Supervisor Guidelines

Expectations of a Supervisor

Supervisors are important partners in the covenant relationships between student, congregation or agency, and the seminary.

Each supervisor must be willing to

• Submit the site application to the supervised ministry instructor (Sung Hee Chang – Charlotte or Dorothee Tripodi – Richmond) directly.

• Provide contextual assistance to each intern. Students engaged in the practicum-based or project-based supervised ministry course will earn 200 hours or 3 credits, respectively. 

• Complete a required supervisor orientation as a prerequisite for mentoring a student. Orientations are held before or at the beginning of each term.

• Develop a learning covenant with the student.

• Establish and honor regularly scheduled supervisory times with the student and meet with the student once a week for at least an hour. 

• Provide feedback during the internship and a final assessment at the end of the term.

Supervision Policy

• A supervisor must not be a spouse or relative of the intern, nor the student’s current pastor.

• Supervisors who plan to be on sabbatical or plan on retiring during the internship may not serve.