1. Please read the entire
application carefully before attempting to fill in the data requested.
2. This entire application may
be submitted by e-mail or CD if desired.
Please use Microsoft Word format.
3. When completed, send the
material to the:
Eastern Regional Association
Commission on Christian Ministry
PO Box 1913
Rochester, NH 03866-1913
ERACET@aol.com
Section 1, General Information
1. Name in full
________________________________________________________________
2. Address
___________________________________________________________________
Street City State Zip
3. Date and Place of Birth
_______________________________________________________
4. Check all appropriate
spaces: Male________ Female ________
single______
married ______ divorced
______ remarried ______ widower ______
5. Full maiden name of spouse
___________________________________________________
6. Name and Ages of Children
____________________________________________________
7. Citizenship
_____________________________ Native Language _____________________
8. Date and mode of baptism,
and by whom? ________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Evaluate your language
skills:
below average ______ average ______ above average ______ excellent ______
10. Name and address of church
of which you are a member. ____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
11. Name and address of church
which you currently attend (if different from above). _________
___________________________________________________________________________
12. Have you ever been, or are
you presently, under the care of a ministerial committee or licensing body as a candidate for the
ministry? ________
If yes, give name, address, and brief explanation of
circumstances. _____________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
13. Do you hold ordination
credentials in any other denomination or organization? ________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
14. Have you ever been refused
ordination, or have ordination credentials which you have been issued, ever
been suspended, revoked, or recalled by any Conference, Church Agency, or
Denomination? ________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
15. Are you engaged in preaching
or other ministerial work at the present time? ________
___________________________________________________________________________
16. Are you engaged in any
secular work? _______
___________________________________________________________________________
17. Do you have any large
indebtedness or serious financial problems? ________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Describe your plan for liquidating such
indebtedness. _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
18. Have you faithfully managed
any indebtedness and maintained a good credit rating for the last five years?
________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
19. Do you believe that you have
faithfully managed your household and family responsibilities? Explain.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
20. Give names and addresses of
six references (note: please do not use relatives for references):
a. Your present or most recent pastor:
____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b. Elder or deacon of the church in which you hold
membership or regularly attend: _______
___________________________________________________________________________
c. A faculty member acquainted with you and your
work: ____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
d. A respected citizen of the community in which you
live (not a member of your church): __
___________________________________________________________________________
e. Your most recent employer:
__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
f. A mature Christian friend: ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Section 2, EDUCATION
1. Last school grade completed __________
Name and address of school ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________ Date of Graduation: ____________
Course of study taken: ________________________________________________________
2. College. Give information for each institution.
a. Name and address: _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________
Degree conferred ____________________________________________________________
Major field of study (or list courses completed) ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b. Name and address: _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________
Degree conferred ____________________________________________________________
Major field of study (or list courses completed) ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
c. Name and address: _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________
Degree conferred ____________________________________________________________
Major field of study (or list courses completed) ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Seminary or other graduate studies. Give information for each institution.
a. Name and address: _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________
Degree conferred ____________________________________________________________
Major field of study (or list courses completed) ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b. Name and address: _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________
Degree conferred ____________________________________________________________
Major field of study (or list courses completed) ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
c. Name and address: _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Years attended: from ________ to ________
Degree conferred ____________________________________________________________
Major field of study (or list courses completed) ____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Please list below other educational achievements such as home study, correspondence school, evening school, research work, etc. that you have completed and not included above. Give names and addresses of schools, dates, courses completed, and/or degrees conferred.
Note: Transcripts of academic records may be requested.
Section 3, EXPERIENCE
Please use supplemental sheets of paper as needed to describe in some detail the exact nature of your experience and/or service in each of the three areas outlined below. Please use the numberings and headings indicated below. When completed attach to the general information pages.
1. Conversion experience and call to the ministry.
2. Christian service.
Examples: Sunday School work, Youth work, Conference work, Campmeeting work, Pastoral work, etc.
