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Yes No Seminary NameMajor/DegreeGraduation Year or Expected Graduation YearOther education, agencies, or organizations from which you have received trainings, certifications, or licenses. Church InformationAre you an ordained minister?(Required) Yes No What denomination/body?(Required)Ordination CertificateMax. file size: 50 MB. 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Baptist Church (Grand Rapids, MI)Grace Protestant Reformed Church (Grand Rapids, MI)Grace United Reformed Church (Waupun, WI)Grace URC (Alto, MI)Heritage Reformed Congregation (Grand Rapids, MI)Hope Protestant Reformed Church (Redlands, CA)Hudson Valley United Ref. Church (New Hampton, NY)Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church (Hudsonville, MI)Immanuel Fellowship Church (Kalamazoo, MI)Little Farms Chapel (Coopersville, MI)Loveland Protestant Reformed Church (Loveland, CO)Lynden Protestant Reformed Church (Lynden, WA)Lynwood United Reformed Church (Lansing, IL)Messiah's Independent Reformed (Holland, MI)North Street CRC (Zeeland, MI)Ontario United Reformed Church (Ontario, CA)Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church (Pompton Plains, NJ)Providence Protestant Reformed Church (Hudsonville, MI)Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Holland, MI)Redeemer URC (Orange City, IA)Rusk Christian Reformed Church (Allendale, MI)Sioux Center URC (Sioux Center, IA)Trinity Reformed Church (Cape Coral, FL)Trinity URC (Caledonia, MI)Unity Protestant Reformed Church (Grandville, MI)Walker United Reformed Church (Grand Rapids, MI)Zion Protestant Reformed Church (Jenison, MI)Denomination or Federation of Church(Required)Address(Required) Church Address State Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Church Phone(Required)Church Website(Required) Name(Required) Pastor’s First Name Pastor’s Last Name Pastor’s or Elder's Email (Other than yourself)(Required) Someone at the church who has spiritual authority over you and your ministry. TheologyDo you subscribe to one of the following doctrinal statements(Required) Three Forms of Unity Westminster Confession of Faith 2nd London Baptist Confession 1689 Is your church's confessional statement one of the following doctrinal statements?(Required) Three Forms of Unity Westminster Confession of Faith 2nd London Baptist Confession 1689 Non-1689 Baptist Confession FormMax. file size: 50 MB. If you are a member of a Baptist congregation in which your church’s leadership (elders) would affirm 2nd London Baptist Confession 1689 but that document is not the official confession of your congregation, you can check 2nd London Baptist Confession 1689 after having your elders fill out our non-1689 Baptist Churches Form (email Admin@reformedcounseling.org for form). 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