Believers Eastern Church

LEARNING

We’re excited about the possible future God has for us to walk this faith journey together. We are regularly praying for discernment and God’s leading for those who believe God might be calling them to affiliate with us.

Before applying for affiliation, we ask that you (and the senior clergy if different than you) read the following

I have read the About and Our Churches section on bec.orgI have read Believers Eastern ChurchI have read Guiding Principles of Believers Eastern ChurchI have read The Worship of the Church

Note : Applicant must have read all four before going on to next section of application

Note : The application takes approximately one hour to fill out and needs to be done in one sitting. Please ensure that you have enough time before you start. There is no way to save your work.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name

Position in Church

Phone number (with country code)

Email address

Mailing Address

What is the best way to contact you

Year of Birth

If married, does your wife know you are applying?

YesNo

Is she in favor of applying?

YesNo

CHURCH DETAIL

Church Name

Website Address

Church Mailing Address

Church Meeting Address

Church Phone Number

Church Email

Current Denomination/Affiliation(s)

When was the church formed and when did services start?

CURRENT SERVICES

Current Denomination/Affiliation(s)

Time of service

Frequency

Length of service time

Average weekly adult attendance on a Sunday morning

Number of families who are active members

Primary language of church

Are you the senior pastor at the church?

If not, is the senior pastor in agreement with this application? (He will need to be the primary applicant in the candidacy stage.)

If you are not the senior pastor, please list your pastor’s name, phone and email address

YOUR LIFE AND MINISTRY

Please give a brief explanation of your faith journey

Years involved in ministry

Your current role at this church

Years in ministry at this church

Brief explanation of calling / motivation for ministry

Your current employment situation

HELP US TO KNOW YOUR CHURCH

Describe the place that God’s Word has in the life of your church

Describe your worship services and your priorities in worship

How often does your church partake of Holy Communion?

Describe your church structure and process of governance

Is your senior pastor an ordained minister? If so, by which church? Is his ordination in apostolic succession?

Describe discipleship and church life outside of church services

Describe your personal devotional life

NEXT STEPS

Affiliation with Believers Eastern Church may require a lot of study, attending events and other work. Are you willing to spend additional time in prayer and study to complete the affiliation? About how much time per week do you estimate you will be able to spend on this process?

Lord willing, how many months from now do you hope to complete the affiliation process?

May we contact you and other people listed on this application using the contact details provided?

CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION. Your information will be respectfully kept private and treated as both sensitive and confidential. Do you hereby authorize Believers Eastern Church to disclose any and all information on this application to people within BEC who we deem relevant to the application process? This is solely for the purpose of helping the affiliation process.

AFFILIATION APPLICATION