Word and World Internship Program

A memorial to the A&T Four, the students who began the sit-in protests for civil rights in Greensboro, NC.

The Word and World Internship Program will be offering internships starting in Spring or Summer of 2007. Through these internships, participants will divide their time among three areas of work and study in Greensboro, NC:

1. Word and World (W&W): Along with current Internship participants, Intern-Staff will help run the main office for Word and World. Intern-Staff will be instrumental in coordinating upcoming programming.
2. Beloved Community Center (BCC): The location of Greensboro, North Carolina affords participants the opportunity to work with and learn from veteran organizers and activists in the community, including W&W Board member Nelson Johnson. Work may include grassroots organizing for the Greensboro Truth and Community Reconciliation Project, as well as involvement in the other efforts of the BCC, including the Homeless Hospitality House and the Worker Justice Center.
3. Mentoring Program: Participants will engage in courses of study under theguidance of a mentoring committee made up of Word and World faculty. They will also share common reading and reflection with other Word and World Intern-Staff and Memphis School local organizers.

A position in the Word and World Internship Program is open to activists and organizers who locate themselves within faith-based movements for social transformation.

Word and World intern-staff will be provided with housing, a monthly stipend, and tuition/travel costs for selected Word and World schools and events. Word and World faculty may include Bill Wylie-Kellermann, ChedMyers, Joyce Hollyday, Elaine Enns, J.Herbert Nelson, Melanie Morrison, Nelson Johnson, Laurel Dykstra, Norman Gottwald, and Rose Berger.

Useful skills and experience of applicants include all aspects of running an office; fundraising; accounting; capable written and oral communication; logistical competence for event planning; follow-through; ability to work independently and with a team; computer skills.

Word and World internships are not intended as "entry level" encounters with movement work to "taste and see." They are designed for people already actively committed to the work of social and spiritual transformation, ideally with 1-2 years of church-related or movement work. As with all Word and World projects, we are dedicated to factoring affirmatively for diversity, to ensure participation from people of color, women, or gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender persons.

• Click here to download the Greensboro internship description and application as a PDF file.

• Click here to download the Greensboro internship application as a Word document.

(Please Note: Currently our internship program is on hold due to some organizational changes. Please keep checking back for more information)

For more information about the internship please contact us at

336-230-0330 or info@wordandworld.org