Cantonese Pastoral Application Form Please attach additional pages if necessary Chinese Name: English Name: (First Name Middle Name Last Name) Street Address City State Zip Telephone Number(s) Home Work Mobile ( ) ( ) ( ) Which number should we use to contact you regarding this position? E-mail Address: Age: Place of Birth: Citizenship: Permanent Residency: Marital Status: Ever Divorced Widowed Separated Remarried Engaged (To whom: ) Spouse s Name: Spouse s Occupation: Number of children: List sex and age: If expecting an additional child, please give approximate date of birth Can you describe your family s spiritual status? Are you ordained? By what body? Date: What denomination? What is your current denomination? Page 1 of 5
Education -List all education institutes you attended since high school (in reverse order) Dates (include month, year) School Address Major / Diploma / Degree Graduated (Y/N) Employment -Include both ministry and non-ministry positions -Account for all time since college (in reverse order) Dates (include month, year) Organization Address Position Page 2 of 5
References -List 3 contactable references -References should include one personal, one professional and one ministry related contact Name Relationship Contact Information Address & Phone Number(s) How long have they known you? How did you become aware of this position? Do you know anyone who attends this church? If yes, please provide name(s) and brief explanation / relationship. Page 3 of 5
1. Provide a sketch of your life story including particulars that you feel would be important for our church to know. 2. Briefly describe those experiences that you view as having been especially important in the development of your own Christian faith and life, including your conversion to Christ and your call to the ministry. 3. Discuss your previous pastoral or Christian service experience. If you have had a long pastoral career, focus on your last two or three pastorates. For each experience, discuss what your responsibilities were, how long you served, the most important contributions you believe you made, and your reasons for leaving. 4. Identify areas of what you consider to be personal strengths that facilitate your pastoral ministry and weaknesses that tend to hinder your effectiveness as a minister. 5. Do you have anything in the family that may prevent you from being blameless to fulfill the role as a CGBC Cantonese Pastor? If so, please describe. Page 4 of 5
Thank you for taking your time to complete this Cantonese Pastoral Application Form. To facilitate your application process, please include the following materials in your application package: 1. The Cantonese Pastoral Application Form 2. Two audio tapes of your Cantonese sermons that you consider typical of your preaching 3. Your resume 4. A recent photo of yourself Please send your application package to the following address: Cantonese Pastor Search Committee Chinese Grace Bible Church or email the package to: cgbc_cpsc@yahoo.com Signing this application affirms the following: o I reviewed and agree with the CGBC Constitution and Bylaws (http://www.chinesegracebiblechurch.org/hr/cantonese/pastor/index.html ) o I understand that a background check may be performed by CGBC o I have included two tapes of representative sermons I have preached in Cantonese, my personal resume, and my recent photo o I agree to give the CGBC Cantonese Pastor Search Committee permission to verify the information given in this application. Signature Date Page 5 of 5