Dear Brother or Sister in Christ:

Thank you for your decision to serve the Lord here at Calvary Chapel.

The desire to serve is a natural and proper response to the work of Christ within you. Where to serve becomes the big question. This Ministry Questionnaire has been designed to help us to get to know you better and to assist you in determining your place in the Body of Christ. Each of us has a unique blend of, talents, traits, gifts, and past experiences that God will use to accomplish His work.

The Apostle Paul uses the “body” as a metaphor to describe how the local church should function. Each one of us is a unique part of the body of Christ, and just like our human bodies each part has a specific purpose. One thing we are attempting to avoid is having you serve in an area of ministry for which you are not designed. One of the main reasons for “burnout” in ministry is the lack of a proper “fit.” Taking your time to fill out the Ministry Questionnaire will reduce the chances of placing you in the wrong area of ministry and maximize the potential for you to experience one of the greatest joys you’ll ever know - being used by God in the capacity for which you were designed.

Ephesians 2 tells us that we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which He planned for us before the foundations of the earth. Enjoy the excitement and challenge of this truth as you complete the enclosed Ministry Questionnaire and find the destiny of your mission for God. Then, have a blast serving with all your heart. Serving others is a wonderful way to use your gifts and talents for the glory of God. We are thankful for those who come along side of us in meeting the needs of the body that God has called us to. May your service be joyful and rewarding as you answer the call God has upon your life.

You might be surprised to see a background consent and waiver form which we have asked you to complete. Please let me encourage you not to let this form intimidate you. Because of the area of ministry you desire to serve in this is a necessary requirement and serves for the protection of everyone involved. Trust God and He will prove faithful in placing you exactly into the area for which He designed you in the Body of Christ.

In His Grace,
Pastor Rob Taylor
Senior Pastor

Please read Calvary Chapel’s Statement of Faith carefully.

Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed to His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only to their over-emphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the Body of Christ.

We believe the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ's Agape love, which is greater than any differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.

We believe worship of God should be spiritual. Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.

We believe worship of God should be inspirational. Therefore, we give great place to music in our worship.

We believe worship of God should be intelligent. Therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon the teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshipped.

We believe worship of God should be fruitful. Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshipping Him.

We believe that God is the personal, transcendent, and sovereign Creator of all things.

We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human (John 10:33), that He was born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14; Mat. 1:23; Luke 1:34-35), lived a sinless life (Heb. 4:15, 7:26), provided for the atonement of our sins by His substitutionary death on the cross (1 Cor. 15:3; Eph. 1:7; Heb. 2:9), was bodily raised from the dead (John 11:25; 1 Cor. 15:4), ascended back to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19), and ever lives to make intercession for us.

We believe in the personal, visible, and pre-millennial second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth (Acts 1:11; Rev. 19:11-16). He will return with His saints and set up a kingdom of which there will be no end.

After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the Gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today.

We believe that all people are, by nature, separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord.

We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today if they are exercised within the scriptural guidelines. We as believers are to covet the best gifts, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without this love all exercise of spiritual gifts is worthless.

We believe in water baptism by immersion and do not regard water baptism as necessary for salvation, but instead see it as an outward sign of an inward change.

We believe that God created man and that He created them male and female. As such He created them different so as to complement and complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. Therefore, we perform marriages in accordance with the Bible consistent with the Old and New Testament. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; John 4:16-18; Romans 1:18-32; I Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-11, 6:18-20, 7:1-3 and 7:8-9; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-7; 1 Timothy 1:9-11)

Do you agree with our Statement of Faith without reservation?(Required)

Yes

No

* You must agree with our Statement of Faith for the rest of this form to fully display. Thank you.

Name(Required)

First Last

Birth Date(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Trade or Profession(Required)

Place of Employment(Required)

Years there?(Required)

Marital Status(Required)

Single

Married

Divorced

Widowed

Spouse’s Name

Children’s Names and Ages (if applicable)

Where would you like to serve?

Ministry #1

Ministry #2

Ministry #3

When are you available to serve?(Required)

How long have you been walking with the Lord?(Required)

How long have you been fellowshipping at Calvary Chapel?(Required)

How often do you attend service?(Required)

Have you been water baptized?(Required)

Yes

No

When were you baptized?

Where were you baptized?(Required)

Tithing means tenth part. Tithing is giving ten percent of your gross income.

