Pastor Application

Pastoral Candidate Application

Please complete the form below to apply for a position with us.
Part 1

Personal Data
Name

First Name Last Name
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code
E-mail
Phone Number

Area Code Phone Number
Facebook Profile
Instagram Profile
Twitter Profile
LinkedIn Profile
Position you are applying for
Would you be interested in learning about other opportunities?

Yes No
Marital Status (Check all that apply)

single engaged married separated divorced widowed remarried
Spouse Name:
How long have you been married?
Please list the names of all children, their gender and their age.
Highest level of education completed
Name & Location of Academic Institutions
Are you ordained?

Yes No
If ‘yes’ when and by whom?
Current or most recent employer
Current Church Website
Part 2

Personal Profile
What is your general personality and temperament?
What are your major talents, abilities, hobbies, and interests?
What are your top three personal priorities in life?
What do you and your family enjoy doing together?
Part 3

Spiritual Profile
Have you been baptized as a believer in Christ?

Yes No
If ‘yes’ provide the DATE, CHURCH NAME and ADDRESS
If ‘yes’ provide the MODE of baptism.
Are you a formal member of a church?

Yes No
If 'yes', provide the name and address of the church and the number of years you have been a member
Describe your conversion experience (1 or 2 paragraphs emphasizing how you came to the Lord and what difference it has made in your life).
What is your general theological stance or “camp?” What theological writers have helped you the most?
Describe your call to ministry. Why do you want to be a pastor?
Provide a brief statement of your basic philosophy of ministry.
Briefly describe your past and present ministry experiences and how they have prepared you to be an effective pastor.
Why are you leaving your current position?
When would you be available to start?
Theological Positions and Convictions
The church for which you are applying is a member of the Charis Fellowship of Churches. Please review the Charis Commitment to Common Identity before proceeding to the next set of questions.
Have you read the Charis Commitment to Common Identity?

Yes No
Do you have any concerns about your ability to minister within the context of theseconvictions, commitments and practices?

Yes No
Comments
How do you explain the inerrancy of scripture?
What is your theological view of the biblical account of creation?
What are your convictions regarding the role(s) of women in ministry?
Charis Fellowship Position Statements

Please review the position statements on this page and provide your comments, feedback or other thoughts as to these specific topics.

https://charisfellowship.us/page/positionstatements
AFFIRMATION OF LIFE
MARRIAGE AND SEXUALITY
ELDERSHIP
THEOLOGICAL INFORMATION:

The churches in the Charis Fellowship are concerned for maintaining a centered set theology and missiology. While there is some variance within our churches on tertiary (and some secondary) doctrinal positions, our goal is to maintain unity by understanding that we are all moving towards the same center.
Please check all boxes in the following areas that describe your personal theological positions and formation:

Fundamentalist Reformed Dispensational Conservative Evangelical Covenental Wesleyan Progressive Evangelical Mainline Evangelical Charismatic Calvinist Arminian Pentecostal
Baptism Practices (check all that apply)

Believer's Baptism Infant Baptism Immersion Trine Immersion Sprinkle Pour
Preferred Styles of Worship (check all that apply)

Liturgical Traditional Contemporary Blended
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Pastoral Candidate Application

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Theological Positions and Convictions