New Fellowship Group Form — Calvary Chapel Fellowship

Your personal relationship with Jesus Christ should be the highest priority in your life and kept with utmost diligence by regular Bible reading, prayer and fellowship with the church. A Facilitator must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined (Titus 1:8). Facilitating any ministry of Calvary Chapel Fellowship, you will be expected to abstain from all substance abuse (1 Timothy 3:3). Your speech must be edifying. Gossip, slander and cursing are not acceptable (Ephesians 4:29-31). Your appearance reflects not only you as an individual, but the church as well. Although Calvary Chapels are known for their “casual” atmosphere, we expect everyone to take pride in their appearance and to strive to have a positive image when representing the church and the Lord. We ask that clothing be modest, clean, and appropriate. We should never dress in a manner to draw attention to ourselves, or that may cause a brother or sister in Christ to stumble in their Christian walk (Romans 14:13; 1 Timothy 2:9). Your life ought to reflect the life of Christ as you seek to live according to scriptural principles, demonstrating moral purity and Christian ethics (Ephesians 4:17-5:21). Your life ought to reflect the life of Christ in sexual purity. Scripture defines sexual impurity as any kind of sexual intimacy or sexual misconduct outside of the boundaries of marriage, such as premarital sex, extramarital sex (adultery), homosexuality, and pornography (Romans 8:8,13; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–7; 1 Timothy 3:2; 2 Timothy 2:21; Hebrews 13:4). As a facilitator in any ministry of Calvary Chapel Fellowship, we expect you to be dependable and responsible by keeping your commitments to the people you serve and the team members with whom you serve (take out) (Colossians 3:23; 1 Timothy 4:15-16). I understand that I represent Jesus Christ and Calvary Chapel Fellowship in my involvement with this ministry. I am prepared to temporarily remove myself if one of these areas becomes an active problem in my life that could undermine my witness and damage the organization’s reputation. I understand that this application does not guarantee approval. The leadership reserves the right to approve or deny this application.