Missionary Application - Bible Baptist Church

Dear Fellow Servant of the Lord,

We at Bible Baptist Church have a sincere desire to get the gospel around the world. We want to use our missions money in a wise way; one which we believe would glorify God and parallel with our Church constitution and doctrinal positions. We realize that there are many worthy mission works to support with the offerings given by our members. Church planting missions is our primary focus as commanded by Christ in Matthew 28:18-20.

We want to support men whose doctrinal positions are in line with ours. Our goal is to see churches started of like faith and practice. To help us insure this, we have an application we ask each missionary who desires support from us to fill out. This is to help us clarify what you believe and who you are.

If we do support you, we ask that we receive a receipt of funds and, at minimum, a bi-monthly letter giving us a report of the work and any prayer requests you wish us to know. We also would like a picture of your family for use in a display of our missionary families. No one will be considered for support until a complete application is received. This application is arranged in multiple-choice format, so it should only take around 20 minutes to complete.

If you are interested in being a part of our church’s missions program, please fill out the following application in its entirety and hit “send” at the bottom.

We try to have one missionary a month come and present their work to our church family. Please be assured that as soon as I have read the form and see that you agree with the standards our church has set forth, and if I would like to invite you, I will contact you. The work of missions is very important to Bible Baptist Church.

NOTE: If you are taken on for monthly support, you will be asked to complete this questionnaire once every three years, and/or notify us if you change any position or field of service.

In Christ’s name,

Pastor Jeff Hastings
Bible Baptist Church
Columbia, MO

Please respond to all the questions as accurately as possible.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Please provide the following information, including children currently living at home

Your Name

Your Birthday

Your Wife's Name

Your Wife's Birthday

Please list your children's names and birthdays

Child #1 Name

Child #1 Birthday

Child #2 Name

Child #2 Birthday

Child #3 Name

Child #3 Birthday

Child #4 Name

Child #4 Birthday

Additional children

Child #5 Name

Child #5 Birthday

Child #6 Name

Child #6 Birthday

Child #7 Name

Child #7 Birthday

Child #8 Name

Child #8 Birthday

Wedding Anniversary

2. Have you or your wife ever been married before?YesNo

Please explain

3. Does your wife share your fundamental doctrinal beliefs?YesNo

Please explain

4. Is your wife in agreement with and supportive of your service to the Lord as a missionary?YesNo

5. Name and address of the church where you are a memberName

Street address

Address Line 2

City

State/Province/Region

ZIP / Postal Code

Country

6. Your Pastor's Name

7. Does the church in question #5 support you?YesNo

8. Is the church in question #5 your sending church?YesNo

9. Your Email Address

Website (if applicable)

10. Are you connected with a mission board or clearinghouse?YesNo

Name and address of the agency in question #10Name

Street address

Address Line 2

City

State/Province/Region

ZIP / Postal Code

Country

11. Please list all Bible Institutes, Colleges, or Seminaries you have attended, with the year(s) you were there

12. Have you ever been the pastor of a church?YesNo

Please list the name of the church(es) you pastored, with the dates you held the office

13. Please give a testimony of your salvation

14. Please give a testimony of your call to preach

15. Please give a testimony of your call to the mission field

16. Where is the field to which you have been called?

17. Have you ever personally been to the field listed in #16?YesNo

18. Have you ever personally organized a church on any field?YesNo

How many?

19. If you have a field address, please provide itStreet address

Address Line 2

City

State/Province/Region

ZIP / Postal Code

Country

20. What is the total number of churches/missions with which you work at present on the field?

21. Do you have any unsecured debt (i.e. credit cards, student loans, etc.)?YesNo

Please list what kinds of debt you have incurred and include how much you owe.

