Assistant Pastor Application Form 2026

Assistant Pastor Application Form
Section A - Personal Details
Surname:
Title:
Usual Christian name:
Other Names:
Names and ages of any children:
Nationality:
Do you have a full UK driving licence?
Right to work in the UK: (Before you continue this application you must have a right to work in the UK - we currently do not offer Visa Sponsorship)
Type a question
Home Address:
Home Telephone:

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail:
example@example.com
Mobile:

Area CodePhone Number
Section B - Education and Work Experience
List secondary schools / colleges / universities / seminaries attended, giving years of attendance and qualifications obtained with grades / class:
Please give details of your current employment / study:
Please give details, with dates, in chronological order of current and previous work experience:
Section C - Personal Life
Please give the name and denomination of your church:
State briefly how and when you became a Christian:
What do you feel God has been teaching you in the past 12 months? Where has he been teaching you this?
Describe some of the encouragements you have seen in discipleship, either of being discipled or of discipling others:
How often do you share the gospel with others? What are some of the encouragements you have seen in evangelism?
If you are married, how would you describe your marital harmony at this time? Why?
If you are a parent, how do you feel your parenting is going? Where do you want to grow as a parent?
Do you give generously and who do you give to?
What have been the main influences on your Christian life and how have they had this influence?
Do you struggle with any habitual and addictive behaviours that might impact your spiritual growth or ability to serve in this more intense capacity (for example pornography, alcoholism, workaholism, gambling etc.)?
Describe your personal time with God.
Section D - Interests
What kind of indoor and outdoor recreation do you pursue?
What books and periodicals (Christian and secular) have you read recently? Have any of these had a particular impact on you? Why?
Section E - This Position
Why have you applied to be an Assistant Pastor at City Church?
What are your spiritual gifts?
What experience do you have of pioneering outreach and creative evangelism?
What experience do you have of preaching, teaching and pastoral care?
Building scalable agile organisational structures is an important skill for leaders at City Church. What principles, methods or strategies would you use in order to achieve this?
What are your favourites resources to use for seeker groups and why?
What is the relationship between discipleship and evangelism?
What experience of leadership do you have inside and outside the church?
Should you be offered this post, what are your non-negotiables?
At City Church Manchester, staff members seek to reflect on Six Key Skills in their ministry. Please outline your experience in the following:
(1) Leadership Skill - Ability to lead oneself and others by planning, delivering, and envisioning.
(2) Speaking Skill - Ability to articulate with clarity, precision, and discernment.
(3) Harnessing Skill - Ability to nurture the strengths and weaknesses of others.
(4) Perceive Skill - Ability to identify and mobilise new opportunities that contribute to the vision of the church or organisation you are working for.
(5) Gift Skill - Ability to contribute to teams outside your area of responsibility.
(6) Defend Skill - Ability to defend and envision others to defend the vision and values of the church or organisation you are working for
Do you believe your church will support your application?
How did you hear about the post? Please state where you saw it advertised.
Section F - City Church

City Church Manchester's Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Distinctives

City Church Manchester's Vision and Values
Are you in full agreement with the City Church Manchester's Statement of Faith and the FIEC's statements on Gospel Unity, Women in Ministry and Marriage?
Are you in full agreement with the church Doctrinal Distinctives?
What most excites you about the vision and values of City Church Manchester?
City Church seeks to continually stretch our resources and efforts to reach the lost; this brings both opportunity and discomfort. How might you contribute to us holding this tension in a healthy way?
Section G - Theological Understanding
Please state briefly what you believe about the Bible and its role in Christian life and work.
Please describe the gospel in one word, one line and then one paragraph?
What are your views on the Holy Spirit and his work?
What does it mean to say that God is sovereign?
What is the Church and what is its purpose?
Describe how you think Christians and the church should engage with the culture they live and work in.
Section G - Referees

Please give the names of four people who are willing to act as your referees. One should be your church leader, one should be your current employer, and one should be your spouse (if married).
Name:
Position:
Telephone:

Area CodePhone Number
Address:
E-mail:
example@example.com
Relationship to applicant:
May we contact them without further reference to you?
Name:
Position:
Telephone:

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail:
example@example.com
Address:
Relationship to applicant:
May we contact them without further reference to you?
Name:
Position:
Telephone:

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail:
example@example.com
Address:
Relationship to applicant:
May we contact them without further reference to you?
Name:
Position:
Telephone:

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail:
example@example.com
Address:
Relationship to applicant:
May we contact them without further reference to you?
I declare that the information contained in this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge. I give permission for this form and any references to be copied to those involved in the interviewing and selection process.
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Assistant Pastor Application Form

Section A - Personal Details

Section B - Education and Work Experience

Section C - Personal Life

Section D - Interests

Section E - This Position

Section F - City Church

Section G - Theological Understanding

Section G - Referees