Pastor|Mentor Recommendation to be Received as an Elder

Your Information

Your Name *

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Your Email *

Your Phone *

Title and Name of the Church or Ministry where you serve or lead *

Candidate Information

CMC's Name *

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Do you believe that this candidate has the gifts and graces to be an Elder in the Free Methodist Church? *

Please elaborate on specific gifts and graces you observe *

What areas of gifts and graces could they improve on? *

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Do you recommend this candidate to be ordained as an Elder in the Free Methodist Church? *

Why Not? *

Please provide some details on your hesitation in this area.

CMC Ministry Experience

Please describe in some detail how this candidate has served in the church you pastor or ministry where you lead: *

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Has this candidate led anyone to Jesus recently and begun to disciple them? *

Tell us about how their discipleship has gone. Have they led this new believer well? *

Do you have any understanding of why not? How could they grow in this area? *

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Has this candidate formed a new group, led people to Jesus, & discipled them to obey his teachings? *

Why Not? *

Please reflect on growth areas for this candidate and how they could more effectively form and lead a group:

Please describe how they have led this group. *

Please provide details and reflections on how effective this candidate's ministry leadership has gone

Are there any theological areas of concern that this candidate has with Free Methodist Doctrine? *

Your Personal Observations

Likert Scale

	Strongly Disagree	Generally Disagree	Generally Agree	Strongly Agree
This CMC has demonstrated a teachable and humble spirit	Strongly DisagreeThis CMC has demonstrated a teachable and humble spirit Strongly Disagree	Generally DisagreeThis CMC has demonstrated a teachable and humble spirit Generally Disagree	Generally AgreeThis CMC has demonstrated a teachable and humble spirit Generally Agree	Strongly AgreeThis CMC has demonstrated a teachable and humble spirit Strongly Agree
This CMC is fruitful in ministry	Strongly DisagreeThis CMC is fruitful in ministry Strongly Disagree	Generally DisagreeThis CMC is fruitful in ministry Generally Disagree	Generally AgreeThis CMC is fruitful in ministry Generally Agree	Strongly AgreeThis CMC is fruitful in ministry Strongly Agree
This CMC understands time-management and sabbath keeping	Strongly DisagreeThis CMC understands time-management and sabbath keeping Strongly Disagree	Generally DisagreeThis CMC understands time-management and sabbath keeping Generally Disagree	Generally AgreeThis CMC understands time-management and sabbath keeping Generally Agree	Strongly AgreeThis CMC understands time-management and sabbath keeping Strongly Agree
This candidate demonstrates holiness in their life	Strongly DisagreeThis candidate demonstrates holiness in their life Strongly Disagree	Generally DisagreeThis candidate demonstrates holiness in their life Generally Disagree	Generally AgreeThis candidate demonstrates holiness in their life Generally Agree	Strongly AgreeThis candidate demonstrates holiness in their life Strongly Agree
I would entrust my congregation to this CMC as their pastor	Strongly DisagreeI would entrust my congregation to this CMC as their pastor Strongly Disagree	Generally DisagreeI would entrust my congregation to this CMC as their pastor Generally Disagree	Generally AgreeI would entrust my congregation to this CMC as their pastor Generally Agree	Strongly AgreeI would entrust my congregation to this CMC as their pastor Strongly Agree

Is there any additional observations you would like to offer? *

Final Questions

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If approved and ordained an Elder, would you like this pastor to be appointed to your church at annual conference? *

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What role or status would you like them appointed as? *

ie., assistant pastor, youth pastor, worship leader, associate pastor, etc.

Please say more about this *