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Missionary Application

Dear Fellow Servant of the Lord,

We at Canaan 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 ensure this, we must 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 a minimum, a bi-monthly letter giving us a report of the work and any prayer request you wish us to know. We also would like a picture of your family for our 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 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. If you have any questions regarding the application, feel free to email our mission secretary at missions@canaanbaptist.org or call 770-786-8885.

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 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 Canaan Baptist Church.

In Christ name,

Pastor Billy Ingram
Canaan Baptist Church
Covington, GA

Please respond to all the questions in as accurate fashion as possible.

Your Name *

First

Last

Your Birthday *

Your Wife's Name

First

Last

Your Wife's Birthday

Please list your children's names and birthdays

Child 2

Child 3

Child 4

Child 5

Child 6

What is the date of your wedding anniversary?

Have you or your wife ever been married before? *

Please explain *

Does your wife share your fundamental doctrinal beliefs?

Please explain *

Is she in agreement with and does she support your service to the Lord as a missionary?

Give the name and mailing address of the church of your membership.

Mailing address of the church of your membership. *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

What is your pastor’s name? *

First

Last

Does the church you belong to support you? *

Is the church you belong to your sending church? *

Your Email *

Website / URL (If Available)

Are you connected with a mission board or clearinghouse? *

Please provide name and address of the agency. *

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

Have you ever been the pastor of a church? *

Name the church/churches you have pastored and the dates: *

Give a testimony of your salvation. *

Give a testimony of your call to preach. *

Give a testimony of your call to the mission field. *

Where is the field to which you have been called? *

Have you ever personally been to this field? *

Have you personally organized a church on any field? *

How many churches? *

If you have a field address, please provide it:

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

What is the total number of churches and missions with which you work at present on the field? *

Do you have any unsecured debt (i.e. credit cards, student loans, etc.)? If so, please list what kinds of debt you have incurred and include how much you owe. *

Doctrinal Information

I take the Genesis account of Creation to be describing: *

Six 24-hour days
The Gap Theory
The Day Age Theory
Theistic Evolution

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.

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 believers.
Both local assemblies and all the saved.
Other

Please explain *

I believe the first church was established: *

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.

I believe that all believers are part of the: *

Universal church
Family of God
Body of Christ
Other

Please explain *

I believe a church should: *

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.

Who has the authority to baptize? *

Believers
The Church
The Pastor

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 Baptism
Water Baptism
Salvation

I believe that Spirit baptism: *

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

Please Explain *

What is your position on those who may partake of the Lord’s Supper? *

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.

What is the reason for having the Lord’s Supper? *

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.

What, specifically, are the elements used in observing the Lord’s Supper? *

Unleavened bread and alcoholic wine
Unleavened bread and grape juice
Other

Please explain *

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? *

I believe the King James Version to be: *

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.

Do you use any other translations in your speaking and writing? *

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?

Is repentance necessary for salvation? *

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 God in faith.” *

What will be/is the focus of your work? *

Church planting
Helps ministry
Other

Please explain *

What is your position on the return of Christ? *

Premillennial/Pretribulation
Post millennial
Amillennial
Preterist
Mid-Tribulational Rapture
Pre-Wrath Rapture
Other

Please explain *

What would best characterize the style of Christian music that you listen to and use? *

Traditional
Blended
Contemporary (By contemporary, we mean not just new in origin, but new in style, similar to recent trends in popular music.)

Would you agree with the following statement? “God unconditionally elects some to be saved, and some to be lost.” *

Agree
Disagree

Would you agree with this statement? “Once a person had trusted Christ in salvation, they can never lose that salvation.” *

Agree
Disagree

Do you emphasize the Biblical differences between masculinity and femininity in your family and your ministry? *

Accountability Information

What will/do you teach on giving and missions support? *

Each church has a Biblical duty to give to local and worldwide missions.
Churches are to support only their own ministries.
Other

Please explain *

Do you personally tithe and give to missions? *

Will your home church have disciplinary power over you while you are a missionary? *

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

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

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? *

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? *

Will your supporting churches be notified when you leave the field or change fields of service? *

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.

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

Miscellaneous Information

Answers in this section will not necessarily weigh in the Canaan 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 sections. Please answer truthfully and fully.

Did you resent answering any of the questions on this document? *

Which ones? *

Are there additional comments or information that you wish to make known to us?

Please give a telephone number where we can reach you in case we need to contact you: *

Today's Date *

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

Name

CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH

5581 Salem Road
Covington, GA 30016
770.786.8885
Pastor Billy Ingram

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