COMMITMENT CONTRACT

As a rule of thumb, once you enter the Pastoral Leadership Institute training program, you have undertaken a part-time job. The requirements of PLI are demanding and the time required to fulfill them is significant. You may need to noticeably alter your lifestyle or routines in order to balance your priorities of time with God, family, career, coursework and recreation. Below is a bulleted list of contract items to which you must commit. Please prayerfully consider the sacrifice required to balance these priorities. When you agree to commit to the following priorities, it is a covenant before God, your spouse and family, and the Pastoral Leadership Institute.

Devotion to God in study and worship, corporately and privately
Commitment to spousal, parental, and employee duties
Commitment of 10 to 20 hours per week per course for reading, study, assignments, and chats as described in each course's syllabus
Commitment of 5 to 10 hours per week for internship activities in the local church
Commitment to honesty and integrity in test taking and non-plagiaristic writing
Commitment to participation in synthesis of coursework through online chats, bulletin boards, and internship