CLMPI Application - American Baptist College

Apply for Called to Lives of Meaning & Purpose

The application for the 2019 CLMPI Cohort is due in completion by Thursday, August 15, 2019. For further questions, please contact Grant Coordinator | Design & Implementation Specialist Joy E. Bronson at jbronson@abcnash.edu. Applicants are requested to spend 2 weeks in prayerful discernment with your church board, leadership team, and/or congregation regarding your congregation's participation prior to completing the application. In order to meet the August 15, 2019 application deadline, you will need to begin this process by August 1, 2019

Congregation Name
Pastor's Name
Prefix First Last Suffix
Denominational Affiliation
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Website
Years Congregation Established
# of Years at Current Physical Location
# of Years under Current Pastoral Leadership
# of Households in Congregation
# of Individuals in Congregation
# of Members / Regular Attendees
Provide the number here for members who engage through church on a weekly basis (i.e., discipleship studies, choir rehearsal, outreach ministries, etc.)
Average Sunday Worship Attendance
With whom in your congregation did you discern and decide to participate in the ABC|CLMPI process? How did you discern and decide?
How would you describe your congregation (in 5-6 sentences), including your demographic make-up and surrounding community?
What are 2-3 of your congregation’s strengths?
Share one story which illustrates your congregation living out your mission.
When did your church last take on something new? How did that effort unfold (i.e., deciding what to do, introducing and implementing the initiative, evaluating the effort)? What were the key lessons learned by your congregation and leaders?
Has your congregation previously engaged calling and justice work? If so, describe your efforts. If not, what other areas of focus have been fruitful for your community in the past?
What in the life of your congregation makes this a fortuitous time to develop a new effort around calling and justice? What new major transitions or projects are you currently aware your congregation will face in the next 5 years (i.e., pastor/staff transitions, capital campaign, or building project) that would draw energy and attention away from this focus on calling and justice?