WHAT IS FORM?
FORM is a ten-month programme for emerging leaders aged 18–25, running from September 2026 to July 2027. Based at SAINT HQ in Hackney, and working across East London, FORM will provide a year of practical ministry experience, life in community, and going deeper in your faith.
We’re passionate about raising up a generation of leaders who are deeply rooted in the local church and feel called to see the city come to Christ. FORM provides a chance to be shaped, inspired and stretched, as you give God your yes. Through your time on FORM you’ll build great friendships, experience the gift of being part of a church family, and be catalysed in your sense of calling.
CULTURE
SAINT exists to bring hope to the people of East London in Jesus’ name, and FORM students are part of that. Whether it’s through Lighthouse, Alpha, Sunday services, or just being in community, you’ll finish the year having contributed to something that genuinely matters.
Romans 15:13 says “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Hope in Jesus is at the heart of our mission, values, and culture, and sets the course for everything we pursue.
As a team, we seek to embody these principles through Honour, Openness, Proximity and Empowerment. If these values overlap with yours and you feel passionate about growing Kingdom culture, come and get involved.
COMMUNITY
As a part of FORM, you’ll be serving right at the heart of SAINT – leading on crews, in connect groups, amidst a diverse, creative, and inter-generational church. This will be a formative time where peers and mentors call out your gifts, support your discernment, and echo God’s encouragement in living a life set apart for Him.
As a part of FORM you’ll be invited into a regular rhythm of corporate and individual prayer and worship, you’ll give your first preaches, and learn some of the lessons that can only be gained by actively leading and starting new initiatives. As a church we have an unapologetically high value on worship and encountering God through the Spirit, and so we hope that your love of God and your expectation of His presence and power, will only grow over the months you serve.
MINISTRY
Hands-on ministry experience is at the core of FORM. You will be invited to serve actively across the life of the church – in Sunday services, midweek ministries, outreach, and more – with real responsibility and real support. You won’t just observe; you’ll be collaborating and creating.
FORMATION
Alongside the doing, we want you to have plenty of space to reflect and grow in your understanding of God, Holy Scripture, leadership, and just what it means to serve the Church faithfully. You’ll be journeyed with by people who genuinely care about who you are today and where you’re headed.