Mentor Application

Mel Trotter Ministries

Mentor Application

Click here to download the mentor application and submit via mail to:
Volunteer Coordinator, Mel Trotter Ministries, 225 Commerce Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Letter from Volunteer Coordinator

All information is required

Personal Information

Today's Date [mm/dd/yyyy]	First Name	Last Name
Birth Date [mm/dd/yyyy]	Address	City
State	Zip Code	Email Address
Preferred Phone Number	Alternate Phone Number

Church Information

Name of Church	Church Address	City
Church Phone	Pastor's Name	How long have you been attending?
Are you a registered member? Yes No

Spiritual References
We will contact your references--please be sure to provide phone numbers.

Name	Phone Number
Name	Phone Number
Name	Phone Number

Have you ever been convicted of a sexual assault crime? Yes No

Have you ever been convicted of child abuse? Yes No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? Yes No

Have you ever been employed by Mel Trotter Ministries? Yes No

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, please explain below with dates and a brief description of the situation. If no, please type N/A:

Please list any special classes or training you have had to help prepare you for ministry work:

Days and times you are available to meet with a mentoree (e.g. 11AM-5PM)

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sunday

Briefly share your testimony of salvation (be sure to include when salvation occurred):

How do you maintain and grow in your relationship with the Lord?

Have you ever had a mentor and if so, how did the relationship help you?

What does it mean to you to be a mentor?

Why do you want to be a mentor?

Do you have any prior experience in being a mentor? Yes No
If yes, when, where and for how long? If no, type N/A.

Do you smoke? Yes No

Do you drink alcoholic beverages? Yes No

Do you use any drugs socially? Yes No

Explain your beliefs concerning the following:

Deity of Christ	Need for water baptism
Need for communion	Speaking in tongues
Christ's return	Eternal security
Heaven	Hell
Sin	Separation of church and state
God's hand in problems that occur

How would you counsel a new Christian regarding the following subjects? (Please be brief).

Tobacco Use	Alcoholic Beverage Use
Drug Use	Dating
Premarital or Extramarital Sex	Living Together without Marriage
Marriage	Separation
Divorce	Remarriage
Homosexual Practice	Movies
Dancing	Card playing, Lottery, Gambling

Statement of Faith
Please review the Statement of Faith and indicate your agreement below. Printable Version

Mel Trotter Ministries affirms its uncompromising loyalty to the inspired Word of God.   While it can be stated that no grouping of words can fully express all that may be said relative to our convictions and doctrinal position, yet the following articles set forth a general and comprehensive summary of what we believe. Corporation members and personnel must, without mental reservation, adhere to and be in complete sympathy with this Statement of Faith and must file a signed copy of it with the Secretary of the Corporation. Volunteers involved in one-on-one ministry, support group ministry or leading chapel services also be in complete sympathy with our Statement of Faith and provide the volunteer coordinator with a signed copy.    WE BELIEVE that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired of God and without error as originally written, and that they are the authoritative Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith and conduct for the Christian.  WE BELIEVE in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and we believe that these three are co-eternal, and of equal dignity and power. We worship one God in trinity.    WE BELIEVE in the deity of Jesus Christ; His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit; His virgin birth; His sinless, perfect life; His vicarious and substitutionary death through the shedding of His blood on the Cross of Calvary; His bodily resurrection for our justification; His ascension to the right hand of the Father; His present ministry as High Priest and Advocate; and His personal and imminent return “Our Blessed Hope” and we believe that all things shall finally be subjected to Him.  WE BELIEVE that man was created by and for God; that by disobeying God, he became a sinner and thereby incurred spiritual death which is separation from God, and physical death as a consequence, and that all the human race are born in sin and sinners by nature and practice.  WE BELIEVE that the Lord Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as a vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.  WE BELIEVE in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit indwelling all believers and thus enabling and empowering the life and ministry of the Christian.  WE BELIEVE in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.  WE BELIEVE that the Church is an elect company of believers and that it is the body of Christ having been formed by the work of the Holy Spirit of all those who trust Christ as their Savior.  WE BELIEVE in view of the lost condition of all those who fail to accept the Gospel, that it is our mission to preach the Gospel to the whole world.  WE BELIEVE that Christ through His Spirit sovereignly distributes His gifts to the body of believers when and where He wills, and that He empowers the members of the church in every age with whatever gifts He judges necessary for the building up of His body.  God heals in many ways. Sometimes healing is by means of the God-given skills of physicians and “miracle” drugs. At other time the doctors have had to confess that a healing has taken place which is beyond their skill and understanding. In every case thanksgiving and praise belong to God. But to promise more than Scriptures does, can only create controversy among Christians and do grave injury to the faith of many. The complete deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the final bodily resurrection.

In view of all that is stated in the Statement of Faith, and the fact that Mel Trotter Ministries is a non-denominational evangelistic and discipling arm of the Church, we ask that a unity in essentials and charity in all things guide the ministry. Putting aside those particularities of church and denomination which are not essential so that we “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3 NIV), I adhere to and am in complete sympathy with the Statement of Faith of Mel Trotter Ministries.

Volunteer Agreement
Please review the following and indicate your consent below. Printable Version

Mel Trotter Ministries serves disadvantaged people in the Grand Rapids area through a Christ-centered, holistic program.  Our primary goal is to restore these people to right relationships with God, their families, and society.  We do this through crisis intervention and Biblical counseling, with the strategic support of concerned churches, organizations, individuals, and businesses. The Mission requires volunteers to support the work, mission and Statement of Faith of Mel Trotter Ministries while they are donating their time.  (Statement of Faith is available upon request.) The Mission’s staff and volunteers are responsible for protecting the privacy of Mel Trotter clientele.  No information about Mission clients is to be given verbally or in writing to agencies or people outside the Mission and no pictures are to be taken of clientele or guests without a signed release from the Mission and client/guest involved. Volunteers are not to exchange personal information with the clients/guests of Mel Trotter Ministries (i.e. phone number, mailing address, e-mail addresses or any other contact information). It is also agreed that volunteers will not give gifts of any kind to clients/guests including money (dollars or loose change), clothing, personal care products, cigarettes, or any other items. Mel Trotter Ministries maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding alcohol and/or drug use at any of the mission facilities for staff, clients and volunteers.  Anyone determined to be in possession of or under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be terminated from the volunteer program immediately.  It is also agreed that volunteers will not receive any goods for the services they provide. It shall also be understood that volunteers are not to take any items (food, clothing, household items, etc.) from Mel Trotter Ministries without the written authorization from the director of the department in which they are volunteering. If volunteers are caught taking any items from any department within the ministry without proper authorization, this will be constituted as stealing and your volunteer service will be terminated effective immediately.  Mel Trotter Ministries staff will occasionally photograph volunteers for the purpose of promoting the ministry. These photos could be used for promoting the ministry on the internet or in a publication.  As a non-profit agency, Mel Trotter Ministries does not provide liability insurance for volunteers.

I have read the above volunteer statement and am in agreement and understand that these policies are in place for the safety of the volunteers, clients and guests of Mel Trotter Ministries. By submitting this agreement, I authorize Mel Trotter Ministries to conduct a criminal background check.

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