Fellowship Track

A one-year funded Fellowship for leaders embedded within local partners on the ground who have a specific project that builds the capacity of their local community in tangible ways.

Street Psalms offers one-year funded Fellowships for leaders embedded within local partners on the ground at approved apprenticeship sites. These Fellowships are awarded to those leaders who have a specific project that builds the capacity of their local community in tangible ways. In addition to the Fellow receiving mentorship locally, the Fellowship includes completion of a capstone project.

About Street Psalms Fellows

A Street Psalms Fellow is a leader who has a way of seeing, doing and being that frees them to love and serve in the shape of a Community in Mission (see the Incarnational Framework). Fellows apply this vision concretely in their context with the hopes of sharing their work more broadly with the network.

Capstone Project Profile

As part of the application process, each prospective Street Psalms Fellow will present a capstone project which ought to be designed to grow the capacity of their local Community in Mission (CiM). By capacity, we mean the formational capacity of the CiM’s leadership to walk with the people they serve over time, in context, and in community. The capstone project must develop the local leadership and community to undergo the baptismal journey that changes the community’s operating system from a system of sacrifice to a system of mercy. The shape of the project will vary from context to context. However, there are certain criteria that will qualify a capstone project for approval; see the application below for more information.

Application Information 

Applications are currently closed. Details for the 2026-27 cohort will be announced in early 2026. You can register to join the Incarnational Leadership Program community by completing this form.

Required Prerequisites

To be eligible to apply for a funded Fellowship, individuals will need to be rooted in an approved apprenticeship site during the completion of the prerequisites and apprenticeship year (this can be in the capacity of staff, employee, contractor, or volunteer) and complete the Core Track (note: this could take 1-2+ years to complete):

Curriculum: We have developed a suite of resources ordered around five separate but highly interrelated areas that point toward how to pursue the common good of the city to which you belong. We suggest reading the corresponding chapter first, then attending the connected workshop, and then completing the online course for each topic area. These resources include:

  • The See.Do.Be.Free. book, which is our primary text of the Incarnational Leadership Program at the Street Psalms Seminary.
  • Five core workshops, which can be taken in any order and are offered annually live and online to connect the community to one another:
    • Becoming a Community in Mission: Outlines the kind of community Jesus breathed into existence – one that is capable of both individual and systemic transformation.
    • Incarnational Hermeneutic: Helps a community in mission read and interpret Scripture with Easter eyes, and engage reality with the “intelligence of the victim.”
    • Incarnational Model: Examine how Jesus inducted his disciples into their shared humanity, and what that means for the task of formation common to a community in mission.
    • Incarnational Design: A co-creative process that invites us to participate in the ongoing act of Creation, essential for a community in mission to be an agent of innovation in the world.
    • Incarnational Framework: We allow Jesus’ way of seeing, doing and being (and how it frees him to love and serve) to examine our own lives and the community in mission we serve.
  • Five online courses, which are asynchronous and can be completed in any order. Set up an account to save your progress and keep track of your course completion.

Community Rhythms: Street Psalms offers ongoing rhythms, including daily prayer, weekly lectionary reflections, and a monthly Commons service. Our global community is an important part of the experience, and we highly encourage participation in ongoing rhythms offered.

Contextualization: Engage in dialogue with supervisor(s) at apprenticeship site around core content (minimum of 1 hour monthly). All of the elements of the tracks offered as part of the Incarnational Leadership Program are designed for those who are embedded within a local community where they can work out the implications of the conversation over the long haul. Street Psalms’ role is to jump start a conversation that gets worked out in the context of the participant. A community in mission in Nairobi operates differently from a community in mission in Manila or Denver. Those who are not embedded in a local community where they can work out the practical implications of this conversation over time will lack the main ingredient necessary to make the content come alive.

Additional preparation (optional)

Key elements of Funded Fellowship

The Fellowship Track lasts from fall through spring. Once you are accepted into the Fellowship Track, you are committing to:

  • Complete your proposed project in one year.
  • Meet with your apprenticeship site supervisor at least once per month.
  • Continue engagement with the Street Psalms Community Rhythms.
  • Participate in regular online cohort gatherings, including a mid-year project update.
  • Attend Annual Gathering: At the end of your Fellowship year, you will be invited to present your capstone project at an in-person gathering. The cost of this trip should be covered by your Fellowship funds; needs-based scholarships will be available.
  • Attend Vision Trip (Optional). Dates and location TBD, needs-based scholarships available.

Street Psalms will provide:

  • Funding for one year to complete your proposed project.
  • Customized project mentorship and supervision by an approved apprenticeship site.

Funding tiers

Note: funding will be sent to the apprenticeship site.

Organizational Impact
Funding: $600-$6,000 USD
Primary Impact: On the organization apprenticing the fellow.
Examples: Designing a new program; developing and implementing an organizational training strategy.

Citywide/Regional Impact
Funding: $6,000-$24,000 USD
Primary Impact: Citywide or regional.
Examples: A training initiative for the city; a collaborative effort that involves other partners.

Network Impact
Funding: $24,000+ USD
Primary Impact: The broader Street Psalms network.
Examples: Creating marketing piece from SP Core Documents; creating Leadership Cohorts working with Gang Affected Youth.

2026-27 Schedule

Applications are open annually each spring, and the track lasts from fall through spring.

  • Ongoing: Complete all required prerequisites (note: this may take 1-2+ years).
  • Spring 2026 (date TBD): Applications open for Fellowship Track.
  • Spring 2026 (date): Application due date.
  • Summer 2026 (date): Interview?
  • Summer 2026 (date): Official notice sent with next steps if accepted.
  • Fall 2026 (date): Fellowship year begins.
  • Early 2027 (date TBD): Mid-project online gathering.
  • Late Spring 2027 (date): Fellowship year ends; capstone project must be completed.
  • Late Spring 2027/Early Summer 2027 (date TBD): Present your capstone project at an in-person gathering.

Apprenticeship Sites

The campus of the Street Psalms Seminary is made up of a global network of apprenticeship sites dispersed throughout the world. These partners on the ground do the vital work of apprenticeship or walking alongside local leaders as they undergo formation for the risky work of liberation. If you would like to be considered as an apprenticeship site, please reach out to Joel Aguilar (jaguilar@streetpsalms.org) so we can share more about what is required and what the benefits are.

Read this document for site selection criteria >

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