InnerCHANGE Application

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Legal Agreement

What you'll need

  • Between 1.5 - 2 hours (you can save and come back, see the upper right hand corner)
  • Download "Postcards from the Journey - InnerCHANGE Core Writings"
  • Some work history (including supervisor emails and phone numbers)
  • Be ready to read and agree to some lifestyle commitments
  • 5 references with email addresses & phone numbers (but only 3 have to send it in)
You should plan on the application taking you some dedicated time.  It's designed to help you discern some of what it will mean to join InnerCHANGE, and will give you an idea of what's expected. 

By submitting this application you are giving consent to InnerCHANGE to contact your references and others using the information that you provide in this application.

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If you want to read the legal agreement, click "Show".

AUTHORIZATION FOR PERSONAL REFERENCE AND CREDIT INFORMATION

CRM specializes in interpersonal ministry often involving sensitive issues, and a high degree of trust is placed on CRM employees.  As a result, CRM requires employees who possess exemplary work histories, display financial responsibility and provide favorable references.

By submitting this application for employment, the applicant hereby consents and authorizes CRM to thoroughly investigate the applicant's complete employment history, financial and credit status, available references, criminal record and other information pertinent to the performance of the prospective position with CRM.  The applicant waives any right against CRM for investigating such information.

Although CRM's investigation is performed with the utmost care and discretion possible, the applicant acknowledges that CRM disclaims responsibility for any injury the applicant may suffer caused by CRM's investigation.  (Please let us know if there is anyone mentioned in this application that we should not contact and the reasons why.  Also please contact your references and previous employers, etc now, before you submit your application.  They will/may be notified soon after receiving your application.)

CRM's investigation of the applicant may include, but is not limited to, credit checks, financial investigations, contacting previous employers and/or references, obtaining additional references from several of the people the applicant has listed, as well as utilizing national index information.

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I understand and agree that CRM will investigate the information on this application.  In order to guarantee confidentiality to those submitted as references, I waive my right to preview my references according to the Freedom of Information Act. 

Name | Email | Phone Address
Name | Email | Phone




format MM/DD/YYYY

Phone
Phone


(555 555 5555)

Address






What are you applying for?

NOTE: You can only apply to one service opportunity on this application. However, if you are interested in more than one, you can email us at applications@innerchange.org and let us know which other ones you are interested in.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE

Service Opportunities How did you hear about us?
Service Opportunities

This lists your application to a service opportunity.
1 year Apprenticeships

3 year Apprenticeships



If you do, then just check "yes" if you don't, well, you can check no... but it might save time to find a different team. :) Some of these aren't really straightforward (like how much spanish is "some spanish"). In a case like this, click "Sort of" and we'll be in touch.

How did you hear about us?








Why InnerCHANGE?

We’re basically looking for you to cue up the highlight reel and tell us about your passions, talents, work experiences, unique skills (example: ability to speak a foreign language, etc.) and anything else that has shaped who you are. (Take as much space as you need.)



Download here (but we recommend you save first!)

Download postcards here.

Spiritual Life




Work, Education, and Experiences

Your Education

Please provide information on your education and any addtional relevant training.



(mm/dd/yy)

(mm/dd/yy)




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Your Work History

Please provide information about any of your adult employment. (Previous 10 years only).










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Your Learning Experiences

Please take some time to describe three experiences you've had in the past and what you've learned from them.  This will give us a sense of the experience you bring with you as you consider InnerCHANGE.  We're especially looking for experiences that lead to learning or achievement in the following categories: missions/ministry, cross-cultural interaction, leadership, and team participation.

We'd especially like to hear about at least one experience which was difficult, challenging or perhaps didn't end up going very well.  Take as much space and time as you need.

(Click "Add Another" to add another experience.)





Answer all that apply.





