Apply for Ministry Program - Institute For Spiritual Development, Oneonta, NY.

Ministerial Program Application

Please fill out as much information as you can below.

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Country

Home Phone

Cell Phone

Membership:

Membership: Are you a member in good standing of the Institute?

Yes

In which Institute do you hold membership?

Date of membership?

How many years?

Have you ever sought or obtained ordination from any other organization?

Yes

Personal Information:

Gender Identity:

Place of birth:

Date of Birth:

Religious Background:

What religious background was dominant in your upbringing if any?

Other religious organizations you have belonged to/attended?

Essay:

Discuss your religious background and how it affected your life. What did you learn, how did you apply it, how was your overall experience in religious organizations?

In general, what would you like us to know about the religious background you have, not the spiritual background.

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Academic Information:

High School:

Years attended:

College(s) attended and general content area studied with years attended:

Degree(s) earned:

Other educational non-college courses with dates:

Essay:

What connection do you see between your educational and intellectual studies and your spiritual growth? How do they relate for you? What are your thoughts about how intellectual studies and spiritual studies interrelate?

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Employment Background:

Please list the positions you have held and the approximate dates:

Essay:

Let us know how your employment history supported or didn’t/doesn’t support your spiritual life. How do you see your job and career choices as a part of the bigger picture of your life?

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Spiritual/Metaphysical Coursework:

Please list the courses you have taken, where you took them, and the dates.

Personal Skills:

What skills and abilities do you bring to your service to the Institute, and how did you acquire them?

What do you see as your strengths in terms of holding a leadership position in the Institute?

What do you see as your weaknesses?

Why do you think you should be accepted into this program?

Computer / Technical Skills:

Anything Else you Want us to Know?

Applicant Signature:

I, , herewith apply for the Ministerial Program at the Institute for Spiritual Development. In so doing, I willingly embrace the philosophy and principles of the Institute for Spiritual Development as expressed in the Declaration of Principles, the Charter, Constitution and By Laws of the organization, and pledge to support and abide by those guiding documents and the authority of the Institute.

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Apply For the ISD Oneonta Ministry Program