Residency
Grow in Christ. Lead with purpose. Serve the Church.
The First Castroville Residency is a two-year ministry formation experience designed to help emerging ministry leaders grow in Christlike character, theological understanding, practical leadership, and faithful service.
How EQUIP Serves Residents
A learning environment for the journey.
The main First Castroville website explains the Residency, expectations, and application process. EQUIP is where Residents access training resources, leadership development content, curriculum, and tools that support their ongoing formation.
Leadership Development
Continue growing in character, competency, and the ability to develop others.
About the Residency
Learn more about the two-year experience and how to begin a conversation.
Residency Resources
Explore studies, selected resources, and ministry tools curated specifically for Residents.
Resident Learning
Residency courses
Published LearnPress courses assigned to the Residency course category appear here automatically.
Lead Yourself
You want to lead others well—but you know it starts with leading yourself. You’re already pouring out. You’re already making […]
Lead Others
To equip residents to move beyond personal self-leadership and begin leading others with Christlike character and practical ministry skills. This […]
Lead Leaders
The Leading Leaders module equips leaders to move beyond managing people and begin developing those who can lead others. It […]
Lead Ministry
Leading Ministry is a journey from leading yourself to leading others for the sake of Christ’s mission. Residents begin by […]