Cultivate Your Call

1. Find the Right Job

to minister to young people

Finding the right job can be challenging! Our Ministry App will match you with a list of churches, non-profits, or camps who fit your desired location, theology, and qualifications.

Apply to the Residency program and CYMT staff will guide and advocate for you during your job search.

Ministry Application

2. Training & Education

to prepare YOU for ministry

The Ministry Residency program is designed to wholly equip today’s professional minister. Receive practical training, theological education, and veteran coaching from CYMT.

Ministry Residency

Support YOUR Call

for the long haul

Ministry is hard. Let us surround YOU with everything you need to grow into your call: Education in the CLASSROOM, on-the-job COACHING, a COMMUNITY of fellow leaders, and practices of self-CARE.

Our 4 C's

Comprehensive training, theological education, and holistic support

The Ministry Residency program is designed to wholly equip today’s professional minister. Receive practical training, theological education, and veteran coaching from CYMT. Residents strengthen their education through practical implementation, community-based learning, and one-on-one coaching. Residents can choose from CYMT’s certificate program or our graduate programs at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Nick Guerra

Admissions & Services Director

Nick is an alumni of CYMT. He served at Heartsong UMC, serving youth and families in different roles, for 11 years. Nick felt a call to ministry while receiving degree in Sociology from the University of Memphis. While there, he became passionate about helping people find the sweet spot where their passions and what God is already up to in the world intersect. Where he found this for himself was youth ministry. Nick oversees the Ministry Residency admissions process, orientation, and provide support for Residents throughout their CYMT journey.

Ask Nick