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Missionary Application
This application is for missionaries who are interested in receiving support from Temple Baptist Church.
Dear Fellow Servant of the Lord,
We at Temple 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. 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 sue 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. If you have any questions regarding the application, feel free to email me at jcisgod@live.com or call 337-786-2011 or 337-401-5479.
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 we would like to invite you, I will contact you. The work of missions is very important to Temple Baptist Church.
In Christ's name,
Pastor Bruce Austin
Temple Baptist Church
DeQuincy, LA
Please respond to all questions as accurately as possible.
General Information
1. Please provide the following information, including children currently living at home.
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Your Name
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First
Last
Your Birthday
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Your Wife's Name
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First
Last
Your Wife's Birthday
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Please list your children's names and birthdays.
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What is the date of your wedding anniversary?
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2. Have your or your wife ever been married before?
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Yes
No
3. If you answered yes on #2 please explain the circumstances.
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4. Does your wife share your fundamental doctrinal beliefs?
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Yes
No
5. If you answered no on #4 please explain.
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6. Is she in agreement with and does she support your service to the Lord as a missionary?
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Yes
No
7. Give the name and mailing address of the church of your membership.
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Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Country
8. Pastor's Name
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First
Last
9. Does the church in #7 support you?
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Yes
No
10. Is the church in #7 your sending church?
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Yes
No
11. Your Email Address
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12. Are you connected with a mision board or clearinghouse?
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Yes
No
13. If you answered "yes" on #12 please provide the name and address of the agency.
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14. Please list all Bible Institutes, Colleges, or Seminaries you have attended, with the year(s) you were there.
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15. Have you ever been the pastor of a church?
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Yes
No
16. If yes, name the church/churches you have pastored. Please include the dates.
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17. Give a condensed testimony of your salvation.
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Website (if available)
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18. Give a condensed testimony of your call to preach.
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19. Give a condensed testimony of your call to the mission field.
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20. Where is the field to which you have been called?
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21. Have you ever personally been to this field?
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Yes
No
22. Have you personally organized a church on any field?
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Yes
No
23. If yes on #22, how many churches?
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24. If you have a field address, please provide it.
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City
State
Zip Code
Country
Doctrinal Information
1. I take the Genesis account of Creation to be describing
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six 24-hour days
the Gap Theory
the Day Age Theory
Theistic Evolution
2. In the New Testament, what does the word "church" mean?
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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:
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a local assembly of baptized believers
both local assemblies and all the saved
Other (explain in the field to the right)
4. I believe the first church was established:
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by Christ during His public ministry before His crucifixion
sometime after the resurrection but before the Day of Pentecost
on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, after the resurrection of Christ
5. I believe that all believers are part of the
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universal church
family of God
body of Christ
Other (explain)
6. I believe a church should
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only accept baptism done under the authority of a Baptist church of like faith and practice
accept baptism done by Baptist or "Baptistic" churches
accept any baptism done by immersion following salvation
If you chose "Other" on #3 please explain your answer here.
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If you chose "other" on #5, please explain your answer here.
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7. Who has the authority to baptize?
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Believers
The church
The 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."
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Spirit baptism
Water baptism
Salvation
9. I believe that Spirit baptism
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was referenced 6 times in the Gospels and Acts, but occurred only once, on the Day of Pentecost
occurs even now when a person is saved, and places them into the universal invisible church or body of Christ
Other (explain)
10. What is your position on those who may partake of the Lord's Supper?
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Open-Freely available to any Christian
Close-Available to members of other churches of like faith
Closed-Only available to the membership of the administering church
11. What is the reason for having the Lord's Supper?
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It is a memorial of the death of Christ.
It is a sacrament by which we gain favor with God.
It mystically joins us to Christ.
If you chose "Other" on #9, please explain your answer here.
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12. What, specifically, are the elements used in observing the Lord's Supper?
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Unleavened bread and alcoholic wine
Unleavened bread and grape juice
Other (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?
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Yes
No
14. I believe the King James Version to be
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an inferior translation to other English translations of the Word of God
one of several accurate translations of the Bible
the perfect, preserved Word of God, and the only Bible for the English speaking people of today
If you chose "other" on #12, please explain your answer here.
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15. Do you use any other translations in your speaking and writing?
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Yes
No
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?
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Yes
No
17. Is repentance necessary for salvation?
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Yes
No
18. Would you agree with this definition of repentance? "A change of mind about sin, self, and God, that results in one turning from sin and to Jesus Christ in faith."
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Yes
No
19. What will be/is the focus of your work?
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Church planting
Helps ministry
Other (explain)
20. What is your position on the return of Christ?
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Premillennial/Pretribulation
Post millennial
Amillennial
Preterist
Mid-Tribulational Rapture
Pre-Wrath Rapture
Other
21. What would best characterize the style of Christian music that you listen to and use?
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Traditional
Blended
Contemporary (By contemporary, we mean not just new in origin, but new in style, similar to the recent trends in popular music.)
If you chose "other" on #19, please explain your answer here.
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22. Would you agree with this statement? "God unconditionally elects some to be saved, and some to be lost."
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Agree
Disagree
23. Would you agree with this statement? "Once a person has trusted Christ in salvation, they can never lose that salvation."
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Agree
Disagree
24. Do you emphasize the Biblical differences between masculinity and femininity in your family and your ministry?
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Yes
No
Accountability Information
1. What will/do you teach on giving and missions support?
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Each church has a Biblical duty to give to local and worldwide missions.
Churches are to support only their own ministries.
Other (explain)
2. Do you personally tithe and give to missions?
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Yes
No
3. Will your home church have disciplinary power over you while you are a missionary?
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Yes
No
If you chose "Other" on #1, please explain your answer here.
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4. Will your home church hold you accountable for moral, doctrinal, and ethical practices on the field?
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Yes
No
5. Does your home church have the authority to recall you for moral and doctrinal reasons?
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Yes
No
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?
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Yes
No
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?
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Yes
No
8. Will your supporting churches be notified when you leave the field or change fields of service?
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Yes
No
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.
9. How often will/do you supply reports or updates to your sending church and to the churches supporting your ministry?
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Miscellaneous Information
Answers in this section will not necessarily weigh in the Temple Baptist Church's decision to take on a missionary for support-unless it is found that the truth was misrepresented in some fashion in the first three sections. Please answer truthfully and fully.
1. Did you resent answering any of the questions on this document?
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Yes
No
2. If yes on #1, which ones?
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3. Are there additional comments or information that you wish to make known to us?
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4. Please give us a telephone number where we can reach you in case we need to contact you.
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By completing and sending this application, you are testifying that all answers you have stated are completely honest and without guile.
Please type the date this application was submitted.
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Submit
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