community Group leaders through relational connections, facilitating Community Group leader meetings, and assisting with other Community Group logistics. This intern will focus on fostering community wherever they go, with the goal of deepening fellowship within Overflow as a whole.
Digital Communication Intern
The Overflow Digital Communication Intern will help communicate to 18-25 year olds the life and heart of Overflow and will do this through capturing content, brainstorming media ideas, running Overflow’s social platforms, and anything else that helps communicate the activity of Overflow. Clear communication and creativity will be a key aspect of this internship role. We create because He first created us!
Online Connect Intern
The Overflow Online Connect Intern will be responsible for leading the way in facilitating connection with those who watch Overflow live streams. Through creating weekly content, hosting online segments, and organizing the online connect portal, this intern role is responsible for helping people who watch Overflow remotely be engaged in our ministry.
Weekly Intern Hours:
Tuesdays - 3:30pm-11:30pm
Thursdays - 4:30pm- 9:30pm
*2-3 additional hours will be required based upon when you are available!
OCO (Overflow Campus Organization)
Weekly Intern Hours:
Mondays 4:30pm - 7:30pm
*2-3 additional hours will be required based upon when you are available!
Intern Roles:
Community Intern
Creates a culture where college students are known by creating community on Mondays, focusing on relational depth, organizing groups, and facilitating community leadership development.
Serve Intern
Creates a culture where college students are encouraged by finding ways to serve the needs of our campus, peers, and neighbors through chalking and serve events.
Connect Intern
Creates a culture where college students belong through equipping our OCO community to connect with college students in and outside of Mondays, while facilitating and developing connection through our social media presence.
Creative
Weekly Intern Hours:
Tuesday 4pm - 6pm
7-12 ministry hours per week will depend on the person’s availability and their skillset.
Intern Role:
This role is designed for college students who want to use their creativity to help shape how our church communicates, connects, and grows together.
Our Creative Team exists to help people see and experience what God is doing in the life of Port City Community Church. Through visual media, written content, and digital platforms, we help articulate the shared life of our church, telling stories of “us” that build connection, inspire involvement, and cultivate ownership.
We anticipate bringing on 1–2 interns whose roles will be shaped around their strengths, skills, and interests. Each intern will have a primary focus area, while also collaborating across disciplines as part of one cohesive creative team.
Depending on your skill set and experience, your internship may concentrate in one or more of the following areas: Graphic Design, Social Media, Photography, Video Production, Podcast Production, and Creative Writing.
Engagement
Engagement Interns will serve as an integral part of our Sunday morning team here at Port City and help people be fully engaged in the life of our church!
Weekly Intern Hours:
Thursday afternoons are required and the remaining hours are based on the role!
Intern Roles:
Welcome Intern
This intern will carry vision and owns logistic to effectively host a welcoming environment for our church on Sunday mornings.
Connect Intern
This intern will help lead Connect Team by owning logistics of church-wide connect process and provides helpful resources for our church body.
Hospitality Intern
This intern will creatively ideate and owns logistics to effectively develop a hospitable environment for our church body.
Mobilization
Mobilization interns will work closely with mobilization staff and community partners, with each intern assisting in the responsibilities of a specific staff member, as well as working alongside a community partner for the duration of each semester. Interns will gain a greater understanding of the challenges facing our city, and how we, as Jesus followers, can reorient our lives for the good of the world.
Weekly Intern Hours:
Intern hours for this intern team will dependent on the schedules of both the interns and our community partners.
Intern Roles:
Mobilization Encounter Teams Intern
Will work alongside Sharon King in all things related to Encounter Teams, such as forming teams, coordinating logistics, preparing training materials, and nurturing relationships with partner organizations.
Mobilization Equipping Intern
Will work alongside Kristen Nelson to connect and support volunteers as they engage throughout the city, as well as assist with planning and leading Encounter the City on the first Saturday of each month (excluding December and January).
Mobilization Logistics & Communication Intern
Will work alongside Lily Jaski with regards to mobilization event planning and execution, as well as creating content that facilitates the Mobilization Team’s story telling goals.
Production
Production Interns will serve on our worship service programming team and help lead in the three roles below in and around our Sunday gatherings!
Weekly Intern Hours:
Sundays: 6am-1pm
Wednesday: 8:30am-10:30am
Intern Roles:
Audio Intern
An Audio Intern at Port City Church supports the audio team (as well as the whole Production Team), and operates and maintains audio equipment for services, rehearsals, and special events with the goal of helping to create gatherings that inspire engagement in worship, teaching, and community. Responsibilities typically include setting up microphones and stage elements for the worship team, running sound checks, managing the monitor console, mixing live sound, managing broadcast audio, and maintaining equipment.
Computer Graphics Video Intern
The Computer Graphics Video Intern serves on the video team helping to lead our church in musical worship through running lyrics and preparing lyrics for our gatherings. The CG Video intern works with the Worship team as well as the production team to help bring the two together. This intern is ideally passionate about worship, people driven, teachable, and passionate about serving others. This person serves the production team and church by being a relational leader, a disciple maker, as well as someone who champions the mission and vision of Port City Community Church and the aim of the Production team - to create gatherings that inspire engagement in Worship, Teaching, and Community.
Live Video Intern
The Live Video Intern helps directly to support the Live Video Coordinator in leading and executing gatherings with high technical expertise. The Live video Intern serves our church by understanding how to operate video cameras, direct gatherings for online and in the room, as well as being able to champion the culture of the production team and the mission of our church and the aim of the Production team - to create gatherings that inspire engagement in Worship, Teaching, and Community. The Live Video intern is ideal for someone who loves learning, is good at being adaptable, is a relational leader, has passion for serving people and loves technical challenges.
Lighting Intern
The Lighting Intern supports the Lighting Team by caring for and training volunteers, assisting with equipment maintenance, and helping prepare lighting for gathering and special events with the purpose of creating gatherings that inspire engagement in worship, teaching, and community. This role focuses on building healthy volunteer teams while gaining hands-on experience in lighting systems and basic programming.
Media
Media Interns will serve with our media team and help lead in the two roles below in and around Sunday and Overflow gatherings!
Weekly Intern Hours:
Intern Hours for this team will be dependent on the schedules of both the staff and interns!
Intern Roles:
Graphic Design Intern
This graphic design intern will work closely with the Graphic Designer and Media Team Lead to create weekly graphics for Sunday and overflow gatherings. These graphics will feature message content and scripture displayed on LED walls and side screens in the main auditorium. Content will be provided directly by pastors and communicators, giving the intern hands-on experience translating message direction into visual designs that support and enhance the ministry’s communication. As schedule, bandwidth, and experience allow, the intern may also have the opportunity to participate in additional graphic design projects for learning and growth.
Computer Graphics Video Intern
The Video & Film Intern will work closely with the Media Team Lead to help produce engaging monthly videos for Sunday gatherings that communicate upcoming events and key happenings at Port City Community Church. This role offers hands-on experience in every stage of the production process, from pre-production planning to final delivery. Responsibilities include collaborating with the Audio Coordinator to ensure high-quality sound, assisting with video equipment setup, supporting the editing process, sourcing music, and helping ensure all final cuts meet a high standard of excellence. In addition, the intern will periodically attend church events and gatherings to capture high-quality 4K video footage, contributing visual content that will be used across multiple platforms to support and strengthen the overall ministry communication strategy.
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