Treasure State Baptist Association

CHURCH PLANTING INTERN APPLICATION

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Treasure State Baptist Association
P. O. Box 5084
Helena, MT  59604-5084
Office: 406.443.4788
Fax:  406-457-8405 
Email:  treasurestateba@msn.com
I.  GENERAL DATA:

NAME:: 

Address SSN
City Phone:  (home)
State:                                        Zip Code:  (cell) 
Email:

Valid Driver’s License:

Check One:      o  Single          o Engaged       o Married       o Divorced      o Remarried   

Date of marriage:       

 Place married:    

Spouse’s name:

Spouse’s education:

 
Children (name, gender, birth date)

 

 
Parent’s Name:     Parent’s Phone:
Parent's Address:

 

    Parent’s Reaction to serving in Montana:    

 
Earliest Availability Date:        Return Date:

 

II.  EDUCATION:
Schools attended beginning w/ high school:  Year Graduated  

Degree or Diploma
     
     

 

III.  CHURCH AND MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Of what Church are you now a member?   How Long?
Denomination:  Current Ministry involvement:
Licensed by Church Date
Ordained by                                                                                 Church Date

 

IV.  GENERAL QUESTIONS: (expand on the space provided below)

1.      Why do you want to be a church planter missionary for the summer?

 

 

2.      Have you ever served in a mission or helped develop a new church?  If so, in what capacity?

 

 

3.      Describe your ministry experiences.

 

 

4.      Have you lead anyone to Christ?

 

 




 

5.      What are your secular work skills & experiences?

 

 

6.      Share the most positive work or ministry experience you have had in your life & why was it so meaningful?

 

 

7.      Would you consider your style of ministry to be traditional or contemporary? (please define these two terms)  Why?

 

 

8.      Do you agree with The Baptist Faith and Message?                   Which version?

 

 
      9.  Please check the following:

YOU

SPOUSE
Have lead worship services?  If yes what?  Yes      No  Yes      No
Have you delivered a sermon?  If yes how frequently?  Yes      No  Yes      No
Do you practice Glossalalia (speaking in tongues) in public or private?  Yes      No  Yes      No
Do you use tobacco or drink alcoholic beverages?  Yes      No  Yes      No
Do you use or have you used illegal drugs?  Yes      No  Yes      No
Have you ever been arrested or indicted for a felony  Yes      No  Yes      No
Are there any personal, relational, physical, mental, emotional, and/or spiritual issues in your past or present that might hinder your effectiveness or otherwise be an embarrassment to the mission cause?  Yes      No  Yes      No
If yes to any of the above, please explain.

 

 
10.  Do you, your wife and/or children (if applicable) have any health (or family) problems that would affect your stay in Montana this summer?

 

 

 

V.  PRE-ASSESSMENT.  (Please respond to the following items as accurately as possible while maintaining brevity – one paragraph unless noted otherwise.  Answer on separate pages and attach.)

1.      Write your spiritual autobiography.  Describe your salvation experience, & discuss your baptism experience.

 

 

2.      Share what your understanding is to date of your call to Christian ministry. 

 

 

3.      What would others say you’re interested in or passionate about in life & ministry?

 

4.      Share your understanding of the spiritual gifts God has given you & how they maybe used in this ministry?

 

 

5.      Describe how you are involved in witnessing to non-believers?  Relate a recent experience of sharing your faith with someone who was not a Christian.

 

 

6.      Share a basic Christian message with those you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with.

 

 

7.      Describe cross-cultural experiences you have had.  How have these experiences led you to believe you can live and work effectively in another culture or setting?

 

 

  8.      Describe your “expectations” of serving as a church planter missionary.

 

 

VI.  REFERENCES:

Pastor:

                Name:                                                                     Phone:                                                    Email:

            Address:

 

Layman:

                Name:                                                                    Phone:                                                    Email:

             Address:

 

Professor:

                Name:                                                                     Phone:                                                    Email:

            Address:

 

Friend:

                Name:                                                                     Phone:                                                    Email:

            Address:

 

 

I HEREBY STATE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICATION IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.  I AUTHORIZE THE TREASURE STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, THE MONTANA SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, THE NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD, SBC TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THOSE INVOLVED IN THE CHURCH PLANTING PROCESS. 

 

 

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