Online Reference Form: Pastor |
Thank you very much for serving as a Personal/Spiritual Reference for the candidate named above. Your input is a very important part of the selection process and heavy weight is placed upon your input in order to help us make a good hiring decision. We would very much appreciate your comments on the candidate’s strengths, areas for improvement and how we might best manage him/her.
Your insights will be very helpful to both the candidate and to us. And, of course, anything you share will be held in the strictest of confidence. We have thoroughly reviewed the candidate’s career history and we are particularly interested in your perspective regarding his/her character, lifestyle, and how you think well he/she would fit into the culture of our organization and be in agreement with the spirit of our ministry. |
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| First Name: |
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| Name of Applicant: |
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| Church Name: |
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| What types of activities has the Applicant been involved with at your church? |
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| Describe any leadership roles the Applicant has taken on in your church. |
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| What evidence have you seen that the Applicant has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. |
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| To the best of your knowledge, does the Applicant live a lifestyle consistent with Biblical Christian standards? |
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| How would you compare this Applicant's abilities, competence and performance with others in his/her peer group? |
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| Ability to understand and apply the Word of God to daily life. |
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| Ability to work with a team |
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| Ability to work on an assignment without close supervision. |
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| Sense of humor, particularly when faced with mistakes or failure. |
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| Ability to handle ambiguity |
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| Ability to maintain self-esteem if projects do not yield fruit immediately |
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| Physical health and stamina |
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| Do you have any additional comments on the above questions? |
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| Please list any reservations or questions the church has about the Applicant's fitness to serve as a long-term missionary with Food for the Hungry. |
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| Please comment on your church's plan to support the Applicant both financially, spiritually and emotionally while on the mission field. Has the Applicant formally contacted the church or mission leadership to discuss working with Food for the Hungry? |
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