Application to Direct

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We are honored you would like to work with us in reaching students for Christ on the campus through leading a Chi Alpha group. Please take your time to complete the following application. We will be in contact with you after you have submitted your application about next steps in our placement process.
Personal Information
Name*
First Last
Email*
Date of Birth*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Are you currently an affiliated leader with Chi Alpha through the National Chi Alpha Ministry Center?*
What is the name of the campus you are applying to direct/pioneer?*
Please write out the full name of the college/university. Abbreviations are not clear enough to determine the name as there can be several colleges/universities with the same acronym.
What is the city and state of the campus you are applying to direct/pioneer?
City State / Province / Region
Marital Information*
Please check all that apply.
- Single
- Engaged
- Married
- Married with children
- Widowed
- Divorced or annulled marriage
- Other
Other*
If divorced or if your marriage has been annulled, please explain.*
Fiancé(e)/Spouse Name*
First Last
Please list your children's names and ages.*
If you do not have children, please put N/A.
Highest level of education*
List the degree(s) you currently hold and the instituted from where it was received.*
Click the plus sign on the right to add a new row.

Please write out the full name of the college/university. Abbreviations are not clear enough to determine the name as there can be several colleges/universities with the same acronym.
Degree Institution

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Ministry and Leadership Experiences
This section helps us understand your ministry skills and experiences up to this point. Please be as honest as possible when answering the following questions. We are not a hiring agency, so your answers will not be used to determine your ability to serve in your desired role. However, your answers will be used to develop a learning plan if you are accepted into the Director Training Program.
Have you gone through the Pioneering Assessment (Ministry Planter Profile)?*
Here can find more information about the assessment here.
Other*
Please forward your results to Delyn Cole.
Thinking back over the last 3 years, how many "projects" have you started from scratch through completion that were your own idea?*
When we say projects, this may include new ministries, business endeavors, or a small group. Here's the catch: we are looking for your ideas, not an idea delegated to you.
Please describe.*
Rate yourself on your ability to self manage multiple projects without direct supervision.*
1 = Works best with direct supervision
6 = Able to handle multiple projects without supervision
How many people have you been able to identify, recruit, and equip to serve in a leadership role over the last 3 years?*
Other*
How many friends have you been privileged to lead to a commitment to Christ over the past 3 years?*
Please only include those you've had a friendship with and not those that you may have been able to pray with in a ministry context that you had not known previously.
Other*
Share with us how your spouse has confirmed that he or she is on board with your new role as directing/pioneering this chapter of Chi Alpha.*
How many friends would you say that you have that would be considered "lifelong friends?" This is the kind of friend you've known for more than 5 years and have had a period of distance or even a disagreement at one point but are now on great terms.*
Other*
In your last ministry role, were you able to strategically grow the ministry?*
Other*
Think back to the last community outreach you led. Briefly describe it and the target audience. If it was an ongoing event, how did you make adjustments to reach new people for the event.*
Finish the following statement: The way I generally know if someone is gifted for a specific ministry is by ....*
Rate yourself on your ability of sticking with a plan and making changes.*
1 = When I have a plan, I stick to it until it works.
6 = I am quick to make adjustments to a "plan" if it is not working.
What happened with the last small group you started?*
Choose the answer that most closely fits.
Other*
Rate your calling to be a Chi Alpha director/pioneer on the following scale:*
1 = I am happy to lead but would be just as happy to be on a team.
6 = I feel called to be the director/lead and build a team under me.
When thinking back on your last major setback or loss in life, how long did it keep you from normal activity?*
Other*
What is the craziest leap of faith you have taken in life?*
Over the last 3 years, how many people would call you their mentor or similar role in their life?*
Of those you mentored these last 3 years, what is the average number of people they are mentoring?*
List your top 3 strengths.*
List 3 weaknesses.*
In a sentence, what is your life mission?*
Typically in ministry we see people fall in one of three categories: 1) The "crowd," which is the total number who attend or are involved, 2) a committed "community," which are those who are normally at the main meeting, and 3) a "core," which are those who are deeply committed to the ministry function. In your last ministry role, please give us these breakdown of these three categories.*
For example, if you led a worship team, let us know the total number of worship team members, your main worship team numbers and team leaders.
What is your top leadership book that you've implemented in your last leadership role?*
Which statement best describes how you typically work through a major problem?*
- Select All
- I research options to solve the problem and implement with a clear goal.
- I ask my "mentor" for advice and ask them to help me through it.
- I go to an expert that I may or may not know and get input.
- I pull together those closest to me and together we develop a solution.
- I don't necessarily build a plan but work through it one day at a time.
- Other
Other*
What is your go-to Scripture when sharing Jesus with a pre-Christian?*
How often do you communicate with your supporters?*
How many new supporters have joined your support team over the last 3 months?*
Which statement closest describes how you budget and set financial goals?*
Do you faithfully tithe?*
Other*
How many missionaries do you currently support each month?*
Do you have consumer debt?*
Include credit card, car loans, school loans, and second mortgages.
How much consumer debt are you paying off?*
How confident would you be in managing a ministry budget of $250,000?*
1 = uncomfortable
6 = extremely confident
List up to three cross-cultural mission trips or outreaches you've participated in.*
Trip or Outreach Dates Role on the Team
Over the last 3 years, how many people have you prayed with to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit?*
Other*
Who is a key influence in your theological perspective?*
List the book you last recommended to someone with a major theology inquiry.*

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References
By giving us the following information, you agree that we may contact the following references and follow up on information shared with us.
Pastor Name*
First Last
Pastor Cell Phone*
Pastor Work Phone
Pastor Email*
Are you related to the pastor?*
Do you have a CMIT director to use as a reference?*
CMIT Director Name*
First Last
CMIT Director Cell Phone*
CMIT Director Work Phone
CMIT Director Email*
CMIT Director's relationship to you*
Employer Name*
Please choose an employer you've had in the last 5 years.

If your last employer was the pastor listed above, please list the previous employer.
First Last
Employer Cell Phone*
Employer Work Phone
Employer Email*
Direct Report Name*
Please choose someone you've overseen in the last 3 years.
First Last
Direct Report Cell Phone*
Direct Report Work Phone
Direct Report Email*
Would you like to include a mentor as a reference?*
Mentor Name*
First Last
Mentor Cell Phone*
Mentor Work Phone
Mentor Email*
Would you like to include a lifelong friend as a reference?*
Lifelong Friend Name*
First Last
Lifelong Friend Cell Phone*
Lifelong Friend Work Phone
Lifelong Friend Email*
By completing this application you agree to allow us to conduct a criminal background check and credit report with the information you have entered. The information you've shared with us will be held confidentially within the leadership of Chi Alpha and will not be shared outside those responsible for the approval process including members of the district Chi Alpha committee, Chi Alpha area directors, and national Chi Alpha leadership.
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Personal Information

Spiritual and Ministry Experiences

Background and Job History

Ministry and Leadership Experiences

References

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