What you need to know about internships at LCBC There are a thousand things you can do with your life right now, but what if God is stirring up in you an interest in local church ministry? What is the purpose of an internship? To help you, as a young adult, determine if vocational ministry within a local church is the direction you should head at this time in your life. Should you consider serving as an intern? Yes, if you want to explore what serving in church-related vocational ministry is really like, whether you are just beginning to consider a career path, or you are farther along in life and thinking about making a career change.