Please list inclusive dates, where service was done, position and degree of responsibility, and the name and address of supervisor or other person familiar with your work. List all pertinent Christian service experiences which you have had within the last five years.
3. Secular experience.
Please list and give pertinent information about such experiences as secular employment, membership in professional societies or clubs, civic activities, extra curricular activities in high school or college, military experience, travel, or other significant experiences or interests.
Section 4, SELF ASSESSMENT
The purpose of this section is to help you assess your spiritual competencies and interests so as to provide a basic understanding of how you perceive your giftedness and calling.
Please identify up to 10 qualities which you believe
best describe your person and ministry even though you may identify with
more. An item not marked is not an
indication of weakness.
Place an “X” beside each of your choices.
____ am an
effective preacher/speaker ____
am an effective administrator
____ am
effective in planning and ____
am committed to personal spiritual
leading worship growth
and theological understanding
____ am an enabler/edifier ____
am a good listener
____ am a self starter ____ have a passion for Missions
____ am an effective counselor ____ deal effectively with conflict
____ have a clear understanding of what ____
am genuinely accepting of people
God is calling me to do
with my with different backgrounds and/or
life ethnicities
____ understand the plan of salvation ____ am genuinely accepting of other
and regularly share with
un- believers
who may have different
believers theological
positions
____ am an effective leader ____
believe everyone in the Body has a
____ assertive ministry
and work to help them
____ passive discover
their ministry gift and use
____
team oriented it
for the glory of God and the good of
the Body.
____ am a prayer warrior
____ _____________________________ ____
______________________________
I am most comfortable with the following age groups:
(Check as many as apply.)
____
children ____ youth ____ young adults ____ middle adults ____ seniors
____ people
of my own age group ____ people of all
age groups
What do you believe is God’s call on your life for
ministry?
My personality is best described as: (check as many as apply)
____ people person ____ steady (unfazed by problems) ____ inspires confidence
____ compassionate and
caring, sensitive to others needs ____
subject to mood swings;
____ reserved ____other:
_______________________________________
Which of the
following spiritual gifts characterize your life and ministry?
____
Prophecy ____
Knowledge ____ Service
____
Healing ____
Teaching ____
Discernment
____
Hospitality ____
Deliverance ____ Helps
____ Mercy ____ Administration ____ Evangelism
____
Tongues ____
Pastor/Teacher ____ Faith
____Wisdom ____ Interpretation
of Tongues
Do you believe any of the above are “sign” gifts of
the baptism of the Holy Spirit? If so,
which ones?
What do you believe are the essential
beliefs/experiences that unite believers in the Body of Christ?
How did you come to know the Lord and how would you
describe you spiritual journey to this point?
Why is ordination important to you at this time?
Describe your personal devotional life.
Personal
Evaluation
Using the scale given below, and as honestly and objectively as you can, rate yourself on the following characteristics:
1 = usually or frequently 2 = sometimes 3 = never
________ reputable ________ quarrelsome
________ humble ________ addicted to stimulants
________ hospitable or depressants
________ sensible ________ sensitive to needs of others
________ irreproachable ________ anxious
________ avaricious ________ easily hurt
________ sympathetic ________ irritable
________ impatient ________ responsible
________ healthy ________ easygoing
________ domineering ________ stubborn
________ gentle ________ kind
________ jealous ________ prideful
________ punctual ________ negative attitude
________ critical ________ ambitious
________ sense of humor ________ easily embittered
________ prejudiced ________ impractical
________ self-confident ________ resentful
________ impulsive ________ respectful
________ indulgent ________ faithful
________ moody ________ good leader
________ conscientious ________ good money manager
________ selfish ________ effective home manager
________ depressed ________ introvert
________ nervous ________ extrovert
________ gossipy ________ uses alcoholic beverages
________ excitable ________ uses tobacco
________ rebellious ________ rebounds from failure
________ self-controlled ________ responds well to criticism
________ easily angered ________ vacillates on decisions
________ gluttonous
Section 5, ORDINATION EXAM
Instructions
The
Bible and Ministry evaluation has been arranged in three sections.
