UBC Pastoral Residency Application

Thank you for your interest in the pastoral residency at University Baptist Church. We offer one residency each year, beginning in August and ending in May respectively, with a maximum of six residents per class. By offering this residency program, we hope to encourage and influence future pastors in their role in evangelical churches. Under supervision, residents will gain knowledge in the areas of pastoral leadership, church polity, counseling and ministry in the context of the local church.

In addition to completing the application below, please send each of the following via email to nroark@ubcfayetteville.org:

1. Resume

2. Two letters of recommendation (one from a pastor). These letters should speak to your character, experience, and skills, and should discuss both strengths and weaknesses. Please ask your references to state how long and in what relational capacity they have known you.

If you are married, one of your two recommendation letters should be a letter from a pastor who can describe your marriage and speak to its suitability for ministry.

If you already a member of UBC, one of your letters should come from a pastor of your previous church. This letter must be confidential and sent directly by the pastor via e-mail to nroark@ubcfayetteville.org.

3. High quality digital face photo (send to: nroark@ubcfayetteville.org) As part of the application process, we would like potential applicants who have never been to UBC to come spend a weekend with the pastoral staff in order to get to know us and see if this program would be a good fit for you and for us.

We cannot guarantee this visit for every applicant. Please contact us if you have any questions.

UBC wants to consider applications from those who show a passion and love for Jesus Christ; possess, by God’s grace, a character of integrity; have the desire and potential to be an evangelical leader; and affirm UBC’s Statement of Faith and Church Covenant.

Residents must be able to become members of UBC during their internship. Each residency lasts roughly 9 months. In general, housing and a stipend are provided.

Thank you for your interest. If you have any questions, please contact us at (479)-442-5312 or send an email to nroark@ubcfayetteville.org.

Your name *

Email address *

Phone number *

Address *

Birthday *

Gender *

Marital status *

Household members

How many degrees do you hold, if any? *

Are you applying for the full or part-time residency program? *

Full-time

Part-time

How did you become a Christian? *

Were you baptized as a believer under the authority of a gospel-preaching church? Describe the circumstances (year, setting, officiant, church involvement, etc.) *

Are you a member of a local church *

Yes

Describe the church you currently attend and your involvement. (Include your spouse, if applicable.) *

Have you talked with the pastoral staff of your current church about being a part of the pastoral residency at UBC? *

I have read and am in complete agreement with the UBC Statement of Faith and Church Covenant. *

Yes

How did you learn about the pastoral residency at UBC? *

Why do you want to be a resident? *

What do you intend to learn during the course of the residency? *

What kind of service do you think God is leading you into? *

If you are not a member of UBC, have you ever attended a Sunday morning service at UBC? Please tell us about your experience. *

Do you intend to earn academic course credit for the UBC pastoral residency at one of the following seminaries? (Note that you must be enrolled as an official student on order to earn credit) *

Yes, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Yes, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

No, I do not intend to pursue academic course credit for the residency.

Residents are not considered regular employees of UBC, so it is not our practice to provide health insurance. We expect each resident to purchase coverage for himself and his family. What plans do you have to provide coverage during your stay? *

If you are married, tell us about your marriage and any concerns you may have for it as you consider pastoral ministry. *

What are you currently reading/learning in God’s Word and how is it increasing your devotion to Christ? *

Please comment on your current and recent track record with obeying God by abstaining from pornography and related forms of sexual sin. *

If you have sinned in this area, please explain and be specific in regards to frequency, when the sin occurred (e.g., in the past week, month, year, 5 years?) and what you have done to fight for a pattern of obedience.

Would you be willing to spend the rest of your life pastoring and/or church planting in Northwest Arkansas or the surrounding region? Please comment. *

What is your first language? If your first language is not English, please describe as you best as you can your level of fluency in English. *

Tell us something about yourself we would not learn from your résumé. *

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