Grace Church Children’s Ministry Application

Name ________________________________________________________________

Telephone number _______________ E-mail ________________________________

What is your church background, if any, and what has been your experience in churches?

How did you come to know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior?

Have you studied the Grace Church statement of doctrinal beliefs? Are there any points
on which you disagree? Which ones? Why?

Do you personally agree with the following values of Grace Church? If “no”, which ones do
you disagree? Why?

• Our priority is a loving relationship with Jesus Christ

• Our ministry is centered in the lives of people
• Our foundation is life-related Bible teaching
• Our passion is to embody grace in all we do

Grace Church exists to raise up mature disciples of Jesus Christ in an environment of

grace. Our children’s ministry exists for the same purpose. Can you serve within that
ministry model?

What are your primary strengths and weaknesses as a person?

Do you have any experience working with children? If so, briefly describe your experience.

Why do you want to minister to children within Grace Church?

In what ways would you like to minister to children?

What do you hope to get out of the experience of ministering to children?

What are you planning on doing to grow in your own relationship with Jesus Christ to
sustain you as you minister to others?

As a mentor to young people, do you understand that you are expected to maintain a
lifestyle that reflects devotion to Jesus Christ in all areas of your life, including sexual purity
and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. Your participation in any of these areas
should not hinder anyone’s relationship with Jesus Christ, including those to whom you
minister.
Doctrine
We believe that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God, who died for our sins
as a substitutionary sacrifice and physically rose from the grave three days
later. All those who trust Christ as their personal savior are redeemed and
are members of the worldwide body of Christ. We welcome all who hold this
belief as brothers and sisters in the Lord, and invite them to become part of
our fellowship at Grace Church (John 1:1-14, 3:16; Acts 16:31; 1 Corinthians
12:12-13; Ephesians 2:8-10; Colossians 1:14-20).

Furthermore, we believe that the Bible unequivocally teaches the following

doctrines, although we recognize that in some cases sincere and intelligent
Christians hold different views. In order for unity to prevail within Grace
Church (Acts 4:32; Philippians 1:27, 2:1-2), we require that all those in
positions of leadership and teaching must personally hold to the following
basic precepts. However, if you disagree with some aspects of them, you are
still welcome to be a part of our fellowship.

The Bible
We believe that the Bible - the sixty-six books of the Older and New
Testaments - is the written word of God, our final and infallible authority in
faith and life. We believe that the very words of the original texts, and not
merely the general concepts or ideas, were inspired by God and thus are free
from error - both historically and conceptually true in every detail (Psalm
19:7-11; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).

The Trinity
We believe in one God who exists eternally in three persons-Father, Son and
Holy Spirit; these persons are coequal, each fully possessing the divine nature
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Acts 5:3-4).
The Creation
We believe that Genesis 1-11 is factually true and not mythical.
Consequently, we believe that the cosmos, including man, is the product of
God's creation out of nothing (creation ex nihilo), and not the result of
naturalistic or theistic evolution (Genesis 1:1-2:3; Job 38:1-7; John 1:1-3;
Colossians 1:15-17).

The Fall of Man

We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that he willfully
sinned and consequently experienced immediate spiritual death (i.e.,
separation from God) and eventual physical death. As a result, all people are
born with a predisposition to sin, and in fact do personally sin. Apart from
Jesus Christ all are eternally lost (Gen 1:26-27, 2:17, 3:6; Rom 3:23, 5:12;
Eph 2:1-3).

Jesus Christ - His Person

We believe that God the Son became human in the person of Jesus Christ;
was conceived by the Holy Spirit within the womb of Mary, a virgin; and is
fully God and fully man (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:14; Colossians
2:9; Hebrews 4:15).

Jesus Christ - His Work

We believe that Jesus Christ died for the world's sin as a substitutionary
sacrifice, and that only those who believe in Him are declared righteous and
eternally acceptable before God (Isaiah 53:4-5; Mark 10:45; Romans 3:24-26;
Colossians 1:19-20; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18; 1 John 2:2).

Jesus Christ - His Resurrection

We believe that Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead and ascended into
heaven, where as our high priest, He is interceding for us and directing the
church (John 20:24-27; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 1:4; Ephesians 1:19-21;
Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 4:14; Colossians 1:19).
Salvation
We believe that anyone who trusts Jesus Christ as his personal savior is given
spiritual life by the Holy Spirit, who immediately and permanently indwells
him and baptizes him into the body of Christ as a child of God. This salvation
is a gift. It is not based on any human effort or merit, but on the grace of our
sovereign God; thus once granted, it can never be lost (John 1:12, 3:1-16;
Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:28, 8:9, 38-39; John 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians
12:13).

Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility

We believe that God's offer of salvation to all who will believe in Jesus Christ
is genuine. The person who rejects God's offer is fully responsible for his
choice and justly bears the consequences. Nevertheless we believe that man's
sinful condition does not permit him to come to God unless God first draws
him to Himself. We further believe that all Christians were sovereignly chosen
by God for salvation before the creation of the world. This tension between
divine sovereignty and human responsibility pervades many other areas of
doctrine and life; its apparent contradiction is due only to man's inability to
fully comprehend the workings of an infinite God (John 6:37, 44; Acts 16:31;
Rom 8:28-30; Eph 1:4-5; 2 Thes 2:13; 2 Pet 3:9).

Sanctification
We believe that each Christian still has a sinful nature, but that God is in the
process of changing every believer to be more like Christ by the working of
the Holy Spirit. The believer's responsibility is to yield himself to Jesus Christ
as the Lord of his life (Romans 6:1-14, 8:11-13, 12:1; Ephesians 2:10;
Galations 5:16).

Spiritual Gifts
We believe that the Holy Spirit gives at least one spiritual gift to every
believer, to be used for building up other believers. These gifts are to be
exercised according to Biblical guidelines and priorities. We believe that
certain spiritual gifts given to the early church (among them the gifts of
apostleship, prophecy, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues,
healing and performing miracles) were temporary in nature and are not
present in today's church (Romans 12:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 28-31, 13:8-
10, 14:20-33; Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Peter 4:10-11).

The Universal Church

We believe that the church consists of all who have put their faith in Jesus
Christ from the day of Pentecost until the present. The church has a
threefold purpose: to give God the worship and praise He deserves, to build
up believers to spiritual maturity and to evangelize the world-witnessing, by
our words and our lives, the truth of God's provision for man through Jesus
Christ (Ephesians 4:4-16; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Matthew 5:13-16, 28:18-20; 2
Corinthians 5:20; Acts 1:8).

The Local Church

We believe that each local church is to be nurtured and governed by a group
of elders who operate under the headship of Jesus Christ. These are men
called by God to a shepherding ministry and are recognized on the basis of
Biblical qualifications. We believe that women are to serve the church in
other vital roles, such as encouragement, counsel, prayer and ministries of
shepherding and teaching other women in the body. Local church elders may
be assisted by deacons, who must also be Biblically qualified and who
perform ministries of service (Acts 14:23, 20:17, 28-31; 1 Timothy 2:9-12,
3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9, 2:3-5; 1 Corinthians 14:34-35).

Ordinances
We believe that Christ has commissioned each local church to regularly
practice the baptism of believers and the Lord's Supper (Matthew 28:19; Acts
8:21-39, 16:30-34; Luke 22:14-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
 The Christian Life
We believe that as Christians, we should order our lives according to Biblical
priorities, among the most important of which are these:

Cultivation of our personal relationship with God

Expression of love to fellow Christians by the commitment of time, effort and
resources
Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with nonbelievers (John 15:1-27, 17:15-23; Titus
2:1-14; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 3:18-24; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Ephesians 4:11-16;
Hebrews 10:23-25; 1 John 4:7-11).
Angels, Demons, and Satan
We believe that angels are real beings, created by God, and are sent out by
Him to minister especially to believers. We also believe in the existence of
fallen angels-demons-who work to thwart God's purposes in the world. Chief
among them is Satan, who attempts to defeat believers through deception
and temptation to sin. Christians can overcome Satan's schemes by applying
Biblical truth through the power of the Holy Spirit (Job 1:6-12, 38:6-7; Isaiah
6:1-3; Ezekiel 28:12-19; John 8:44; Hebrews 1:14; Jude 6; 1 Peter 5:8-9;
Ephesians 6:10-18).

Resurrection and Judgements

We believe that all people will be physically resurrected after death.
Nonbelievers will be judged by God and will suffer eternal separation from
Him. Believers will be examined by Jesus Christ and will be rewarded
according to their faithfulness. All believers will enjoy eternal fellowship with
God in heaven (John 5:24-29; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:9-10;
Revevelation 20:11-15).
 The End Times
We believe that the church age will end with the following sequence of
events, which could begin at any moment:

The Rapture: When Christ will come and instantaneously gather all Christians to
Himself (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58).
The Tribulation: A seven-year period under the domination of the Antichrist and
characterized by divine judgments (Daniel 9:24-27; Revelation 4:1-18:24).
The Second Coming: When Christ will personally and visibly return to Earth to defeat
the forces of the Antichrist and bind Satan (Revelation 9:11-16; Zechariah 14:1-
15).
The Millennium: A one thousand-year period of peace and righteousness over which
Christ will personally reign on Earth. At the end of the millennium, Satan will
rebel, will again be defeated and be cast into the lake of fire for eternity
(Revelation 20:1-10; Isaiah 11:1-16).
The New Heavens, New Earth and New Jerusalem: A new creation in which believers
will eternally dwell in fellowship with God (Revelation 21:1-22:5; Hebrews 12:22-24