Our Father’s Persistent Love Ministries Inc. Prison Ministry Application

Please be advised that your application, and all the information it contains, will remain strictly confidential. Please Print Clearly                                                           Date: ____________________ Name: _______________________________________DOB___________________ Address:____________________________________________________________ City/State/ZipCode ____________________________________________________ Phone Number:  Home______________________ Work_______________________ Email: __________________________________ Marital Status___________________  If married, is your spouse a believer?_________ Spouse’s name _______________________________________________________ Children’s names and ages:______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Occupation:__________________________________________________________ How long have you been a Christian? ______________________________________ What church do you attend?____________________________How long?__________ If less than 2 years, where did you fellowship before?___________________________ Do you have any prior ministry training or experience (prison or otherwise)? Briefly describe. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   Why do you want to be involved in the prison ministry? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   Are you serving in any ministries at the present? If so, please describe where and in what way. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   Do you have any specific skills or talents (i.e. second languages, etc.) you wish to share? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   Are you in counseling? If yes, please explain. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   Have you ever been accused or arrested for anything other than a traffic violation? If so, please explain: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   What persons, books and/or magazines have influenced you most in your walk with Christ? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________   Can you provide a reference (i.e Pastor, Elder, Employer, etc.) that can speak to us in confidence about your character? If yes, please provide a home phone number and time he/she can be reached. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Circle any of the following that describes you: Administrator Compassionate Counselor Discipler Evangelist Exhorter Giver Healer Helper Intercessor Leader Merciful Missionary Prophet Server Singer Teacher Visionary      Other ____________________________ On a separate piece of paper, briefly describe:      a.  What do you base your salvation on?      b.  What is your relationship with Christ now and what you are doing to grow in Christ?      c.  Are you satisfied with your walk with Christ? Why or why not?      d.  What is your level of involvement in your home church?      e.  What is your sense of God's calling on your life? "Mission Purpose" Our Father’s Persistent Love Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose goal is to achieve reconciliation in the lives of incarcerated men and women. We believe that, according to the scripture verse, "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come. All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation." - 2 Cor. 5:17,18 Reconciliation in the lives of incarcerated men and women; first with God through Christ, second with their families, and third with society... We thank you for taking the time to complete this ministry application. Our desire is to get to know you. We appreciate your willingness to help our ministry grow as we seek God’s direction. God bless, Our Father’s Persistent Love Ministries, Inc.