Application

Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries
http://www.SMRM.org
2206 Highland Acres Way
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-436-4076
STUDENT MISSIONS STAFF APPLICATION
Please type or print clearly

Applying for: YEAR

Summer Semester Sojourner Special Events Innovator Missionary Apprentice

Earliest date available

Latest date to return

Personal Information

Name

Sex

Age

Date of birth:

Social Security Number

Marital Status

Current Address City State ZIP ,

Phone: ( )

I will be at this address until:

E-mail

Permanent/Parent Address City State ZIP: ,

Phone ( )

E-mail:

In case of emergency, please notify:

Name:

Address:

Phone: ( )

Name of Parents/Guardian:

Have you discussed your desire to participate in student missions with your parents? YES NO

If yes, were they:

in favor opposed neutral

Education

Name of School Attending (Please do not use initials):

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Student

Expected Graduation Date:

Vocational Choice:

Grade Pt. Avg

Major/Minor

Other Colleges or Seminaries Attended

Church Information

Present Church Membership

City, State: ,

How long a member?:

Do you attend church on a regular basis? YES NO

Pastor's Name

Church Phone ( )

If you are going into the ministry, are you:

Licensed by church DATE

Ordained by church DATE

Church Affiliation? Southern Baptist Other

Church currently attend (if different from above)

Pastor’s Name

Church Phone ( )

Current ministry activities you are involved in through church and/or campus ministry:

Health Information

My health is: Excellent Good Fair Poor

Are you currently under any medication? Yes No

If so, what:

Are you under the care of a physician due to physical conditions that may limit your ability to serve in some assignments (i.e. serious allergies requiring medication, vision problems, back problems, etc.)

YES NO

If yes, please explain:

Experience

Have you ever served in student missions before?

Place(s):

Year:

Have you had formal evangelism training? Yes No

If yes, what?

Indicate experience in the following:

None

Some

Extensive

Preaching

Sports

Recreation

Drama

Camp Staffer

Song leading

Lifeguard

Singing (solo)

Share Testimony

Sign Language

Day Camps

Construction

Evangelism

Computer

Children's Min.

Teaching

Youth Ministry

Lead Fellowship

Lead Devotional

Identify any Creative Arts skills that you may have (drama, mime, puppets, clown, etc.) and indicate level of proficiency.

Are you licensed to drive a car? Yes No

Other licenses/certification

Instrument played (indicate skill level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

Piano

Guitar

Other

Long-Range Career Plans Specify your projected long-range/career plans (beyond one year) using the scale between 1 and 4 (where 1=definitely planning, and 4=not in future plans).

		Attend Seminary		Graduate studies
		Other full-time ministry		Work in my field of study
		Other mission opportunities		Other


Personal Sketch

Please type a brief personal sketch of ½ page (single spaced) to be shared with us as a guide to introduce yourself. Write in first person, essay form, using clear and concise statements. Write or type your full name in the upper right hand corner of the page. Include information from the following areas: Facts about yourself and your family background Your gifts and ministry skills including music, sports, drama, etc. School you are attending, major and plans after graduation Calling - your sense of leadership toward mission service



References
Please give the name and address of four references below. Reference forms are included in this application. Please distribute them to the persons you have listed below.

Reference	Name	Address, City, State, Zip	Phone
Pastor

Campus/Student Minister

Employer/Teacher/Professor

Personal

I understand that I will be under the guidelines and policies of the Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries and my supervisor. I agree to abstain from the use of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, and any other behavior that would hinder my ministry during my term of service as a student missionary. I understand that use of these substances, or involvement in questionable conduct, will be cause for dismissal as a student missionary.


Signature	Date

Expression of Christian Faith We shall appreciate your sharing candidly in these areas. We are looking for no specific words. Please type or provide a word-processed copy. This form is an important document that will be copied as submitted and shared with staff. Please limit your answers to the space allowed. Please remember to sign this document.

Describe briefly your initial encounter with Jesus Christ and baptism experience. How have these experiences and continuing relationship with Christ affected your life?


How are you involved in witnessing to non-believers? Briefly relate a recent experience of sharing your faith with someone who was not a Christian.


Give a brief statement of the basic Christian message which you hope to proclaim or share with persons you encounter in your ministry.


List spiritual gifts God has gifted you with and how you believe they may be used in your ministry.


What is the main motivation leading you to apply for student missions? What do you hope to accomplish?



Signature		Date

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	SMOKY MOUNTAIN RESORT MINISTRIES MISSION TOLD THROUGH STORY

Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries - Baptist Ministry Sharing Christ in Resort Settings throughout the Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg TN. Christian ministry serving employees, international employees, and vacationers in a campground, Parkway, theme park, or special event venues. Resort ministry is communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people in a leisure lifestyle, and Smoky Mountain Resort Ministries is a ministry program provided by the Sevier County Association of Baptists, the Tennessee Baptist Convention, and the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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