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Family Life



InnerCHANGE Dating Policy
Dating Guidelines & Policy

summerXchange Dating Policy 

We're not down on dating. Many of us have dated, quite successfully, and are pleased with the results!  So, don't get us wrong when we say that dating relationships can affect summerXchange teams in significant ways.  Because of this, we've come up with some guidelines that we want you to know about and agree with. 

  • Don't start dating during the summer.  If you're dating before it starts, that's cool, but if not, don't start anything.
  • No making out with anyone during summerXchange... even your significant other.  
    • Making out with someone from the neighborhood will get you sent home in a hurry. (Yeah, doesn't seem like we'd need to say it, but we do and we will.)
  • Do not make plans for your significant other to visit you during the summer.  It's 6 weeks; you can make it.
Ok, sorry if that sounds harsh.  Trust us, it's born out of experience.  If you've got questions and need to talk with us about it feel free to email: summerXchange@innerchange.org
 
If you agree (and you gotta) click below. If not, email us to let us know why you're not there yet, and keep working on the other stuff.  We'll get back to you quickly so it shouldn't delay submitting by much.  

 


Internship Dating Agreement

The IC Apprenticeship Handbook currently states:

"Due to the demands and commitments of internships, we ask interns who are considering marriage to wait until after their internship.  New dating relationships, while not prohibited, must not compete with an intern's primary commitments."

 

In addition, each team may have more specific dating guidelines relevant to their team and ministry context.  This agreement includes an expectation that you will consult with your mentor and team leader regarding your dating status as needed.

If you agree (and you gotta) click below. If not, email us to let us know why you're not there yet, and keep working on the other stuff.  We'll get back to you quickly so it shouldn't delay submitting by much.
 

Apprenticeship Dating Agreement

The InnerCHANGE Apprenticeship Handbook currently states:

"Due to the demands and commitments of the apprenticeship, we ask apprentices who are considering marriage to wait until after the apprenticeship.  New dating relationships, while not prohibited, must not compete with an apprentice's primary commitments."

 

In addition, each team may have more specific dating guidelines relevant to their team and ministry context.  This agreement includes an expectation that you will consult with your mentor and team leader regarding your dating status as needed.

If you agree (and you gotta) click below. If not, email us to let us know why you're not there yet, and keep working on the other stuff.  We'll get back to you quickly so it shouldn't delay submitting by much.  
 

Not ready to agree to this? Click on "I want to talk with someone about it before I agree" and we'll contact you.


Just checking!


Married



About your children
Children
Children






Any learning disabilities or emotional/physical problems?



About your divorce


About being widowed

Number of years please.

Church Life











Your Home Church




Address






References

We request that you provide us with references from others who know you well. Please ask at least three individuals who have spiritually nurtured and worked alongside you and have known you for at least one year.  You may include an InnerCHANGE member, but please add them as a 4th reference below.  Please include only individuals who are outside of your family, and include one pastoral reference.

In order for your references to fill out their form, YOU are required to send them the following link: http://tfaforms.com/454801 This will direct them to the InnerCHANGE reference form. Please don't miss this. We will not be sending them the reference form, that responsibility is in your hands.

On this application, we ask for their names and contact info so that we can get in touch with them for further information if need be.

What happens with your references: 

You send them the link to the reference form. Every week an update will be sent to you notifying you of your references progress.  If later on you feel that a reference will likely not respond and you would like to enter a different email address, please notify us at: references@innerchange.org

 







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The Last Question

So we know that sometimes applications can be intimidating.  There's always this nagging sense to answer the questions the "right" way. You can start to wonder if saying something wrong will get yourself cut from the team. Worst of all, we write all the questions and you rarely get to answer the question that you really feel is the core question, so it's hard to give the best impression of yourself.  

In order to give you a chance to say it all...say anything...get an automatic A+ on a question, we've got THE LAST QUESTION. It's a wild-card. A freebie. We're letting you write your own question, and we want your own best answer.

THE LAST QUESTION: (Write your own question and answer)





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