Form the leaders who form your church.
Together with Bay Area churches, we develop local leaders for local ministry
BASOM exists to serve the local church. Every program is designed in partnership with churches in the Bay Area to form leaders, staff, elders, and volunteers who strengthen the life of your church.
Church partnership is at the heart of BASOM's mission.
Churches are not simply supporters of BASOM—they are the primary place where ministry formation happens. BASOM provides theological education, leadership development, and program oversight, while partner churches provide the ministry context where students learn alongside experienced pastors and leaders.
Your church can help to develop Christ-centered leaders who are grounded in Scripture, shaped through discipleship, and prepared for a lifetime of ministry.
HOW PARTNERSHIP WORKS
Partner churches provide the ministry context & mentorship.
BASOM provides theological training & leadership framework.
BENEFITS TO YOUR CHURCH
Residents and students actively serve in discipleship, worship, youth, outreach, and pastoral ministry—expanding your ministry capacity while developing future leaders.
Increase ministry capacity
Reduce the uncertainty of future staffing and leadership transitions. BASOM provides a clear pathway for developing emerging staff, leaders, and volunteers from within. Hosting a BASOM resident is like having a two-year interview with future ministry staff.
Build a stronger leadership pipeline
Open Courses bring seminary-level theological education to your church, helping your whole church grow in biblical understanding and ministry effectiveness.
Deepen the spiritual health of your church
Partner churches are part of a growing network of churches committed to developing faithful leaders across the Bay Area. Share resources, encourage one another, and invest together in the future of the Church.
You're part of a growing team
See how BASOM benefits Dan's church
HEALTHY GROWTH FOR YOUR MISSION
Ways to Partner
An invitation to join a shared mission: forming Christ-centered leaders and laypeople for Bay Area churches
Rob Hall
Lead Pastor, New North Church
"Partnering with BASOM has been invaluable for our church. Every healthy, thriving church I know is working hard to build a leadership pipeline and create a culture of equipping, and BASOM has helped us do exactly that."
Dan Reed
Pastor, Central Peninsula Church
"Hiring in the local church can be tough. It's an abrupt process. Do we really know them? Do they understand the Bay Area and the culture we're serving? The BASOM Residency Program gives us two years to get to know someone and help them discover what God's doing in their lives."
Scott Dyer
Residency Program Graduate
"Through BASOM, I was given a pathway to enter into ministry right here in the Bay Area! The classes and practical experience were the perfect way to prepare me for the day-to-day ins and outs of ministry."
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