Mentor Application
Description of the Mentor Role
Serving as a CGPI mentor is an 18-month commitment that begins, this cycle, in June 2026 and concludes in November 2027. Mentors should expect to give 15-20 hours per month for preparation and meeting with their mentees. During this time, they will meet online monthly with their cohort group of 6-8 to emerging preachers, attend the annual preaching conference in Alma Conference each June (in 2026 the conference is June 3-8), and meet with your cohort groups in person twice (tentatively in January and November of 2027).
Mentors are paid $12,000 over six quarterly payments. In addition, all travel, lodging, and food expenses are reimbursed, and mentors are given the assigned books and other resources.
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To be eligible to serve as a mentor, you must:
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Be an ordained Teaching Elder in the PCUSA (or comparable ordination in an ecumenical partner of the PCUSA).
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Have expertise in the following:
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Reformed Theology
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Biblical Exegesis
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Rhetoric for preaching
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Worship planning
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Have strong gifts and experience in preaching and worship leadership.
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Engage in regular spiritual practices and prayer.
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Be able and willing to give a reasonable amount of pastoral care to your cohort participants.
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Be an effective and inspirational coach.
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Be willing to build and maintain mentor relationships with cohort group.
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Be able to engage and facilitate group participation within your cohort.
The soft deadline for mentor applications is October 15th, but we will keep accepting applications on a rolling basis until mid-November if necessary to secure qualified candidates.​
If you have any further questions, please contact the CGPI program director Dr. Matt Aragon Bruce