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Application for Living Faith School of Ministry
Faith Chapel, Syracuse, NY
Revised 1 July, 2008
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Each application costs $25 per person/$40 per couple pay able to the Faith Chapel church office. After your application is reviewed, you will be called to schedule an interview with Pastor Lee Simmons.

Please read over the following course description and requirements so you have a full understanding of what is expected of you and what you will receive as a student at Living Faith School of Ministry. Any questions you have can be addressed at your interview.

Course Prerequisites

1. Knowing that God has called you to significant ministry of which you need further ministry training

2. Commitment to stay in class and finish the course for three years. Classes will be held every Monday night year round. Holidays and brief quarterly breaks will be observed.

3. Full support of your spouse, if married

4. A teachable, humble spirit and openness to teachings that you may not agree with

5. You must be a member of a local church and have the full support of your pastor for your studies. You are required to remain in that local church throughout the time of your study. You will only be released from your church with the full blessing of your pastor.

Course Requirements

1. Faithfully attend classes and other required functions as assigned

2. Complete all assignments: reading and written

3. Memorize weekly assigned verse

4. Be involved in a regular local church ministry

5. Read through the Bible yearly using the “Daily Walk.” The NIV Life in the Spirit Bible is required for reading and study; a hardback edition will be given to each student at the first class.

Estimated Time Requirements – 10 hours a week

1. Weekly class time

2. Daily Bible reading

3. Scripture memory

4. Weekly readings

5. Writing assignments

Training Strategy

1. Based upon Jesus’ training of His Twelve Disciples

2. Classes will emphasize spiritual and ministry development above intellectual knowledge

3. The focus of training will be on impartation from Pastor’s Lee’s ministry experience

4. Class time will center more on interaction than on lecture

5. The classes will be held year round. Classes will only be canceled when Pastor Lee is unavailable or the class participates in something else on a given week. Excuses for class will only be accepted for a valid reason and must be made before class begins.

6. Areas of Training:

      a. Being: Spiritual Maturity and Christian Character

      b. Doing: Ministry Training; Ministry Skills

      c. Knowing: Bible and Theology

Graduation Requirements

1. Faithful attendance throughout course – 85% minimum required of all classes

2. Completion of all assignments

3. Faithful in local church ministry

4. Reading the Bible through three times in three years.

5. Weekly Scriptural memorization

6. Continuing to live a victorious Christian life

E-mail Address: *
Name *
Address: *	Please enter your Full address!!
Phone Numbers
Marital Status *
if married, how long?
Children’s names and ages
Describe your salvation testimony. Include what your life was like before salvation, how and when you got saved, how God changed you after salvation. *	Please take your time and answer carefully and thoughtfully. Be neat and organized in your writing.
Briefly share your Baptism in the Holy Spirit testimony. Include the evidence(s) of your filling (how you know you were baptized in the Holy Spirit). *
Describe your personal devotional life: when, where, how often, what do you do? *
What do you believe are your primary spiritual gifts? List at least three. Explain how you exercise them. (See Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; Ephesians 4:11-12) *
Describe you call to ministry. What ministry do you now believe God is calling you to? *
It is estimated that Living Faith School of Ministry will take about ten hours of time a week for most students, including class time. Discuss how you will make the time to attend class and complete your class work. *
How do you have the resources to pay your tuition? *	There will be a moderate cost for LFSOM. The cost we charge will cover all of your books, teaching materials, honorariums to guest teachers, graduation expenses, and the support of international ministry training. . (Pastor Lee is not compensated for teaching, but gives his time freely.) The cost per month is $100 or $1200 per year. For the three years of the school the total cost is $3600. If a married couple share textbooks, one spouse will receive a 20% tuition reduction. Tuition needs to be prepaid before each quarter ($300) or can be paid monthly through automatic deduction from the student’s checking account or credit card.
Smoke cigarettes? (if answer is yes, please explain)
Drink alcoholic beverages? (if answer is yes, please explain)
Use illegal drugs?(if answer is yes, please explain)
Use profanity or barnyard language?(if answer is yes, please explain)
Have outbreaks of anger?(if answer is yes, please explain)
Watch R rated movies? If so, what type?
Listen to secular music? If so, what kind and how often?
Ever look at pornography or read smut novels?
Violate God’s principles of sexuality? (God reserves the sexual relationship only between a legally married man and woman)
Are you a member of a local church? If so what church?
How long have you been a member?
Do you attend church weekly?
Do you give a whole tithe (10%) of your income to your local church?
Are you in full agreement with the vision of your local church?
Are you in agreement with the doctrinal statement of Living Faith School of Ministry?
Do you listen to Christian music? If so, what kind and how often?
What is your favorite radio station? Why?
Do you read Christian books? If so, what is the last book you read?
How many hours of TV do you watch in an average week?
Do you watch any Christian TV programs? If so, which ones?


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