Name
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First Name
Last Name
Email
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Phone
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Birthday
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Spouse's Name (if married)
First Name
Last Name
Spouse's Email (if married)
Children's Names & Birthdays (if applicable)
Are you and your spouse unified around pursuing a residency and taking this step toward vocational ministry, and are you in agreement that this is the right time in your life to do so? (if married)
Choose an answer:
Yes
No
Not sure / Other (please describe below)
Which residency are you applying for?
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Choose an answer:
Church Planting Residency
Discernment Residency
Either/Not sure/Other (please describe below)
In TWO - THREE SENTENCES, describe how you came to faith in Jesus
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in TWO - THREE sentences, describe ways you've seen God work and change you in the past 12 months
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Please use this area to elaborate on any answers from above
Current job & responsibilities
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(Please include title, organization, status [full-time, part-time, etc.], and TWO - THREE sentence summary of your role.)
What's the highest level of education you've completed?
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Choose an answer:
High school / Secondary School/ GED or equivalent
College / University
Masters / Doctoral Degree
Other (please describe below)
Please list the results of any personal/behavioral inventories you've completed in the past few years
(e.g. Strengths Finder, Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, DISC, PI/CI, etc.)
Please list FOUR - FIVE spiritual gifts you consider to be your strongest
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Please list THREE of your personal strengths
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Please list THREE of your personal weaknesses
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In TWO - THREE sentences, describe why you feel compelled to vocational ministry
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In TWO - THREE sentences, please describe your experience in ministry leadership
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(Please include role[s]/title[s], organization[s], responsibilities, & examples of fruitfulness)
Please list THREE personal heroes, and explain why in ONE sentence each
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Please list THREE key theological influences, and explain why in ONE sentence each
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(ex: people, organizations, institutions, etc.)
In TWO - THREE sentences each, please describe at least TWO discipleship relationships you currently have
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(These should be relationships in which you're primarily the "discipler")
In THREE - FOUR SENTENCES, describe the most recent opportunity you had to lead someone to Jesus.
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(Summarize the situation, how they came to put their faith in Jesus, and your role in the process)
Does your current church leadership know you're applying for a residency?
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Choose an answer:
Yes
No
Not sure (please explain below)
Would your current church leaders affirm your fruitful ministry & leadership experience?
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Choose an answer:
Yes
No
Not sure (please explain below)
Will your current church serve as your "host church" during your residency, affirming & supporting this step in vocational ministry?
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Choose an answer:
Yes
No
Not sure (please explain below)
Please list FOUR TO FIVE core convictions you would never give in on, if you were leading a church
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(These can be theological, philosophical, pastoral, cultural, etc.)
Have you ever participated in a formal pastoral / church planting / missionary assessment?
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Choose an answer:
Yes
No
Not sure / Other (please explain below)
Please use this area to elaborate on any answers from above
In TWO - THREE sentences, give us a window into what makes you "you"
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Please list the top TWO - THREE things you enjoy doing in your free time, and describe each in ONE sentence
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Please check ALL the following statements that are true for you
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(Please be honest. None of these inherently negate your involvement in a residency; they help us know you better, and serve you as we navigate next steps in ministry with caution and wisdom. For all you check, please explain below)
Please check ALL the following statements that are true for you
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(Please be honest. None of these inherently negate your involvement in a residency; they help us know you better, and serve you as we navigate next steps in ministry with caution and wisdom. For all you check, please explain below)
Of the areas in the previous question, which TWO are hardest for you? If married, which TWO are hardest for your spouse?
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In TWO sentences each, describe (a) things that commonly cause YOU anger, fear, or stress, (b) how you most commonly deal with anger, fear, and stress. If married, please also answer both questions about your spouse
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Please use this area to elaborate on any answers from above
Do you understand & agree to the time, financial, and other commitments described in your residency overview document(s)?
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Choose an answer:
Yes
No
Not sure / other (please describe below)
Use this space to ask any questions, and/or to share anything else that would be helpful as you submit this initial application
I agree that The Equipping Group's leadership, as well as that of my organization & local church, can use this information for its intended purposes
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By typing my name, I affirm that the answers above are truthful and comprehensive, to the best I can discern. Signature & date:
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