Rainbow Presbyterian Church (PCA) - Mission Partner Application

Rainbow Presbyterian Church

Missionary Partnership Application

Welcome to the Missionary Partnership Application
Thank you for your interest in partnering with Rainbow Presbyterian Church in the work of missions. Please take the time to carefully complete each section of this application. We ask that you fill out all fields to the best of your ability and answer truthfully. Your responses will help us better understand your calling, background, and vision for ministry.
We appreciate the time you take to complete this form and look forward to prayerfully considering your application.

This application is in-depth and requires information from both the applicant and the applicant’s spouse. Before you begin, please ensure that you and your spouse have set aside adequate time to complete the application in full.
Some key points of information you will need include:

Contact information for your home church
Financial information regarding your current and ongoing support

Please have all necessary documents and details prepared before starting the application process to ensure it can be completed thoroughly and accurately.

Part I

Application date

Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Marital Status

Spouse Information (If applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

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Marriage date

Address

Apartment, suite, etc.

City

State

Zip/Postal Code

Phone Number

Where will your home ministry base be located?

Dependents - Please list in order any dependents you have. For each dependent, include the following: Full Name Date of Birth Current Status (at home, at school, or on their own)

Mission Agency Name

Country of Assignment

Type of Service

First time in Ministry?

If “yes,” when will you begin your work in the field?

If “no,” When did you begin work in the field? (Approx... Date)

Have you ever applied to or served with another mission agency?

Yes

If “yes,” please explain and give the name of the agency.

Have you ever had a short-term experience?

Yes

If “yes,” please explain and include the name of the group/agency and the supervisor

Financial Information

Please provide in detail, to the best of your ability, the requested financial information. All information submitted in this section will remain strictly confidential and will only be shared with the OMT Committee for the purpose of making informed decisions regarding support for the individual applicant.

Type of Support Requested

Total support needed (Monthly)

Total Support Received

Remaining need

What is the amount of support coming from your home church?

Give a detailed listing of current/pledged support. (Please list churches with their location by city.)

What is your personal debt situation?

If you have ever declared bankruptcy please explain?

Part II
Primary Applicant

Husband and wife must complete separately.

Primary Applicant Complete this Section.

First Name

Last Name

Name and address of church where you have your membership:

Pastor’s Name

First Name

Last Name

Pastor’s Email

Educational Background Please provide the following information for each school attended: Years Attended School Name Major or Area of Study Degree(s) Earned (if any)

Spiritual Background

Your personal testimony.

Describe your devotional life in detail.

Describe your personal call to missionary service.

Positions held in your local church

What are your spiritual gifts?

What are your personal strengths? Tell from experience how you are or have used them

What are your personal weaknesses? What are you doing to improve your areas of weakness?

Do you know how to share your faith?

Yes

Have you ever shared with another person on a one-to-one basis how he/she can become a Christian?

Yes

If “yes,” when was the last time?

Has anyone ever prayed with you to receive Christ?

Experience Background

List any accomplishments, honors, or awards.

Do you speak any languages besides English?

Have you ever lived for six months or more in an area where language other than English was predominant?

Have you had any cross-cultural/cross-lingual experience?

General Information

Are you a U.S. Citizen: If “no,” what is your nationality?

What is your current employment status (missionary service, employment, deputation, etc.)?

Would you be willing to refrain from teaching doctrines and practices which are unique to your denomination and not common to the body of Christ (i.e., mode of baptism, hyper-Calvinism, dispensationalism, etc.)? Please explain.

What do you feel is your responsibility to your team leader or agency when you disagree with a policy or procedure?

How do you feel about the practice of speaking in tongues?

Have you ever spoken in tongues? If so, under what conditions?

Does the love of God extend to all men everywhere? Explain

What responsibilities has your agency outlined for you?

With what specific group of people will you be working?

Will it be necessary for you to learn a new language to effectively carry out your proposed ministry? If “yes”, what language will you learn, when will you begin training, and where will the training be conducted? Please explain.

If on a team, describe your particular role and how the team will function. If alone, describe support/oversight/accountability provided for you on the field.

Attitudes

If you are married, what is your attitude toward your spouse’s call and to what extent do you feel that you and your spouse have the same call?

Do you consider any of your or your spouse’s family to have a hindering attitude toward your missionary service? If “yes” How will you seek to overcome this opposition? Please explain.