22. What is your goal for financial support?

23. What is your current support level?

DOCTRINAL INFORMATION

1. I take the Genesis account of Creation to be describing:six 24-hour daysThe Gap TheoryThe Day Age TheoryTheistic Evolution

2. In the New Testament, what does the word "church" mean?Both local and universal as well as visible and invisible (as in particular assemblies localized on the earth as well as made up of all the saved)Only local and visible

3. I believe the term "body of Christ" used by Paul (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18) was referring to:a local assembly of baptized believersboth local assemblies and all the savedother

Please explain

4. I believe the first church was established:by Christ during His public ministry before His crucifixionsometime after the resurrection but before the Day of Pentecoston the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, after the resurrection of Christ

5. I believe that all believers are part of the:universal churchfamily of Godbody of Christother

Please explain

6. I believe a church should:only accept baptism done under the authority of a Baptist church of like faith and practiceaccept baptism done by Baptist or "Baptistic" churchesaccept any baptism done by immersion following salvation

7. Who has the authority to baptize?believersthe churchthe pastor

8. What kind of baptism is found in 1 Corinthians 12:13? ("For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.")Spirit baptismwater baptismsalvation

9. I believe that Spirit baptism:was referenced 6 times in the Gospels and Acts, but occurred only once, on the Day of Pentecostoccurs even now when a person is saved, and places them into the universal, invisible church or body of Christother

Please explain

10. What is your position on those who may partake of the Lord's Supper?Open - freely available to any ChristianClose - available to members of other churches of like faithClosed - only available to the membership of the administering church

11. What is the reason for observing the Lord's Supper?It is a memorial of the death of ChristIt is a sacrament by which we gain favor with GodIt mystically joins us to Christ

12. What, specifically, are the elements used in observing the Lord's Supperunleavened bread and alcoholic wineunleavened bread and grape juiceother

Please explain

13. If a missionary or pastor from another church of like faith, order, and practice was visiting on a night your church was administering the Lord's Supper, would you allow that missionary or pastor to participate in that ordinance?YesNo

14. I believe the King James Version to be:an inferior translation to other English translations of the Word of Godone of several accurate translations of the Biblethe perfect, preserved Word of God, and the only Bible for the English speaking people of today

15. Do you use any other translation in your speaking and writing?YesNo

16. If you do not minister in the English language on your field, do you have a good translation from the Masoretic Text and from the Textus Receptus?YesNo

17. Is repentance necessary for salvation?YesNo

18. Would you agree with the following definition of repentance? - "A change of mind about sin, self, and God that results in one turning from sin and to God in faith."YesNo

19. What will be/is the focus of your work?church plantinghelps ministryother

Please explain

21. What would best characterize the style of Christian music that you listen to and use?traditionalblendedcontemporary (meaning not just new in origin, but new in style; similar to recent trends in popular music)

22. Would you agree with the following statement? - "God unconditionally elects some to be saved and some to be lost."YesNo

23. Would you agree with the following statement? - "Once a person has trusted Christ in salvation, they can never lose that salvation."YesNo

24. Does your family practice the Biblical differences between masculinity and femininity in regards to dress/apparel? (i.e. men wearing pants and ladies wearing dresses/skirts)YesNoOther

Please explain

25. Will you guide and teach the churches you start in the practice of modesty and gender distinctive apparel?YesNoOther

Please explain

26. Do you personally abstain from and preach against the use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, gambling, movie theaters, secret lodges, public dancing, etc.?YesNoOther

Please explain

ACCOUNTABILITY INFORMATION

1. What will/do you teach on giving and missions support?each church has a Biblical duty to give to local and worldwide missionschurches are to support only their own missionariesother

Please explain

2. Do you personally tithe and give to missions?YesNo

3. Will your home church have disciplinary power over you while you are a missionary?YesNo

4. Will your home church hold you accountable for moral, doctrinal, and ethical practices on the field?YesNo

5. Does your home church have the authority to recall you for moral and doctrinal reasons?YesNo

6. Will your home church promptly notify your supporters as soon as they positively know of any condition that would affect your moral or doctrinal standing?YesNo

7. Will you expect a church to continue support on the field if there is a breach of your promise, a change of doctrine, or a lapse of morality?YesNo

8. Will your supporters be notified when you leave the field or change fields of service?YesNo

9. How often will/do you supply reports or updates to your sending church and to the churches supporting your ministry?

Note: if at any time you should change your doctrines, field, or home church, we will take this into consideration and may re-evaluate your support.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Note: answers in this section will not necessarily weigh in Bible Baptist Church's decision to take a missionary on for support - unless it is found that the truth was misrepresented in some fashion in the first three section. Please answer truthfully and fully.

1. Did you resent answering any of the questions in this document?YesNo

Which questions?

2. Are thee additional comments or information that you wish to make known to us?

Please provide a telephone number where we can reach you in case we need to contact you

By completing and sending this application, you are testifying that all answers you have stated are completely honest and without guile.

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