Residency Application

Ministry
Describe your call to ministry. Briefly summarize the extent of your church involvement, listing ministries in which you have been active and experiences you have had.
How has your church affirmed your sense of call and your fitness for ministry? Have you been ordained? If so, by whom and when?
What would you say are your spiritual gifts or ministry strengths? How have these been confirmed?
What, if any, are areas of weakness in your present ministry?
Have you ever participated in a short- or long-term missions trip? Where? Do you regularly support missions and/or Christian parachurch ministries? Which ones?
Preaching
Articulate briefly your philosophy of preaching.
Who is your favorite preacher? Who else has had a significant influence on your own preaching?
Paste the URL of a sample sermon or upload a file. It should represent your best, most recent work.
Sermon file upload, if no URL to a sermon was provided above.
Scripture and Theme of Sermon
Does your message address a specific need or special occasion? Explain.
Leadership
What leadership roles have you had within the church? Outside the church?
Please articulate your philosophy of leadership. Share a situation where you led or influenced a group in a positive direction. Explain the situation, the steps you took to address the situation, and the outcome.

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