Dear friend,

Thank you for taking the time to complete this reference.  The applicant is seeking to join a learning ministry team in an urban setting for 18 months.  The program will be very demanding in all aspects of their life during that time and a significant amount of time will be spent in new relationships in a new ministry locale.  Given that, we want to ask that you evaluate the applicant as honestly as possible.  We are not looking for perfect, glowing references—in fact those are not useful for us at all.  We are looking to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the applicant so that together with them we might be able to discern if this is a good fit for them and indeed what God has for them in the next 18 months.  That said, thank you again for helping us to serve and love the applicant through this process.

Sincerely,
Servant Partners Canada Staff