Internship
FSJ / ICF Internship
Are you between 18 and 26 years old, motivated, love Jesus, and want to spend a year intentionally investing in your relationship with God, discovering your calling, and growing in your leadership?
As part of a “Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr” (FSJ – Voluntary Social Year, which we call an Internship), you have the chance to go on this personal adventure together with us at ICF Hamburg, and to develop the following core competencies over the course of a year:
Discipleship | Character | Leadership | Faith Life | Theology | Church Building
What Awaits You & What You’ll Be Offered
The Internship is a comprehensively developed program that combines practical church work with biblical training, discipleship and leadership courses, and personal coaching. All with the goal of seeing you flourish holistically.
*Your Internship includes 26 vacation days plus an additional 25 seminar days.
**If you’d like, we’ll try to connect you with a contact for accommodation – though without any guarantee. We’ll provide suggestions, but you’ll need to make contact yourself and arrange the accommodation on your own.
Our Cooperation Partner: Netzwerk-M
DEPARTMENT
During the week, you’ll work in one or more departments that match your profile and interests. This way, you’ll get to know the basic craft of church building firsthand in everyday life.
SUNDAY SERVICE
On Sundays, you’ll be active in various areas of ICF. You help make this day a passionate and moving encounter with God for hundreds of visitors.
ICF COLLEGE
On Wednesday evenings, you’ll take part in our Bible Year Track at the ICF College. Over the course of a year, you’ll get to know the common thread running through the entire Bible.
DISCIPLESHIP
During your Internship year, you’ll go through our discipleship courses and be part of a Small Group – all in line with our church’s mission statement: “To become more like Jesus Christ, to live fearlessly, and to positively change the world around us.”
LEADERSHIP
Du wirst unser Leadership Training absolvieren, in Leiterschaft nachgezogen werden und besuchst über Netzwerk-M weitere Seminare, die deinen Interessen entsprechen.
PERSONAL COACHING
During your Internship, you’ll receive regular personal and professional coaching from your leader.
ICF EVENTS
You’ll help shape all of our ICF events, such as the Christmas Experience, our Easter Week, camps, or the Revival Nights.
STAFF MEETING
Every Tuesday, the ICF staff meets for a shared meeting. As an intern, you’re part of this, and you’ll get to know, among other things, the heartbeat of our lead pastors Andreas and Tina Pantli.
ICF CONFERENCE IN ZÜRICH
As a highlight, we’ll travel together to our mother church’s conference in Zürich over Ascension Day.
FSJ Talk
Our pastor Andreas Pantli talks with our FSJ participant Johannes about the Internship at ICF Hamburg
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Possible Areas of Deployment
Production / Technik
Guest Experience
Event Management
Kids
Youth
Marketing & Communication
Groups & Integration
Visual Arts / Web Design
Contact
We’re committed to you and your development in the ICF Internship
“I love accompanying young people as they discover their talents, gifts, and passions. Seeing them refined in character, growing into their God-given potential, and growing beyond themselves brings me the greatest joy.”
Melanie Backmeyer | ICF Internship Leader
“I’m thrilled to see young people become more like Jesus Christ and mature in character. That’s exactly what I’ve gotten to witness through the Internship: people’s potential being unlocked and their calling being discovered. I’d love for you to embark on this adventure too.”
Tom Preisler | HR Manager
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Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
With the following documents:
- Current CV with a photo of yourself
- Cover letter with “Your Story with God” and your motivations for doing the Internship with us (maximum 1 A4 page)
- Completed application form (see button)
- Two completed reference forms about you (see button)
By email to [email protected]