Iona House is built on a semi-monastic / monastic-inspired model echoing the ancient Celtic monasterium. The ongoing communal life at Iona House is greatly enriched by the presence of interns, who inhabit the daily rhythms, offer care and stewardship to the campus, and serve as part of the lay staff of Iona House. Interns at Iona House are not life-long vowed monks. They are ordinary lay people who desire to spend a season of their lives living into a communal rhythm alongside others.

It depends on a number of factors. Currently we have room for 2-3 interns. Ultimately the number of interns is determined by the number of qualified applicants and current campus needs.

Interns must be 18 years or older. We are looking for committed Christians who desire to be submitted to the Great Tradition of Christianity - that which has been believed and practiced since the beginning. To be considered, a person must be in good enough health to engage the physical work aspect of the residency and must be emotionally capable of handling life together with other interns and residents. Interns must have the financial capacity to sustain themselves during the duration of their internship without a paying job.

Interns must be willing to submit themselves to living according to a biblical lifestyle echoing Great Tradition of Christianity.

Like everything at Iona House, we offer this Internship as a gift, meaning there is no fee. Iona House is a community operating within an economy of generosity and gift giving. As such, we gift the cost of housing (rent, utilities, home insurance, and even some meals, etc.) to Interns. The Intern Program at Iona House is very unique. We believe Interns are receiving a significant gift in this experience. The invitation of Interns is to invest themselves in the mission Iona House and to serve alongside the staff and Residents.

Interns are expected take financial responsibility for their own food, health insurance, and incidentals.

The Iona House Intern Program is a full time experience. To be considered for the Intern Program each candidate must be committed to being present and engaged during the full duration of the internship. This means that a person cannot be working, in school, or have other commitments that will intrude on the internship experience. Note that if a married couple applies to the internship program, both spouses are expected to participate in the internship.

Each week the Interns are given a personal day (on Monday) in which they are able to take care of personal needs, visit friends / family, and be free from responsibilities at Iona House. In addition to the personal day, Interns have limited-responsibilities (animal feedings, guest check-in) on Sundays.

Residents participate in the life of All Saints Church (allsaintsplacerville.org), which is the community in which most of our staff, leaders, and volunteers worship (and led by Ryan & Elizabeth Jones).

Unfortunately, no. We have a strict no pets policy for guests, interns, residents, and on-campus staff. It significantly reduces the complexity of life on campus if we remain consistent with our no pets policy - addressing allergy concerns, noise (barking dogs), and averting challenges with our domestic animals on campus.

We have limited space for perhaps a few small items. You would need to check first to see if there is room.

Please complete the written application in the link below.  You will receive confirmation that your application has been received and we will then review your application and be in touch to discuss next steps.  Typically if there appears to be resonance, there is an in-person or video interview, reference checks, background checks, and final discernment before a decision is made.

Because there are many nuances involved in running an intern program, the decision of who to invite to experience the internship is a prayerful matter discerned by the directors of Iona House. Not everyone who applies is able to be accepted into this program.