COVENANT FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
Summer Mission Program 2010
Candidate Application Form

Upon successful submission of your application, you will be redirected to a confirmation page and receive a confirmation email. If you are not redirected nor did you receive an email, please send an email to tech at cfchome dot org for assistance.

Thank you for applying for short-term missions at Covenant Fellowship Church. We feel privileged for the opportunity the Lord is giving us to work with you in training for His global mission. Please read the following carefully before filling out the application.

Summer Programs: Lord willing, this year we will send teams to the following locations:
1. Africa (tentatively June 12 – July 20; cost = $3300)
2. Japan (tentatively June 12 – July 13; cost=$2100)
Note: Non-servants/co-servants of CFC are normally not accepted on overseas trips, unless there are special circumstances. Also, if you are dating, we recommend each of you applying to different trips.

2. Parental Consent: A key element of the summer mission program is parental involvement. We feel strongly that all team members ought to have their parents’ blessing in order to participate in our program. Therefore, applications will not be accepted unless parental consent is obtained. If you are having problems obtaining parental consent, please speak with your area pastor as soon as possible. The parental consent form may be downloaded here. (This is not required for those who are have graduated and “independent” from their parents.)

3. Church Leader's Recommendation: Each applicant is required to have his or her current church leader (small group leader, pastor, overseer, etc.) submit a recommendation. This is a confidential form that will not be disclosed to the applicant. CFC members need to notify their current small group servant. Your small group servant will fill out the recommendation electronically. Non - CFC members may give it to his or her church leader. The form may be downloaded here. The small group leader or church leader is to submit the form to Pastor Jung Lee via email, not to the applicant. (Note: By applying, you automatically waive the right to view your leader’s recommendation – it is strictly confidential). If you are currently a servant or co-servant at CFC, a recommendation is NOT required.

4. Time Commitment: All participants will be required to attend a mandatory missions training meeting weekly for approximately 3 hours, beginning second semester. In general, the training and preparation for this summer program will demand a huge time commitment. It’s best to think of this as another 3-hour university class. If you are a student, it might do you well to have a lighter academic load, if possible.

5. Mission Bible Study: Missions Bible Study: Everyone who wishes to participate in the summer mission program will be required to have taken Missions Bible Study which is offered at CFC as a special Bible study course. If you have not taken this yet, you will be required to do so during the spring semester simultaneously with your mission training. If you are living off-campus and have not taken this yet, you will be required to complete a “correspondence”-type Bible study course during your training. The Perspectives course offered by the USCWM also fulfills this requirement.

6. If you were a former CFC summer mission program member, you do not need to re-submit your testimony (question 6). You simply need to fill out the application and answer questions 1-5.

7. The contact person for future issues/questions related to the Summer Mission Program is Pastor Jung Lee.

8. The deadline for applications is Sunday, January 17, 2010. The form should be saved as your full name in a Microsoft Word document and emailed in. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline unless arrangements have been made before the deadline date, and only under extenuating circumstances.

9. The following is a basic tentative schedule of future dates, deadlines, and training.

Sun., Jan. 17, 2010 - Candidate application form/leader recommendation due

Sun, Jan, 24, 2010 - Parental consent form due

Post Winter Break - Review of applications by CFC leadership

Feb 2010 - 1st team meeting (and every Sunday following. The exact date is TBA.)

We are excited about how God is leading you to apply for a summer mission program this year. We have seen many people’s lives radically changed through a summer program experience. With much prayer, we have hopes that God will lead and guide you in this very important phase of your Christian life. May the Lord be with you in your application process!

All questions/correspondence/comments should be directed to: Pastor Jung Lee pastorjung at cfchome dot org

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Photo:

Please upload a good picture of yourself that clearly shows your face. Limit the file size to under 800 KB and in the jpeg format.

Campus Phone: *

Email: *

Small Group Leader First Name: *

Small Group Leader Last Name: *

Home Address: *

Home Phone: *

Are you a US citizen?: * select...YesNo

Have you ever been on a CFC mission team before?: * select...YesNo

Are you a member of CFC?: * select...YesNo

If not, to which church/organization do you belong?:

Rank the following teams according to preference (1-most desired, 4-least desired). Don’t rank the teams that you do not wish to join.

Africa: select...12

Japan: select...12

Please check all the special Bible studies that you’ve taken (or are currently taking) below.: *

Christian Essentials

Evangelism Bible Study

Marketplace Bible Study

Missions Bible Study

Understanding the Bible

Systematic Theology I

Systematic Theology II

Apologetics

Old Testament Survey

New Testament Survey

Christian Ethics

None of the Above

To the best of your knowledge, how long has it been since you trusted in Christ as Lord & Savior?: *

How many times have you read the New Testament in its entirety?: *

Old Testament?: *

Is your cumulative GPA less than 2.5 (out of 4.0)?: * select...YesNo

Are you currently on academic probation?: * select...YesNo

If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions, please explain briefly.:

Former CFC team members are only required to complete questions 1 – 5 below (question 6 is not required)

1. List any positions that you have held, or are currently holding at Covenant Fellowship Church or your local church back home: *

2. To the best of your knowledge, what is your long term future calling? Please explain.: *

3. Have you been on any previous short-term missions programs? If ‘Yes’, Please elaborate.: *

4. Why do you want to join a CFC summer mission team? What do you hope to gain from this experience?: *

5. Explain briefly why you feel you should be accepted on the program of your first choice?: *

6. Share your testimony of how you were saved, as well any significant events that have affected your life as a believer.:

It should be between one to two pages in length (double-spaced). Please create a new document saved in the format: John Doe Testimony.doc and email it along with this application.

Parental consent is required by all candidates. Please use the separate parental consent form. Exceptions may be made on an individual basis. Please contact Pastor Jung Lee if you have any problems with this final step.

All the letters in the CAPTCHA window below are in UPPER CASE, if you type in lower case letters, the submission will fail.

CAPTCHA

This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

What code is in the image?: *

Copy the characters (respecting upper/lower case) from the image.