St Thomas Crookes

FORMTRAINING & INTERNSHIPS

‘FORM IS AN ExcEllENT, TRIEd ANd TESTEd wAy OF dEEPENING dIScIPlESHIP ANd GETTING EquIPPEd IN cHRISTIAN MINISTRy ANd SERvIcE. I cOMMENd IT wHOlEHEARTEdly.’

The Rt Rev Steven croftBishop of Sheffield

”“

wHAT IS FORM?

“I felt massively supported through the teaching, community and opportunities given to us. It is obvious that all those involved in running Form wanted to help me develop and were always there to encourage me.” Rachel, Form 2011-12

Form is a training year with a proven track record. For 18 years we have been training young adults to fulfil their potential and transform lives. Form will equip you for life, for leadership and for mission. It’s a three day a week training experience based in the heart of one of the fastest growing churches in the UK. As a trainee you will become part of a pioneering ministry team, developing your skills and shaping your character. You will gain experience at the heart of the church; leading others, in preaching and teaching, in leading worship and pushing out in mission. You will receive personal investment through discipleship groups and one-to-one coaching, discovering more of who God has made you to be and knowing how to be more effective in life, leadership and mission.

FORM IS A dIScIPlESHIP, lEAdERSHIP ANd MISSIONTRAINING yEAR

FORM TRAINING IS A 3 dAy PER-wEEK PROGRAMMEForm primarily takes place during the week from Tuesday to Thursday.

On Sundays you will serve on one of our teams at either the 11am or 7pm gatherings, getting involved in welcome, worship, hospitality, children, youth, prayer, or media. One of the gatherings on Sunday will be your opportunity to meet with God free from responsibility. The rest of the week is yours to volunteer or work in the local community, living out what you are learning and helping pay your way.

‘SO MANy PEOPlE TRAvEl THROuGH lIFE wITHOuT APPREcIATING THE POTENTIAl THAT GOd HAS PlAcEd wITHIN THEM. wHAT FORM dOES, yEAR IN yEAR OuT, IS TO HElP yOuNG AdulTS dIScOvER ANd dEvElOP THEIR POTENTIAl, SO THAT THEy cAN GO ON TO REAlly MAKE THEIR lIFE cOuNT!’ Matt wilsonEden UK, Director

“ “I wanted Form to be a foundation for the rest of my life and it has been. I feel more secure in my identity in Christ and know that God provides and keeps his promises. “ Ashley, Form 2011-12 ”

INTERNSHIPS

Form develops leaders. People of character and calibre who will make a difference, men and women who understand their faith, those who are prepared to follow Jesus and be part of the transformation of society. We want to place our trainees in the heart of the church by connecting them with key ministry areas. This September, we will offer training opportunities in these six sectors:

wE ARE OFFERING THE OPPORTuNITy TO cOME ANd lEARN AlONGSIdE SOME OF THE MOST PIONEERING lEAdERS ANd MINISTRIES IN THE cOuNTRy

EdENFIR vAlE

MEdIA wORSHIP

STudENT cHIldREN& FAMIlIES

yOuTH

”“

INTERNSHIPS

“Why should anyone spend a year improving their knowledge of and relationship with God? It’s a great opportunity, and it isn’t a cop-out, everyone on this Form year has grown massively, so yeah, I’d recom-mend it!” Nat, Form 2011-12

EdEN FIR vAlESpend a year as an Eden team member, living and working in a culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse area.

With regular input and support from the Eden Team Leader, you will help to transform the community with the gospel through action and words, being involved in wide range of missional activities. These include Love Sheffield, youth work, city-wide initiatives and work within schools.

MEdIABe part of a fast growing and highly creative team, developing your design, technical and innovation skills, helping to communicate the gospel and with the church in a creative way.

STudENTSGain experience in mission and outreach to university students, learning to raise up other leaders through Cell & Cluster Huddles. You will play a leading part in a dynamic community of Students, in the biggest student church in the country, as well as having the opportunity to meet and work with other top student leaders from around the UK.

cHIldREN & FAMIlIESInvest in the lives of hundreds of children, helping them develop a personal relationship with Jesus, working in a ministry that serves over 800 people. You will experience growing a church plant, helping to disciple whole families as they encounter God for the first time.

You will gain work experience in an Ofsted reported ‘outstanding’ nursery, as well as work with Christian staff in local schools, bringing the Gospel into the classroom.

yOuTHAre you passionate for youth work? If so, you will have the opportunity to disciple, lead and mentor young people, being an integral part of a growing youth team. You will pioneer new areas of ministry and receive investment to help you develop your missional opportunities in detached youth work, a drop in café, Love Sheffield and Fir Vale.

Internships are discussed and offered through the application process.

wORSHIPDo you want to grow as a worship leader? You will receive investment as a leader in both character and skill, and play an active role in developing the worship life of the church.

