Your responses linked with your name will ONLY be seen by the Elders, and will be shared with the candidate and his wife ANONYMOUSLY. Please give honest and specific feedback, knowing that your answers will help the candidate and his wife understand their strengths and weaknesses better. There will be plenty of people completing this brief survey. As a result, your honest feedback will remain confidential from the candidate. Please be open, charitable, and completely honest.

Would you please take time first to pray for the candidate and his wife, for your role in this process, and then complete the questions below?

Reference Survey

First Name

Last Name

Your Age

Potential Elder Name

If we would need to follow up, what is the best phone number to reach you:

What words come to mind immediately when describing the applicant?

For purposes in assigning this reference to the appropriate task in the application, which best describes your relationship:

How well do you know the applicant?

Spiritual Vitality

An elderâ€™s qualification is to be above reproach in his character (1 Tim. 3; Titus 1) and provide a life example, for the believers to model (1 Tim. 4:12; Phil. 4:9). Do you believe this to be an accurate description of this applicant?

In which areas of their life have you seen most growth?

Does he shows evidence of the fruit of the Spirit in his life, and a clear sense of reliance upon the Holy Spirit for godliness and ministry?

Theological Clarity

How would you describe the applicant's theological understanding?

In what ways does the potential elder show evidence of an ability to understand and communicate theological truths in a manner consistent with the Gospel?

Conviction & Commendation

Acts 29 is a network of churches that plant churches. Does this applicant have a personal conviction to plant churches and a compelling vision to motivate others?

Where have you seen examples of this?

In what ways has the applicant demonstrated commitment and sacrifice for the local church?

Marriage and Family

Concluding Thoughts

Is his marriage healthy and does it commend Christ to others? Please describe him as a husband and father.

Do you believe their marriage is able to withstand outside difficulties and stress?

What might be the husband and/or wife's struggles in a leadership of a church?

Relationships

To what extent does the applicant engage relationships with integrity and wisdom? Please describe their relational strengths and weaknesses.

To what extent is he able to show empathy & compassion towards those who have a different point of view?

Leadership

Describe the applicant's ability to lead in the following areas: casting a vision, dealing with opposition, and raising up new leaders.

Maturity

How well does he respond to criticism?

Describe his ability to identify own strengths & weaknesses.

Missional Lifestyle

Does he demonstrate a passion to reach non-Christians through evangelism?

How is he currently building relationships with non-Christians and engaging in evangelism?

How well does the applicant leads others in a missional lifestyle?

Disciple Making

How does he model and facilitate discipleship within the church family?

Ability to Teach

Does he demonstrate both an ability and passion to understand and apply the Bible into specific contexts?

Please describe his experience and ability to teach.

Does his teaching result in changed lives?

If so, how?

Concluding Thoughts

Would you recommend that he serve in the local church as an elder at this time?

If not, why?

Other than what has been submitted thus far, are there any other areas you feel will be difficult for the applicant to serve in leadership or that would be helpful in understanding the applicant (i.e. character, strengths, weaknesses, issues to work on...)?

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Spiritual Vitality

Theological Clarity

Conviction & Commendation

Marriage and Family

Relationships

Leadership

Maturity

Missional Lifestyle

Disciple Making

Ability to Teach

Concluding Thoughts

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