Pastoral Application Date: _________________PASTORAL INFORMATION FORM LAST NAMEFIRST NAMEMIDDLE INITIALPHONE NUMBERADDRESSCITYSTATEZIPPRESENT CHURCHADDRESSCITYSTATE, ZIPPRESENT POSITIONHOW LONGAGE OF CHURCHNUMBER ATTENDINGEDUCATIONSCHOOL YEAR(S) DEGREE GRADUATED?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________EXPERIENCECHURCH POSITION FROM/TO _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PERSONAL INFORMATION1. Age: ____________ Marital Status: ____________________________ If Married, number of years: _____________________2. If married, spouse's full (maiden) name: ________________________________________________________________________3. Names and ages of children:4. List your hobbies or special interests:5. Training and major interests of your spouse:6. Spouse's attitude toward your vocation:7. Spouse’s spiritual gifts:8. Do you have any other vocational or job skills?9. Physical condition of yourself and your family:10. Are you licensed? _______ Are you ordained? _______ By what organization? ____________________________11. Give a brief summary of your conversion experience:12. Give a brief summary of your call/leading to the ministry:13. In what cultures (rural/urban/suburb/city/cross-cultural/other) do you work in best? PERSONAL EVALUATION1. Which New Testament gifts do you have?2. What do you perceive your primary task as a pastor to be?3. To the right of each category, evaluate yourself. On the left, number in order of importance (1=most important, 10=least important) according to your philosophy of ministry:____Preaching____Counseling____Administration____Evangelism____Visitation____Teaching____Dealing with Interpersonal Differences____Discipleship____Building Relationships____Motivating Others4. My greatest personal strengths are:5. My greatest personal weaknesses are:6. How do you maintain your professional skills? DOCTRINAL INFORMATION1. Do you agree with the Doctrinal Statement of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America? ______ If not, explain.2. The charismatic issue:3. Divorce, remarriage and eligibility for church office:4. Lordship salvation:5. Role of women in the church:6. Church discipline:7. Social drinking:8. Attach a Family Photograph

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