APPlIcATION PROcESS1) Complete the application form and return it to church reception

2) Your references will be contacted3) You will be invited to an interview

4) After your place has been accepted you confirm it by a £95 deposit

APPlIcATIONFORM 2013-14

Please attachphoto here

or

E-mail photo toformtraining@

stthomascrookes.org

yOuR dETAIlSName

Date of Birth Gender

Male Female

Relationship Status No. of Dependents

Current Area of Study (if applicable)

Highest qualification and subject area(s)

Please state the nature of any health problems or disabilities

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence or have any pending convictions?

If ‘Yes’ please state the details here

Yes No

We are exempt from the provision of section 4 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; therefore you are not entitled to withhold information regarding previous conviction. ‘spent’ or otherwise.

yOuR HOMEContact Address

Postcode

MobileTelephone

Email Address

Twitter (if applicable) Website (if applicable)

yOuR JOuRNEyPlease describe briefly how you became a Christian and how your faith has developed so far.

yOuR PASSIONSWhy do you want to do Form and what would you like to do during your Form year?

yOuR REFERENcEReference Name

Postcode

MobileTelephone

Email Address

Reference Address

Reference Position

yOuR PEOPlEDo you presently meet in an accountable relationship?

Yes No

Do you presently meet in a mentor relationship?

Yes No

Would you want to continue these during Form?

Yes No

If ‘yes’ please state who

Accountability Mentor

yOuR wHEElSWill you have a car during Form?

Yes No

yOuR wORdI confirm that the information I have given on this form is accurate and true

Signed Date

Completed application forms are to be returned to church reception or via post toFORM TRAINING, St Thomas Crookes, Nairn Street, Sheffield, S10 1UL

‘My HuNGER FOR GOd HAS bEEN

GETTING dEEPER. I FINd MySElF

lONGING FOR HIM ANd HIS PRESENcE

MORE ANd MORE. I wOuld

REcOMMENd FORM TO yOuNG GuyS

wHO ARE lOOKING FOR THEIR PuRPOSE

IN THIS KINGdOM, TO GROw IN

lEAdERSHIP ANd bE PART OF A GREAT

MOvEMENT OF GOd.’

Mikko wahlroosForm 2010-11

‘HAvING THE OPPORTuNITy TO lEARN FROM wORld clASS lEAdERS ANd PIcK THEIR bRAINS wAS INvAluAblE. yOu cAN’T PuT A PRIcE ON THAT SORT OF wISdOM!’Nick lawWorship Co-ordinator

“

THE TEAcHERS

“Form has been the best year of my life so far”Sam, Form 2009-10 ”

MIcK wOOdHEAd

Team RectorSt Thomas Crookes

OuR ExTENSIvE TEAcHING TEAM IS dRAwN FROM OuR wIdE NETwORK ANd INcludES:

MARK RuSSEll

CEOChurch Army

THE RT REv STEvEN cROFT

Bishop ofSheffield

ANdy HAwTHORNE

The Message Trust

ANdy RuSHwORTHShine Sheffield

Schools Outreach

bRyONywEllS

Life Church Leader

Other teachers include Rich Robinson (3DM), Matt Wilson (Eden Trust), Becca Staniforth (Operations & Worship Director, St Thomas Crookes), Bob & Mary Hopkins (Anglican Church Planting Initiative), and many other pioneering leaders from across the church, ministries and businesses.

‘dO yOu wANT TO lEARN TO lOvE JESuS MORE? IF SO THEN dO FORM. IF NOT THEN PRAy... ANd THEN dO FORM!’Sacha HentyForm 2012-13

”“

THE yEAR & cOSTS

“Form is like an enema for the soul; probing, uncomfortable but worth it in the long run” Kate, Form 2011-12

The Form year follows the school terms with a week off at half term and two weeks break at Christmas and Easter. After Easter, a key part of the year is our overseas mission trip, giving you an opportunity to serve the poor and marginalised in a very different culture and context. Each year the trainees raise funds to go and serve alongside others. In June, we serve at Pilgrimage (www.pilgrimageuk.org), an international conference focused on developing Missional Communities. The year finishes with trainee reviews, a final weekend retreat and graduation.

THE yEAR

FORM FEES ARE £950 FOR THE yEAR (OR £95/MONTH FOR 10 MONTHS). The includes everything* during your Form year: retreats, teaching notes, meals, weekly missions, ministry involvement and transport. OTHER cOSTSThe Form fee does not cover personal living costs, including rent, food and household bills, etc. The average living cost amounts to around £400-500 per month.

The total cost for the year will be in the region of £5500-£6000. Previous Form Trainees have all found part time work and covered their costs. A list of previous employers will be made available. In addition some have received support from friends, family and their home churches.

FEES & OTHER cOSTS

* Except the overseas mission trip

St Thomas Crookes

FORMTRAINING & INTERNSHIPS

For more information please contact us at:

FORM TrainingSt Thomas CrookesNairn Street, CrookesSheffield S10 1UL

form@stthomascrookes.orgTel: +44(0)114 267 1090Fax: +44(0)114 266 2691www.stthomascrookes.org

20132014