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Adaptive Church Leadership Cohort REGISTRATION
Adaptive Church Cohort Application
Church Name
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Main Contact Name
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First
Last
Main Contact Email
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Church Address
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
US Minor Outlying Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Church Phone
Denominational Affiliation
Church Size
less than 100
100-300
300-500
500-800
800-1000
more than 1000
Describe the ethnic makeup of your church
We have a limited number of spaces for this cohort and want to involve churches with the best possible chance of making significant and lasting changes.
Please answer the following questions which we will use to select the participating churches on or before August 15.
Based on the project description in the invitation, what about this project resonates with you/your team?
(please respond in approximately 4-6 sentences)
We believe every church has a story. In a few paragraphs, please share your church’s story, including some of its history, key values or features, and the church’s current state or season (e.g. growing, declining, refocusing)?
Who do you anticipate will function as your point person or key leader for the project? Please describe this person’s role in the church and why she or he is qualified to lead this initiative.
(approximately 1-2 paragraphs)
A key aspect of the project is that your church is ready and willing to pursue adaptive changes - likely developing a new (or significantly revised) ministry approach or model. How or why is your church well-positioned to make the necessary changes? In your response, please include the elements of support you have in place to enable this work, as well as the barriers you anticipate you might encounter?
(approximately 1-2 paragraphs)
What would you hope to realistically see happening in and through your church by the end of the 18 month cohort
(approximately 4-6 sentences)
What questions do you have about this project?
Recognizing that there are some churches who would not be able to participate in the Adaptive Church Cohort without some financial assistance, a limited number of scholarships are available.
Please note that we will prioritize those churches that have significant financial limitations and/or will add elements of diversity to the cohort experience (size of church, denominational affiliation, ethnic makeup, etc.).
Do you wish to apply for a scholarship?
Yes
No
If yes, amount requested:
Please explain the factors that lead your church to request a scholarship for the 2020-2021 Adaptive Church Cohort?
Why do you believe that an investment in your church team could be significant at this time in your church’s life?
Describe the church’s financial situation that leads you to request a scholarship.
What was your budget in 2019?
What were your actuals in 2019?
What was your budget in 2018?
What were your actuals in 2018?
Does your church have reserves/endowments that are available to your congregation over and above your annual budget?
If so, what is the estimated value of the endowment?
Should you not be selected to receive the full scholarship requested, would you still be interested or able to participate in the Adaptive Church Cohort?
Why or why not?