1. Personal Information
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Name
First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth
Wife's Name
First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth
Years Married
1. Personal Information
Children's Names
Email
Phone
Address
Address 1
Address 2
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal Code
Country
2. Basic History
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Non-church work experience, education, and training? (Please include all education, and work or business background)
What is your full experience in ministry?
What is your testimony/story of conversion?
How long have you been a committed follower of Jesus?
Two ministry references:
Two non-ministry references
3. Spiritual Health
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What is the gospel? Give supporting scriptures.
Give a brief example of your devotional life over the last two weeks. Is that typical for you?
On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being great, rate your prayer life and explain why.
What books have most formed you and what are you currently reading?
As you look at planting a church, what are two areas of strength and two areas of weakness.
4. Vision & Partnership
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Where do you want to plant and why? Do you have a timeline and a core team?
What is your mission and vision for your plant, and why?
What current churches do you partner with or plan too?
Are you part of a denomination and/or network? Describe your relationship with your denomination and/or network. (If you're not part of one, have you looked into what partnership looks like with a denomination and/or network? If so, what denomination(s) and/or network(s)?)
4. Vision & Partnership
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Describe a time in your work/ministry when things got tough, and you had to push through; a time when you had to overcome significant obstacles to accomplish something?
Describe a time when, as a leader, you felt like you were doing the right thing, but you faced significant adversity. How did you deal with disappointment, criticism, adversity?
Describe a time when you accomplished something significant with very limited resources.
6. Clarity & Strength of Calling to Plant a Church
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How sure are you (on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being MOST sure) that God has called you to be involved in church planting as opposed to serving in an established church? (Please expound)
How sure are you (on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being MOST sure) that God has called you to be a church planting LEAD as opposed to serving a supporting role to a LEAD? (Please expound)
How have you discerned God’s direction for your life in the past (before considering church planting)?
How have you discerned God’s call regarding this potential church plant?
7. Questions for your Spouse (If Married)
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Do you affirm your spouse’s calling and desire to plant?
What do you feel your role is as a church planter’s spouse?
Give an example of a time that you partnered with your spouse in ministry?
What excites you most about planting a new church? What concerns you or stresses you most about planting a church? How have you dealt with these types of concerns in the past?
8. Statement of Faith
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Please include your statement of faith below
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