Ambassador Pastoral Staff
Application Form

LAST NAMEFIRST NAMEMIDDLE INITIALPHONE NUMBER

ADDRESSCITYSTATEZIPEMAIL

PRESENT CHURCHADDRESSCITYSTATEZIP

PRESENT POSITIONHOW LONGAGE OF CHURCHNUMBER ATTENDING

EDUCATION

SCHOOLYEAR(S)DEGREEGRADUATED?

EXPERIENCE

POSITIONFROM/TOATTENDANCE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. Age: Marital Status:If Married, number of years:

2. If married, spouse's full (maiden) name:

3. Have you ever been divorced? Has your spouse ever been divorced?

4. Names and ages of children:

5. List your hobbies or special interests:

6. If married, what is the vocational training and major interests of your spouse:

7. If married, what is your spouse's attitude toward your vocation:

8. If married, what are your spouse’s spiritual gifts:

9. Do you have any other vocational or job skills?

10. Physical condition of yourself and your family:

11. Approximate amount of debt owed other than mortgage

12. Are you licensed? YES/NO Are you ordained? YES/NO By what organization?

13. Give a brief summary of your conversion experience:

14. Give a brief summary of your call/leading to the ministry:

15. In what cultures (rural/urban/suburb/city/cross-cultural/other) do you work best?

PERSONAL EVALUATION

1. Which New Testament gifts do you have?

2. What do you perceive your primary task as a pastor to be?

3. To the right of each category, comment on your experience for each.

Preaching
Counseling
Administration/Systems & Operations
Evangelism
Visitation (hospital, etc.)
Teaching
Dealing with Interpersonal Differences
Discipleship
Mentoring Staff
Building Ministry Teams

4. My greatest personal strengths are:

5. My greatest personal weaknesses are:

6. How do you maintain your professional skills?

Personality & Values

  1. Do you know your personality type (Myers-Brigg, DISC, Enneagram)? Spiritual gifts? Strength Finders?
  1. What keeps you up at night? (i.e. what passions and dreams do you get most excited about?)
  1. If you could do anything, and money was no object, what would it be?
  1. Who do you look up to (excluding any Biblical characters)?
  1. What is the most influential book you have ever read?

Spiritual Growth & Theology

  1. Do you agree completely with the Evangelical Free Church of America’s doctrinal statement?
  1. How do you maintain your spiritual life?
  1. Is there anything in your past that would hinder you in your ministry?

9. Please respond with your views on the following issues:

-The charismatic issue:

-Divorce, remarriage, and eligibility for church office:

-Eschatology:

-Role of women in the church:

-Church discipline:

-Social drinking:

Ministry & Leadership

  1. What experience have you had in multicultural settings?
  1. Please describe your best and worst ministry experiences. Tell why they qualify as such, and how the “worst” experience was resolved.
  1. What size of church did you work with in the past? What size of church do you prefer to work in?
  1. Please list three things that you would like to accomplish in your first year at Ambassador.
  1. How would you recruit, train and develop a ministry?
  1. How would you train, equip and recruit others for ministry?
  1. Attach your philosophy of ministry: Include your convictions regarding (a) the role of church leaders, (b) discipleship, (c) evangelism, and any other issues you believe are important.

Family

15.What do your immediate family members feel about your applying for this position?

  1. If married, what role do you see your spouse playing in ministry?

Transitions

17. What is the ideal timeline for you to start at Ambassador Church?

  1. Are there any special circumstances we should be aware of?

19. What salary range are you hoping for?