Do you harbor resentment or prejudice against other races? Do you agree that racial bigotry and prejudice impede the spreading of the Gospel and creates mistrust among the believers?

State briefly in your own words your basic conviction in the following areas:

a. Person and work of God the Father

b. Person and work of God the Son

c. Person and work of God the Holy Spirit

d. Condition of Man

e. Authority of Scripture

The following is personal. Be assured that these answers are handled confidentially.

1. Is there any history of alcohol or drug abuse with you or your family of origin? If “yes”, explain how this will not be an issue in your ministry.

2. Is there a history of any other type of abuse with you or your family of origin?

3. Is there a history of any sexually deviant behavior with you or your family of origin?

4. Have you or your Spouse ever been accused or convicted of sexual harassment or child abuse?

5. Have you been previously married? If “yes,” explain.

6. Have you and your spouse been raised in a stable family environment? Please describe the family unit you were raised in. If there were problems how did you overcome them?

7. Do you have a record of any arrests or convictions? If “yes,” explain

Part III Secondary Applicant / Spouse

If not married skip to Part IIII

Husband and wife must complete separately.

Spouse or Secondary Applicant Must complete this section.

First Name

Last Name

Name and address of church where you have your membership:

Pastor’s Name

First Name

Last Name

Pastor’s Email

Educational Background Please provide the following information for each school attended: Years Attended School Name Major or Area of Study Degree(s) Earned (if any)

Spiritual Background

Your personal testimony.

Describe your devotional life in detail.

Describe your personal call to missionary service.

Positions held in your local church

What are your spiritual gifts?

What are your personal strengths? Tell from experience how you are or have used them

What are your personal weaknesses? What are you doing to improve your areas of weakness?

Do you know how to share your faith?

Yes

Have you ever shared with another person on a one-to-one basis how he/she can become a Christian?

Yes

If “yes,” when was the last time?

Has anyone ever prayed with you to receive Christ?

Experience Background

List any accomplishments, honors, or awards.

Do you speak any languages besides English?

Have you ever lived for six months or more in an area where language other than English was predominant?

Have you had any cross-cultural/cross-lingual experience?

General Information

Are you a U.S. Citizen: If “no,” what is your nationality?

What is your current employment status (missionary service, employment, deputation, etc.)?

What do you feel is your responsibility to your team leader or agency when you disagree with a policy or procedure?

How do you feel about the practice of speaking in tongues?

Have you ever spoken in tongues? If so, under what conditions?

Does the love of God extend to all men everywhere? Explain

What responsibilities has your agency outlined for you?

With what specific group of people will you be working?

If on a team, describe your particular role and how the team will function. If alone, describe support/oversight/accountability provided for you on the field.

Attitudes

If you are married, what is your attitude toward your spouse’s call and to what extent do you feel that you and your spouse have the same call?

Do you consider any of your or your spouse’s family to have a hindering attitude toward your missionary service? If “yes” How will you seek to overcome this opposition? Please explain.

Do you harbor resentment or prejudice against other races? Do you agree that racial bigotry and prejudice impede the spreading of the Gospel and creates mistrust among the believers?

State briefly in your own words your basic conviction in the following areas:

a. Person and work of God the Father

b. Person and work of God the Son

c. Person and work of God the Holy Spirit

d. Condition of Man

e. Authority of Scripture

The following is personal. Be assured that these answers are handled confidentially.

1. Is there any history of alcohol or drug abuse with you or your family of origin? If “yes”, explain how this will not be an issue in your ministry.

2. Is there a history of any other type of abuse with you or your family of origin?

3. Is there a history of any sexually deviant behavior with you or your family of origin?

4. Have you or your Spouse ever been accused or convicted of sexual harassment or child abuse?

5. Have you been previously married? If “yes,” explain.

6. Have you and your spouse been raised in a stable family environment? Please describe the family unit you were raised in. If there were problems how did you overcome them?

7. Do you have a record of any arrests or convictions? If “yes,” explain

Part III

Additional Information Please use this space to share any other details not covered in the application that you would like the RPC OMT Committee to consider when reviewing your application. You may include anything you feel would help provide a fuller understanding of your background, ministry, or needs.

Acknowledgment By providing my electronic signature below, I affirm that all information contained in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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