Trainer Application

MTN Trainer

Instructions on completing this application

Please fill out this form, but do not show your answers to the proposed Trainee.

If you think will need to save this online form, to complete at a later time, please click here and register to create an account on this site. You will then have the capability to save the form for later editing and completion using the Save Draft link at the end of the form. Otherwise, please set aside adequate time to enter all information, or use the form on the MTN Documents page.

All additional information including extract minutes and budgets should accompany your application.

Please contact PCQ Church Offices on 07 3106 3266 or email mtn@pcq.org.au if you have any questions.

Proposed Trainer Details

First Name *

Last Name *

Gender *

Female

Male

Date of Birth

Position at Church *

Church *

Phone

Proposed Trainee Details

First Name *

Preferred Name

Middle Name/s

Last Name *

Date of Birth

Gender

Female

Male

Home Address *

Home Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2 (if needed)

City

State

Post Code

Phone

Marital Status *

Spouse Name

Children's Names and Ages

Church Currently Attended *

Important Information

Interview

Acceptance into MTN involves an interview of both Trainer and Trainee held, in most instances, in October or November at a suitable location. You will be advised of these details.

Funding

The minimum stipend for MTN Trainees is determined from time to time by the Stipends Commission of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland. Some churches elect to pay the whole stipend whilst other churches can only support the trainee with assistance from other funding sources.

When will you know?

The Committee on Ministry Resourcing will endeavour to let you know the result of your application by mid November, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Your Answers

Please fill in your answers below under each relevant question, giving a reasonable amount of detail as appropriate.

1. Having read through Introducing MTN at the MTN Website (https://mtn.pcq.church), do you have any concerns or questions? *

2. Why are you interested in becoming a Trainer in the MTN Scheme? *

3. In your own words, outline what you think is required of a Trainer in the MTN Scheme? *

4. One of the aims of MTN is to prepare people for possible full time ministry. How well do you think the proposed Trainee and their spouse ?(if any) would fit into a full-time ministry role? Please provide as much detail as possible. *

5. Describe your present relationship/connection with your proposed Trainee. *

6. Give a brief description of what an average week of training might look like with your proposed Trainee. *

7. List the personal strengths of the trainee and how you intend to sharpen them in these areas. *

8. List the personal weaknesses of the trainee and explain how they might be a problem in undertaking the traineeship and associated ministry. Also describe how you plan to support and grow them in these areas. *

9. What strengths do you bring to ministry? *

10. What experience (if any) have you had with training in the past? *

11. What mighty limit your effectiveness as a Trainer? *

12. Describe your spiritual disciplines and your most recent evangelistic experience. *

13. If you had a free hand to change something in your church, what would you change? Why would you change it and how would you measure the success of the change? *

14. Please list any funding or support that the congregation will contribute to the Trainees stipend, book purchases, and other training costs. *

15. Please indicate both the minimum and the preferred amount of MTN subsidy the congregation is seeking. *

The Committee on Ministry Resourcing may withdraw funding at any time if the Trainer or the Trainee fail to meet the requirements of the Ministry Traineeship (e.g. non-attendance at Training Days, failing to provide reports, etc).

Document Checklist

Please email the following to mtn@pcq.org.au as soon as possible:
⃞ An extract minute from a Congregational Meeting approving the funding and employment of the proposed MTN Trainee.
⃞ A Church budget for the employment of the proposed MTN Trainee for the next two years.

Before clicking the submit button, please ensure you have the above documents to email as attachments to mtn@pcq.org.au, being sure to also include the Subject Line "MTN Application" and your name and church name.

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