Kirk Session - Ministry Application Form

Ministry Application Form - Kirk Session

The following questions should be completed by the nominated Kirk Session representative after the interview with the ministry applicant has taken place.
1. Name of Ministry Applicant*
2. Congregation Name*
3. Please give a summary of the interview, highlighting positive reasons for supporting this application as well as any areas of concern or lack of clarity in regard to this application*
Personal Details
4. Is the Kirk Session aware of any additional personal details, not included in the "Personal Details" section of the candidate's application form, that are relevant to this application? If so, please detail these below.
Testimony
5. How long has the application been a Christian? Is the Session satisfied that the applicant is not a recent convert? Please comment on the Christian maturity of the applicant.*
6. Please provide any relevant additional information relating to the applicant's testimony, both prior to conversion and subsequent to conversion?
Character
7. Is the Session satisfied that the applicant's character adequately reflects the qualifications for ministry highlighted in the New Testament? Explain.*
8. Please comment on the applicant's self-awareness*
9. Please comment on the applicant's teachability*
10. If applicable, is the Session satisfied that the applicant's wife is supportive of this application?
11. Please indicate the extent to which the wider congregation is positive about this application*
12. Please comment on how the applicant is viewed by the wider community*
Competence, Theology and Ministry
13. Are there any areas of concern with regard to the applicant's competence, theology, and understanding of ministry that the Session would like the Presbytery to raise when interviewing the candidate?
14. Is the Session convinced that this application should proceed, and is the Session willing to endorse an external call to ministry to this applicant along with the applicant's own inward sense of call?*
Declaration
Privacy Notice

The information you provide in this form will be used for the purposes of administering the application process. It will be stored securely and will be shared only with authorised personnel within the Free Church of Scotland. The Free Church of Scotland full Privacy Notice can be seen here.
Your Name*

First NameSurname
Your Email*
example@example.com
Your Phone Number*
Your Signature*

Clear
Date of Completion of Form*
Please verify that you are human*
Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish Charity, SC012925, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
Should be Empty:

Ministry Application Form - Kirk Session

Personal Details

Testimony

Character

Competence, Theology and Ministry

Declaration