Welcome to Your Resource Hub
About the Ministry Resource Center (MRC)
The MRC is dedicated to helping you connect meaningfully through placement opportunities, mentorship, and ongoing education.
Ministry Placement
Providing placement services that connect you with churches and opportunities aligned to your vision and values, addressing the specific needs of the communities you’re called to serve.
Mentoring Community
Providing you with ongoing support and connection with peers and mentors as you transition from seminary into your first ministry role.
Ministry Renewal
Providing you with continuing education and refreshment through a regular schedule of online and in-person meetups, retreats, workshops, and webinars.
My mentor through the MRC has been incredibly helpful and supportive. Having someone whom I can bounce ideas off of and who can help me think through ministry problems or hurdles—especially this year—has been invaluable.”
Adam Tomlinson, Lead Pastor | Westwood Christian Church, Madison, WI
Get to Know Us
We believe God is at work in the world, and you are invited to participate in that healing, restorative, and redemptive work. We’re all called.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Ministry Resource Center at Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan do?
Under the banner of the Thriving in Ministry Initiative, funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Ministry Resource Center helps ministers in transition through placement, mentorship community, and continuing education opportunities. We host and highlight placement opportunities at churches and nonprofit organizations, provide mentorship relationships to graduating students from Emmanuel Christian Seminary, and offer a number of educational opportunities for our students, graduates, and alumni. We serve our students at Emmanuel as well as the local and wider community of pastors as they seek to thrive in their ministerial callings.
Who are the Ministry Resource Center’s products and materials available to?
Some resources, like placement opportunities, are available to the general public. Mentorship opportunities are available to students in their last year of seminary up to their first five years in ministry. We also offer continuing education resources such as our online Friday lunches, various webinars, and digital resource packets – all available to the public.
I want to create a ministry ad with the Ministry Resource Center. Who do I contact?
Due to a high volume of requests we ask everyone to fill out the form: Submit a Ministry Opening. If you have questions, please contact Clayton Young to field your request. We highly recommend creating a profile with us; this elevates the visibility of your church and your available position to our placement community.
How do I subscribe to your email for updates?
Click here to join our “MRC Weekly” newsletter email list. We send bi-weekly newsletters with curated resources for your ministry as well as friendly updates from the MRC, including ministry highlights from the community.
What denomination does the Ministry Resource Center serve?
The Ministry Resource Center is a service provided by Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University, a non-denominational (Christian Church / Church of Christ) Christian Liberal Arts institution. While we serve our main constituents of the Stone-Campbell Movement, we also exist to help all students and ministerial alumni thrive in ministry in whatever denomination they find themselves.
I want to partner with the Ministry Resource Center. What can I do?
Contact Beth Jarvis or Clayton Young about your interest. If you want to serve as a mentor in our mentorship program, visit our “Mentoring Community” page for more information.