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Ohio Bible FellowshipIndividualMembershipApplication

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS

MembershipintheOhioBibleFellowshipisopentomenofgoodChristiancharacterandconductwho,havingmetthe

constitutionalrequirements,manifesttheirChristianlifeandserviceinamannerconsistentwiththeScripturesandthe

standardsofthisorganization.Thefollowingarespecificcausesfortherejectionofapplicantsformembership:useof

liquor,tobacco

or

narcotics,

immorality,

divorce,

remarriage

after

divorce,

marriage

to

adivorcee,

membership

in

an

oathboundsociety,unfavorablereferences,doctrinalandconstitutionaldisagreements.Failuretoanswerallquestionswillresultinapplicationbeingreturned.IherebymakeapplicationformembershipintheOhioBibleFellowship,Inc.Themembershipfeeof$15isenclosed

herewith.IunderstandthatthemembershipisrenewableeachJanuary1.

Name Age DateofApplication

Address

City State Zip EMailAddress

HomePhone( ) WirelessPhone( )

StatepresentChristianwork.

Ofwhatlocalchurchareyouamember(ifpastor,givenameofchurch)?

Isthischurchaffiliatedwithanydenominationorassociation? Ifso,whatorganization?

Yes No Areyoumarried?

Yes

No

Haveyou

ever

been

divorced?

If

divorced,

have

you

been

remarried?

Yes No Areyoumarriedtoadivorcee?

Yes No HaveyoureadandareyouinheartyagreementwiththeConstitutionoftheOBF,particularlynoting

thePreambleandtheDoctrinalStatement?Yes No WillyoucooperatewithallOhioBibleFellowshipactivities?

Yes No Haveyouseveredalldenominationalconnections?

Yes No Areyouamemberofanyoathboundsociety?

Yes No Doyoubelieve,teach,orsupporttheCharismaticMovementorecumenicalevangelismor

cooperation?

Yes No DoyoupropagateanyteachingopposingeithertheLordsTableorwaterbaptismforthisage?

Yes

No

Isyour

position

on

the

English

biblical

text

such

that

it

would

lead

you

to

be

contentious

with

men

of

anotherposition?

Yes No DoyouteachthatbelieversshouldbeseparatedtoGodandfromtheworld,andthattheyshould

permittheWordofGodandHisgracetoinstructthemtodenyungodlinessandworldlylusts,living

soberly,righteously,andgodlyinthispresentworld(Titus2:1114;1Thess5:22)?

Yes No Isthisyourpersonalruleofconductinyourdailylife?

Applicantssignature(Newapplicantspleasecompletetheotherside.Renewalapplicantsarenotrequiredtofillouttherestoftheform.)

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Page2:NewApplicantsOnlyPleasegiveabrieftestimonyastoyoursalvationandreasonsfordesiringmembershipintheOhioBibleFellowship.

IfformerlyorpresentlyengagedinfulltimeChristianservice,pleasegiveyoureducationbackground:

BibleInstitute Yeargraduated or,yearsattended:

DegreeCollege Year or,yearsattended:

YearSeminary or,yearsattended:Degree

Othertraining

Haveyoubeenordained? When? Bywhom?

Haveyoueverbeenrefusedordination? Ifno,pleaseexplain.

Haveyourordinationcredentialseverbeenrevoked? Ifyes,pleaseexplain.

Pleaselistyourformerandpresentreligiousaffiliations.

PleaselistyourhistoryofChristianwork.

Pleasegivethenamesandaddressesofofficersofthechurchororganizationunderwhichyoulabor.

Pleasegivethenamesandaddressesofthreepastorsasreferences,atleastoneofwhomisaFellowshipmember.

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