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FLI and Isaiah 58 Internship Application
Date of Application
M____D____Y_______
Internship Period: September 15-December 25 2007
General Information
First Name: _____________________
Last Name: _____________________
Date of Birth: M/D/Y _____________
Sex: M F
Telephone Numbers
Home# ( ) _______________ Work# ( ) ____________________
Fax# ( ) ____________________ E-Mail ___________________
Current Address:
Permanent Address:
Please print, as it would appear on a mailing label for your country
Emergency Contact
Name:
Address:
Phone: ( ) ____________________ Relationship to you: _________
Status: ý Single ý Engaged ý Married ý Remarried
ý Divorced ý Separated ý Widowed
On a separate piece of paper, please include a brief history of the circumstances, including
dates, if you have been separated, remarried, divorced, widowed or engaged
Spouses Name: __________________________________
Nationality: ____________________ Birthplace: ____________________
Date of Birth: M_____D_____Y_____
Date of Marriage: M_____D_____Y_____
Names and ages of your children:
Passport Information
Name on passport __________________
Citizenship ________
City or Country where Passport was issued __________________________
Passport number ___________ Date of issue D____M____Y______
Expiry Date ____________________________
Nationality ________________ Birthplace ____________________________
Social and Health Insurance Numbers
Social insurance # _______________ Health Insurance # ________________
Health Insurance Company ________________________________________
Life History
Please answer the following questions in a clear printing style or typed using your computer.
Please do not write. Answer as completely as possible.
Spiritual Growth
a. Outline your conversion and the events and steps leading up to that time.
b. Describe your spiritual growth since that time. Comment on events or spiritual
experiences in your life, which led to new levels of understanding and commitment.
Include the character issues that God has dealt with in your life and what lessons
they taught you.
c. Comment on your devotional life. Include such issues as prayer, Bible reading,
Bible study, worship, and devotions.
Are you meeting your expectations for personal spiritual growth?
Relationships
a. Please take one full page to describe your relationship with your mother and your
father.
b. Briefly describe your relationship with the rest of your family.
c. How does your family feel about your intentions to attend the Internship?
Leadership and Church Experience
a. This is an advanced leadership development intern track, what other intern
programs or leadership programs qualify you for this track?
b. Please describe your relationship with your local church or primary ministry
affiliation.
Comment on areas of ministry, service, leadership experience, gifts and abilities.
c. How serious do others in leadership take you in your leadership and pursuit of
your calling?
d. How seriously do your leaders take revelation that you give them? If you have
ever given specific prophetic words to leadership please give us the names and
phone numbers of those leaders as well as a summery of the revelation.
e. What languages do you speak and how proficiently?
Goals and Expectations
a. Comment briefly on the circumstances that led up to your decision to apply for this
intern program.
b. What are your reasons for wanting to attend FLI or Isaiah58 internship? Please describe
spiritual and ministry goals, missionary and church service goals, which you hope
the internship will help you fulfill.
c. Briefly, what are your plans following the internship?
God's Work
a. Give examples of how the Holy Spirit is working in your life? Do you pray in
tongues?
How familiar are you with the spiritual realm?
b. Have you experienced miracles in your life? Please describe some of these
experiences.
c. What do you think your spiritual gifts are? Do you have the opportunity to exercise
these gifts in your local church body or ministry?
d. What kind of platform ministry experience do you have? (Examples:
Preaching/teaching, dance, prophecy, singing, worship, and drama).
e. When you are ministering do you work better alone, with a team, or under a
leader/leaders?
We realize that the following questions are very personal. Please be assured that all answers
are held in strict confidentiality and are not the basis of your acceptance to the school.
Please answer in detail. One sentence is not sufficient
a. Have you used any of the following substances? If so, please explain how
recently, in what quantities and what ministry you have had to overcome any
addictions:
1. Tobacco
2. "Soft drugs" (e.g. marijuana)
3. "Hard drugs" (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, chemicals).
b. Have you ever had psychiatric treatment?
If so, please describe the treatment received, dates, any lingering difficulties.
c. Have been involved in any of the following?
If so, please explain the circumstances briefly, the time and length of involvement
and what ministry you have had to overcome them:
1. The occult?
2. Cult or sect (new age, eastern mysticism, naturalistic philosophies
Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, etc.)
3. Heterosexual sexual interaction. How long have you been clean from this activity?
4. Pornography. If so, when was last time you were involved with it? Describe briefly
your struggle with it. Is it an addiction or habit?
5. Homosexual sin, if so how recent? Were there homosexual activities? Long-term
homosexual relationships? Have you ever had counseling about this issue?
d. Do you have a history of abuse, verbal, physical or sexual? Briefly summarize
this.
e. Have you ever been in prison? Convicted of a felony? Please summarize.
Application Process
You may email your application answers to office@expression58.org, mail them to the
address listed below.
Applications will be followed up with a phone or personal interview
Applicants will be notified within 7 days of phone interview
$500 of the internship fee is due within two weeks of acceptance. The
other $3000 fee is due upon entrance of the program (For a total of $3500).
Checks may be made out to “Expression58” with internship application fee”
in the memo.
If possible, include a short video introducing yourself and talking about your life. It
helps us get to know you. Be creative and share things about your life right now.
If you are applying for the Isaiah 58 Internship you will need to also fill out the following questions:
Isaiah 58 Internship
Additional Application Questions
Please answer the following questions in a clear printing style or typed using your computer. Please do not write. Answer on a separate sheet of paper as completely as possible.
Missions Experience
- Have you ever been on a missions trip before? Please tell us where, when, the nature of the outreach, what organization you went with, how long the trip was, and what your role was.
- What experience do you have working with the poor in your community?
- Is there a particular people group or area of interest that you feel called to? (China, orphans, widows, pastors, AIDS victims, etc.) explain
- How do you see missions being a part of your life in the future? Do you envision yourself occasionally doing mission work, being moderately involved in mission work, or do you envision a lifetime career in mission work?
- What do you find challenging in working with the poor?
Working with Children
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Have you ever worked with children? Please explain in what capacity you have worked with children, and for how long you have worked with them.
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Do you feel comfortable ministering to children? If yes, in what capacity? (one on one, small groups, large groups, serious settings, play settings, etc.)
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Please briefly describe how you see working with children fitting into your future, what level of involvement do you desire?
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What are the challenges you face when working with children?
Practical Experience
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Do you have any practical skills that will be of use in the mission field? (nursing, dietician, mechanics, teacher, sewing, business, etc.) Also, please include your level of proficiency in these skills—are you a professional?
Financial Status
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How financially stable are you at the present time? Do you have any debt? If so, how much and to whom? What are your current goals to become more financially stable?
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Have you ever raised support for missions work before? Were you successful?
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Do you have supporters currently who will help you to finance upcoming missions trips, and who are committed to you while you are in the field?
Personal Essay
Please include a 1-2 page essay explaining why you would like to be involved in the Isaiah 58 internship, what your heart is, how you hope this can help equip you, etc.