Malachi 3:10 “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this," Says the LORD of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.”

Are you currently fulfilling the Biblical Tithe requirement?(Required)

Yes

No

Do you currently serve as a volunteer in any other areas? If yes, where?

Which statement best describes you? (check one)(Required)

I have no experience in serving in this area of ministry, but I am eager to learn.

I have little experience in serving in this area of ministry, but I am learning.

I have much experience in serving in this area of ministry.

Everyone who serves at Calvary Chapel must:
• Be born again and have a clear testimony.
• Honor Jesus Christ as the number one priority in your life.
• Attend Calvary Chapel’s church services regularly.
• Be reliable, dependable, committed.
• Agree with Calvary Chapel’s Statement of Faith with no reservations.

Briefly, give your testimony. When did you become a Christian and how has your life changed?(Required)

Describe your devotional life. Spiritually, where are you right now?(Required)

What part does prayer play in your life?(Required)

What, if any, Christian authors, books, pastors or teachers have influenced you most?(Required)

Please list or describe your spiritual gifts. What indications in your life confirm these gifts?(Required)

Please list or describe your talents, skills, hobbies, etc:(Required)

Please list any bible institute, adult education classes, workshops, counseling classes, and training classes that you have attended at Calvary Chapel:(Required)

Is there anything else we should know about you? Perhaps you would like to discuss a circumstance God allowed to occur in your life that equipped you to minister to others?(Required)

What would you do if you filled out this questionnaire and were not selected for use in ministry?(Required)

1 Timothy 3 describes the biblical requirements given to one who desires to lead in the church and Romans 12 speaks of the many different parts that make up the body.

Briefly state your opinions on the following.

“Now the overseer must be above reproach…” 1 Timothy 3:2 NIV “must give no grounds for accusation…” Amplified Do you believe that your life reflects the life of Christ in moral purity and Christian ethics? Is your life above accusation? Please comment.(Required)

“…the husband of one wife…he must manage his own household well…” 1 Timothy 3:2 NIV Please describe your marriage and/or family life.(Required)

“…temperate, self controlled, respectable…” 1 Timothy 3:2 NIV Do you believe that you exhibit control over your emotions and actions? Do your emotions ever affect your ability to work well with others? Please comment.(Required)

“…hospitable…” 1 Timothy 3:2 NIV Do you believe that you extend the love of Christ to others in action? Please describe.(Required)

“…able to teach…” 1 Timothy 3:2 NIV Do you believe that you have a good working knowledge of the Bible? Are you capable and ready to communicate the counsel of God’s Word to others?(Required)

“…not given to drunkenness…” 1 Timothy 3:3 NIV Describe your use, if any, of alcohol and/or drugs.(Required)

“…not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome…” 1 Timothy 3:3 NIV How do you deal with conflict?(Required)

“…not a lover of money…” 1 Timothy 3:3 NIV “…insatiable for wealth and ready to obtain it by questionable means…” Amplified Are you content with the Lord’s provision in your life or do you have an unsatisfied desire for “more”?(Required)

BRIEFLY STATE YOUR BELIEFS ON THE FOLLOWING:

This is NOT a test of your Bible knowledge, but we do want to know what you believe regarding some key, sometimes controversial, doctrines.

What is Salvation and how is it obtained?(Required)

What is the Trinity?(Required)

What is the Deity of Christ?(Required)

Please describe what the Inerrancy of Scripture means?(Required)

What is the significance of Water Baptism?(Required)

Describe your understanding of the rapture of the church. What is it and when will it take place in relation to the tribulation period?(Required)

The baptism of the Holy Spirit?(Required)

The spiritual gifts?(Required)

Please list 3 people who could provide a personal reference:

(leadership at Calvary Chapel is preferred)

Reference #1(Required)

First Last

Phone #1(Required)

Reference #2(Required)

First Last

Phone #2(Required)

Reference #3(Required)

First Last

Phone #3(Required)

Signature(Required)

Date

Please read Calvary Chapel’s Statement of Faith carefully.

Where would you like to serve?

Tithing means tenth part. Tithing is giving ten percent of your gross income.

1 Timothy 3 describes the biblical requirements given to one who desires to lead in the church and Romans 12 speaks of the many different parts that make up the body.

BRIEFLY STATE YOUR BELIEFS ON THE FOLLOWING:

Please list 3 people who could provide a personal reference:

Times

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