Section
One:
Section One is a closed book evaluation of general Bible knowledge. “Closed book” means a person is expected to complete this section by answering the questions from memory. If you do not know the answer, please look it up and write the answer in a different color ink or otherwise indicate you researched the question.
This section includes one word or one line answers,
multiple choice, matching, and true or false questions. In the match boxes, the person matches up the
item in the left column with the correct match in the right column.
Section
Two:
Section two consists of a series of questions on general Bible knowledge as well as some with a theological orientation. These questions call for an essay of a few paragraphs or more in most situations. The questions are listed here, but space is not provided for responses on these sheets since the length of the response will vary from person to person. Please use additional paper for your responses, making certain to number the responses consistent with the question number.
In answering these questions, a person may use the
Bible or any other resource that would be helpful.
Section
Three:
Section three consists of a series of generic case studies to which a response is to be given. Each response should be as extensive as necessary, in order to adequately reflect a working knowledge of each situation described.
Important:
When you have completed the evaluation, please
return it with the other parts of this form to the:
Eastern Regional Association
PO Box 1913
Rochester, NH 03866-1913
SECTION ONE:
General Bible
Questions
If you do not know the
answer, please look it up and write the answer
in a different color ink or otherwise indicate you researched the question.
SECTION ONE
General Bible Questions
1. How many books are there in
the Bible? How many are in each of the
two testaments?
2. How many Psalms are there in
the Book of Psalms and who is credited with having written most of them?
3. What are the major
categories of literature in the Old Testament and how many books are there in
each category?
4. Which of the four gospels
has the strongest Jewish flavor?
5. Name the authors of the
following quotations.
“I know that my Redeemer liveth…”
“Here am I, send me.”
“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for
good.”
6. Which Bible character
challenged the prophets of Baal to a memorable contest on Mt. Carmel and which
book of the Bible records the story?
7. Abraham fathered a son by
his house maiden and named him__________________.
8. Name the foreign queen who
led the northern tribes of Israel into Baal worship.
9.
The man who wrestled with an angel was:
a. Jacob b. Joshua c. David d. Daniel
10. Abraham was
called by God from the city of:
a. Babylon b. Goshen c. Ur d. Nazareth
11. The man
whose donkey spoke prophecy was:
a. Noah b. Balaam c. Balak d. Solomon
12. The man who
was “taken by God” not having died was:
a. Jethro b. Moses c. Enoch d. David
13. Nehemiah
was able to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem in:
a. 52 days b. 100 days c. 490 days d. 1,000
days
14. Ezra led
some Israelites back to Israel to help rebuild the:
a. city b. temple c. palace d. religious shrines
15. The section
in the Hebrew Bible called the twelve is in the English Bible called:
a. History b. Poetry c. Pentateuch d.
Minor Prophets
16. The
Israelites spent most of 38 years around the Southern Palestinian oasis named:
a. Bethel b. March c. Nebo d.
Kadesh-barnea
17. To avoid
meaninglessness “remember and serve God” is the message of:
a. Psalms b. Job c. Daniel d.
Ecclesiastes
18. Which
servant of God was sent on a preaching mission he did not like and ended up
having to be thrown overboard?
a. Noah b. Elijah c. Jonah d. Jehu
19. Jeremiah
predicted that Judah would be a captive of Babylon for how many years?
a. 490 b. 3 1/2 c. 70 d. 1260
20. Which
prophet saw a valley of dry bones come to life?
a. Daniel b. Isaiah c. Jeremiah d.
Ezekiel
21. The first
five books of the Bible were written by Moses and are called books of:
a. wisdom b. blessings c. law d.
beginnings