PO Box 28830, EDINBURGH, EH14 9BG Tel: 07724 702825
[email protected] www.edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk APPLICATION FORM for DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY COURSE 1. 1. Language Personal Information Surname:
First Name(s):
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Single
Engaged
Title:
Married
Address (including postcode):
Telephone No:
Email:
2. Education Experience
Please list your secondary level and further/higher education qualifications and enclose copies of the transcripts or certificates with this application form
School/College/Uni
Subject
Grade/Qualification
Date received
3. Employment Experience
Please give details of current and previous employment, beginning with the most recent Dates
Employer
Occupation
Reason for leaving
4. Testimony Please give us a brief account of how you came to faith in Christ
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5. Church Experience 5.i
What is the name, address and denomination of your home church?
5.ii
How long have you been a member
or adherent
?
5.iii Is your church leadership supportive of this application? (It is vital that you have the church leadership’s support before submitting this form) 5.iv Can you expect prayer/financial support from your church? 5.v In what way(s) are you involved in your local church?
6. Ministry Experience What experience have you had of
often Leading meetings/services? Teaching the Bible? Preaching? Mission / evangelism? Children’s work? School’s based work? Youth work? Leadership Pastoral work
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none
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7. Spiritual Experience 7.i
Have you ever read the Bible right through?
How often?
7.ii
How much time do you give to daily Bible reading and prayer?
7.iii
Give some examples of receiving specific answers to prayer
7.iv
Apart from the Bible, which books have most influenced you in the last 3 years?
8. Life Experience 8.i List any hobbies/sports/voluntary work in which you are involved 8.ii
What do you see as your personal strengths?
8.iii What do you perceive to be areas of personal weakness?
8.iv What events, apart from conversion, have most influenced your life?
8.v Do you have any disabilities, including learning difficulties, for which you will need additional support while studying at Edinburgh Bible College? (If Yes, please give details)
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9. Edinburgh Bible College 9.i How did you learn about Edinburgh Bible College?
9.ii
What aspect(s) of the College course make(s) it seem most suitable for you?
9.iii Have you previously approached any Christian organisation with a view to full-time service or any other Bible College and, if so, which one and what was their response?
9.iv
How do you expect to cover the cost of your College fees?
9.v What are your current thoughts about what you will do on completion of your studies, and how do you believe the course will help you achieve that?
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10. Referees
(These should not be related to you or to each other in any way. Please obtain their agreement first) The College reserves the right to follow up written references with a phone conversation
Minister/Pastor/Elder/Church Leader Name
Address
Email and phone no.
Position
Present Employer (or Tutor if you are a student)
(please state if you do not wish your employer to be contacted before interview) Name
Address
Email and phone no.
Address
Email and phone no.
Address
Email and phone no.
Position
Friend Name Known you for how long? What capacity?
Friend Name Known you for how long? What capacity?
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11. Declaration By signing this application form I declare without reservation that
to the best of my knowledge, all of the above information is correct
this information may be shared with appropriate members of the College staff and that, if I am accepted as a student,
I agree to participate, as required, in the worship and prayer life of the College as well as in the programme of study
I will at all times respect those whose views differ from my own and will seek to live in a spirit of fellowship with all in the College community
Name: Signature: Date:
Please return this form along with a cheque for the non-refundable registration fee of £20, made payable to Edinburgh Bible College. Alternative means of payment can be found on the website. Please remember to send all appropriate copies of the transcripts or certificates, as detailed in section 2 of this form, with this application. If you are not usually resident in the UK, please also send a photocopy of your passport pages showing your personal details and nationality
The College is registered under the Data Protection Act for the storage or personal and educational information relating to current and past students. We will not disclose your personal details to any other party without your stated permission or unless legally obliged to do so. You have the right, at any time, to ask to see any data we hold about you.
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