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Evangelical Community ChurchMISSIONARY SUPPORT APPLICATION
(To be filled out by Missionary Applicant)
Please read the Evangelical Community Church Missions Purpose Statement (available at the ECC church office or www.eccbloomington.org). Please complete this form and return it along with a written personal recommendation from your sending agency. If an ECC pastor, elder or Missions Committee member knows you well, please also include a letter of recommendation from them. Return this application and the letters of recommendation to:
The Missions CommitteeEvangelical Community Church
503 South High Street Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: 812.332.0502Fax: 812.331.8689E-mail: [email protected]
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Name ________________________________________ Date of birth _____________________
Marital Status: ______________________________ Were you ever divorced? ______________
Present Address ________________________________________________________________
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Phone _____________________________ Email _____________________________________
Permanent address and phone (if different from above) _________________________________
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Names and ages of children: ______________________________________________________
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How do you plan to meet the educational needs of your children? _________________________
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What is your connection to ECC and how long have you been associated with our church?
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Location(s) where you plan to minister:
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Briefly describe the specific ministry you will be engaged in:
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How long are you planning on being there? Initial commitment?__________________________
Mission Organization __________________________________________________________
Mission Address _________________________________________________________
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Mission E-mail __________________________________________________________
Mission Phone ___________________________________________________________
Mission Web URL________________________________________________________
Describe specific ways in which you will be accountable to this organization (newsletters, financial reports, visits, team on the ground, etc.):
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Are they accredited with the EFCA (ReachGlobal) and/or CrossGlobalLink? ________________
If you have changed from one mission agency to another, please state the reason for the change:
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Home Church, if other than ECC __________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________________
E-mail and Phone_____________________________________________________________
Pastor______________________________________________________________________
Describe your relationship with the local church, including areas of ministry and leadership:
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Education and Work Experience (attach a resume if you prefer)
Formal Education:
Dates Attended School Name/ City, State Major/Minor Degree
Work experience (most recent first):
1. Company________________________________________________________________
Position held_____________________________________________________________
Contact Person___________________________________________________________
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Phone________________________________ Dates: _____________ to _____________
2. Company________________________________________________________________
Position held_____________________________________________________________
Contact Person___________________________________________________________
Phone________________________________ Dates: _____________ to _____________
3. Company________________________________________________________________
Position held_____________________________________________________________
Contact Person___________________________________________________________
Phone________________________________ Dates: _____________ to _____________
List any other pertinent training, talents or experiences (including other missions or cross-cultural experiences):
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How well do you know the culture and language of the place to which you will be going?
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Finances:
Please provide an itemized description of your agency’s recommended monthly support (in USD).Allowance:
SalaryHousingChildren’s educationEmployee payroll taxPension / RetirementConference / seminarHolidayOther:
Benefits:Medical insuranceEmployer payroll taxFurlough / home serviceOther:
Administrative overhead:Personal Debt:Other expenses (please describe):
Monthly Total:
What is your current monthly support level (already raised)? _____________________________
References
Please provide three references who can comment on your spiritual maturity and qualifications for ministry:
1. Name_______________________________________Phone_______________________
Email___________________________________________________________________
2. Name_______________________________________Phone_______________________
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3. Name_______________________________________Phone_______________________
Email___________________________________________________________________
ECC has committed to focusing our missions efforts on the following areas of ministry:1. To ministry in a university or educational context.2. To ministry to the international community at our doorstep.3. To serving the most needy and least reached.
Please describe how your long-term ministry plans fit with one or more of these areas of focus :
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ECC has also committed to “doing missions” in a way that expresses the following values. Please describe how your long-term ministry plans correspond with these values:
1. Holistically: Reaching out to individuals and communities with the whole gospel in both word and deed.
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2. Targeting Self-Sustaining Solutions: Honoring the dignity and giftedness of those being served by encouraging their insight and active participation in the process of improving their own situation.
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3. Towards Lasting Change: Seeking transformation and development that will have a long-term impact upon people and communities.
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4. Building the Church: Committed to building, establishing, and/or working in cooperation with the local church.
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5. Together with ECC: Committed to building a long-term relationship and partnership with our church - not just funding.
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On a separate sheet of paper, briefly describe…1. Your walk with the Lord: how did you come to know Him as Savior and Lord, and what
does this mean for you on a regular basis?
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2. The reason you feel called to go on the mission field. What are the mid- and long-term goals or vision you want to work towards?
Please enclose other materials or make additional comments that you feel would be helpful to the Missions Committee.DOCTRINAL BELIEFS/STATEMENT OF FAITH
Please consider the following questions carefully. If you fully agree, check YES; if you disagree or agree only in part, check NO and write a brief explanation.
1. Do you believe the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments in their entirety, to be the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original writing, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of the world, and preserved by God throughout the ages to be the divine and final authority for all faith and life?
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2. Do you believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinite, perfect, and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
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3. Do you believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, that He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as a sacrifice sufficient for the sins of the world, rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven where He serves as our Mediator and Intercessor with the Father, until He returns at the end of this age?
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4. Do you believe that the present ministry of the Holy Spirit is to reveal the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, to convict individuals of sin, to regenerate the sinner who believes, and to indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service?
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5. Do you believe that man was created in the image of God and that his subsequent willful sin resulted in physical and spiritual death and in the necessity of a new birth?
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6. Do you believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for salvation; that salvation is by God’s grace alone, complete and eternal; and that
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only as one receives this gift of God through personal faith in Christ is one born of the Holy spirit and made a child of God?
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7. Do you believe that water baptism and communion are ordinances of the church during the present age?
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8. Do you believe that the church universal is composed of all persons who have been born again through saving faith in Jesus Christ and have therefore become members of the Body of Christ of which He is the head? Furthermore, do you believe that the local church should be the visible expression and should fulfill the purpose of the church universal in the world?
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9. Do you believe in the imminent, bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this expectation should encourage the believer to lead a godly and fruitful life?
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10. Do you believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead: of the believer to everlasting blessedness and eternal life in the presence of God, and of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting punishment apart from God?
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I understand and am in agreement with the preceding doctrinal statements that have been indicated with “YES,” and, if at any time, there is a change in my beliefs, I shall make it known to the Mission Committee of Evangelical Community Church.
I have also read the ECC Missions Purpose statement and understand the church’s Missions policy.
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Evangelical Community ChurchMISSIONARY SUPPORT APPLICATION
Spouse
Name __________________________________________ Date of birth ___________________
Date of Marriage: _________________________ Were you ever divorced? ________________
Education and Work Experience (attach a resume if you prefer)
Formal education:
Dates Attended School Name/ City, State Major/Minor Degree
Work experience (most recent first):
1. Company: _________________________________________________________
Position held: ______________________________________________________
Contact Person: ____________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________ Dates: __________ to ___________
2. Company: _________________________________________________________
Position held: ______________________________________________________
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Contact Person: ____________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________ Dates: __________ to ___________
3. Company: _________________________________________________________
Position held: ______________________________________________________
Contact Person: ____________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________ Dates: __________ to ___________
List any other pertinent training, talents or experiences (including other missions or cross-cultural experiences):
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How well do you know the culture and language of the place you will be going?
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Describe how you plan to be involved in ministry:
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Please give a brief description of why you want to go into mission work:
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On a separate sheet of paper, please describe your walk with the Lord: how did you come to know Him as Savior and Lord, and what does this mean for you on a regular basis?
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