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Ministerial students are required to complete an annual service report and submit it to the Pursuing the Call team (DBMD). Please complete this report and click on the "Done" button on the bottom of the page. This will record your responses. If you do not have time to complete the report, click on the "Done" button and use the same computer when you come back to finish this survey. This will allow you to change/add to your responses. SurveyMonkey supports the following browsers: Chrome 16 and later Firefox 13.0 and later Safari 5.0 or later Internet Explorer 9.0 and later. For the best experience, we recommend downloading the newest version of your preferred browser.

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* 1. Last Name, First name, Middle In.,

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* 2. Mailing address

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* 3. Email address

Provide an email address you frequently use as the majority of communication from the District will be through email.

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* 4. Home phone

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* 5. Cell phone

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* 6. Gender

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* 7. Date of Birth

month/day/year

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* 8. Citizenship

If you are not a citizen of the United States or Canada, please provide information regarding your current visa status.

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* 9. Please describe any changes in your marital or family status since the last time you met with the Pursuing the Call (DBMD) team.

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* 10. If you are currently serving as an employee of a church, please indicate the name of the church, your position and your current level of employment whether it is part-time (less than 30 hours/wk) or full-time (30 or more hours/wk).

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* 11. Share a brief description of your spiritual growth this past year. Note any key events which may have challenged your faith or resulted in significant spiritual growth.

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* 12. Describe your current level of support of the church through your attendance, tithing practices and serving in ministry.

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* 13. Wesleyan Church where you are a member or are actively involved.

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* 14. Name of your supervising pastor/lay leader from your local church

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* 15. Have you sent the "Annual Student Recommendation Form" link to your supervising pastor/lay leader and requested that he or she complete it? Link provided at bottom of form

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* 16. Share any changes that have occurred in your relationship with the Local Church during this past year, including decisions to attend a different church and reasons behind the decision.

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* 17. Share your current practices that help you to maintain a passionate faith in Christ.

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* 18. Briefly describe your current family life. Share the boundaries you have established to distinguish between personal, family and work. What are some of the measures you use as a way to indicate whether your family life is healthy or not.

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* 19. Share some examples of people you have led to faith in Christ and steps you used to help connect them with the local church for ongoing spiritual development

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* 20. Share some examples of people you are mentoring or disciplining in their faith. Please describe how you engage in the process of discipleship or mentoring.

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* 21. What steps are you taking to live a "missional" lifestyle?

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* 22. In what ways are you intentionally practicing diversity in your relationships and ministry?

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* 23. Who are some key mentors in your life and what are some of the ways they have influenced you this past year?

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* 24. What is your current level of indebtedness and how do you plan to repay this debt once you are employed in ministry?

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* 25. Please list the classes you have completed this past year towards the educational requirements for ordination.

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* 26. What classes do you plan to take this next year?

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* 27. Please indicate the format in which you are currently completing your educational requirements for ordination

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* 28. Read through the Articles of Religion in the "Discipline of The Wesleyan Church" which may be accessed at the link at end of this report. Indicate whether you are able to support these statements of faith.

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* 29. Read through the Membership Commitments in the "Discipline of The Wesleyan Church" which can be accessed at the link at the end of this report and indicate whether you are able to support these statements of faith.

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* 30. Are you able to fully affirm and submit to The Wesleyan Church's conviction regarding the ordination of women?

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* 31. What are some of the current social issues which evoke concern on your part or raise questions regarding the church's position on these issues? Please share any concerns that you may have.

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* 32. Are you striving to live a life that provides a good example of the lifestyle and conduct reflected in the Membership Commitments of The Wesleyan Church?

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* 33. Are you currently involved in a relationship, questionable activity or addiction, which, if not properly addressed will harm or destroy your ministry?

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* 34. Since your last report, have you been accused or found guilty of any criminal activity? If so, please explain:

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* 35. Are there any pending legal actions or allegations which might incriminate you in the future?

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* 36. Since your last report have you participated in, or been accused of, any sexual misconduct (such as fornication, adultery, child abuse (pedophilia), the sexual abuse of adolescent minors, or homosexuality)?

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* 37. Please share any requests for changes in your appointment category or relationship with the West Michigan District for this next year.

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Please click the link for a version of the Discipline of the Wesleyan Church:
The Discipline
"Articles of Religion" and "Membership Commitments" can be found on pages 13-27, paragraphs 210-268.

Please click the link for a version of the Discipline of the Wesleyan Church:<br><a href="https://www.wesleyan.org/286/the-discipline-of-the-wesleyan-church" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Discipline</a><br>"Articles of Religion" and "Membership Commitments" can be found on pages 13-27, paragraphs 210-268.

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Please copy the link & email to your supervising Pastor/Lay Leader, requesting that he or she complete it on your behalf:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AnnualStudRecommendation

Please copy the link &amp; email to your supervising Pastor/Lay Leader, requesting that he or she complete it on your behalf: <br>https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AnnualStudRecommendation

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