Position(S) Applying For: Family Pastor Minister for Young Adults

Ministry LeaderApplication

Position(s) Applying for: Family Pastor Minister for Young Adults

Minister for High School Minister for Middle School

FAMILY DATA

Last Name: First: Middle Initial:____

Marital Status (Circle one) Single Married (date / / ) Divorced Remarried Widowed

Birthdate:

Spouse’s First Name: Middle Initial: ____

Spouse’s Birthdate: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip code: ______

Phone #: Work Phone #: ______

Cell Phone#: E-mail: ______

Children’s Names and Birthdates:

1. 3.______

2. 4.______

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

School Dates attending Graduated Degree

High School: Yes No -

College: Yes No -

Post College: Yes No -

EMPLOYMENT & FINANCIAL STATUS

Present employer: Spouse’s Employer:______

Finances are presently:(Circle One) Impossible Very TightComfortable Flourishing

Do you operate by a budget? Yes NoDo you track your expenses?YesNo

Are you willing to work part-time for Los Altos Grace? YesNo

Your current level of contentment: Discontented Poor So-So Comfortable Great

What has your past experience been in the “secular” work force?

SPIRITUAL HISTORY

1. Explain the circumstances of your salvation decision:

2.Present church attendance/membership: How long?______

3.Water Baptized:Yes No (Circle one) Were you a believer when baptized? Yes No

4.Type of baptism:Sprinkling Pouring Single immersion Triune immersion

6.List your spiritual gifts:

Strongest: 1. 2. 3. ______

Weakest: 1. 2. 3. ______

7.List your spouse’s spiritual gifts:

Strongest: 1. 2. 3. ______

Weakest: 1. 2. 3. ______

8.List your previous & present ministry experiences (local church or parachurch):

9. Why do you believe God is calling you to be a leader?

10. What is your sense of God’s specific calling on you?

11.How (in what capacities) would you most like to minister?

Why?

12.How (in what capacities) would you least like to minister?

Why?

13. If you could attempt absolutely anything for the Lord and knew you could not possibly fail, what would you do?

14.State your knowledge of and association with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches and why you are open to minister within its framework:

15.Comment on your involvement in personal evangelism and fruit of it in the last twelve months:

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16.To prepare for future ministry, what is it that you think you need to be fully trained?

17. Briefly state, by priority, five goals you would have for your position:

18. Briefly state, by priority, five things you would expect of a supervising ministry mentor:

CHARACTER ISSUES

Circle the number which best reflects your present character in the following areas.

(1 = poor, 2 = not so well, 3 = okay, 4 = good, and 5 = excellent)

poor okay excellent

Desire to serve as a servant leader1 2 3 4 5

Above reproach 1 2 3 4 5

Fully devoted to spouse(if married) 1 2 3 4 5

Sexual Purity1 2 3 4 5

Lives wisely (temperate)1 2 3 4 5

Self-controlled1 2 3 4 5

Respectable 1 2 3 4 5

Hospitable 1 2 3 4 5

Not given to drunkenness1 2 3 4 5

Not violent but gentle1 2 3 4 5

Not quarrelsome1 2 3 4 5

Not a lover of money1 2 3 4 5

Managing the family well1 2 3 4 5

The children obey with proper respect1 2 3 4 5

Not becoming conceited1 2 3 4 5

Good reputation with outsiders1 2 3 4 5

THEOLOGICAL PERSUASIONS

Please state your present view on the following subjects and circle how you came to this particular opinion: (We realize that you might have little opinion about some of these issues and that is okay. Take as much space as is necessary.)

1.Salvation: