Explain the difference between sanctification as a crisis experience and sanctification as a growing process.

The South Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc. believe the five main (cardinal) doctrines of the 14 Articles of Faith to be:

1) Salvation
2) Sanctification
3) Baptism of the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking in tongues
4) Second Coming
5) Divine Healing

You will be required to know the 14 Articles of Faith and which of those are the five main (cardinal) doctrines of the IPHC when you appear before the Credentialing Committee.

Can and will you comply with the Covenant of Commitment and Guidance while serving the International Pentecostal Holiness Church as a minister?

Are you bound by any personal habit such as tobacco, alcohol, drugs, pornography or gambling, which would hinder your ministry?

Are you a member of any society requiring oath bound allegiance (such as the Masonic Lodge or the Scottish Rite)?

If you are granted Ministerial License, what do you plan to do?

If you receive Ministerial License and are called to pastor, are you willing to relocate?

If you receive Ministerial License, are you willing to submit to the appointing powers of the Conference Executive Council and/or the Conference Bishop?

If you reach a place where you are out of harmony with the ministry vision of the IPHC, will you surrender your Ministerial License to your Conference Bishop?

If you receive Ministerial License, do you understand that you can no longer be involved in the official business of your local church, unless approved or consented to by lead pastor. You will no longer tithe to your local church but to the Conference Treasury.  (This does NOT apply for Local Ministers Licensing.  You will continue to pay into your local church.)

Will you cooperate with the denominational programs at the local, conference, and general levels and lead your people by example?  This includes reporting systematically and consistently)

Do you understand that you are required to attend the annual sessions of the Quadrennial Conference, and if you are unable to attend, you should submit an acceptable written explanation to the Conference Bishop? Failure to do so for two (2) consecutive conferences shall forfeit your conference membership.

Will you be faithful to the sacred trust of the ministry by diligence, by uprightness in business matters, by ministerial ethics and courtesy, by self-sacrifice, by purity, by avoiding the very appearance of evil, by cherishing the anointing of the Holy Spirit even unto death?

The information contained in this application is correct to the best of my knowledge. Any misrepresentation or omission of any fact in my application, resume or other materials or during any interviews can result in refusal of employment, or termination from the church’s services. In processing this application, the conference may verify all the information provided by me. I authorize any reference, former employer, church educational institution or other organization listed in this application to give any information they may have regarding my character and fitness for ministerial work, and I release all such references from liability for any damage that may result from furnishing such evaluations to you.

Should my application be accepted, I agree to be bound by the constitution, by-laws, and policies of the South Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc., and I further agree to refrain from unscriptural conduct in the performance of my services on behalf of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. I further commit to never be involved in attempting to pull a church out of the South Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc. I understand that if selected, I will serve at the will of the church and my services may be terminated with or without reason or notice.  I understand that if employed, as a condition of continued employment, I may be required to undergo and successfully pass a screening for alcohol and/or drugs.

Tithing and Reporting Commitment for Licensed and Ordained Ministers

I understand that if I am approved as a Licensed Minister with the South Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Inc., the “storehouse” into which I am to pay my monthly tithe, is the Conference Ministry Center in Lake City, South Carolina.

I also understand that accompanying my tithe check should be a completed monthly Ministerial Report Form. This report can be filled out electronically or mailed to the Conference office.

I further understand that my failure to report and pay tithes into the Conference, in keeping with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Manual, may result in dismissal from the Conference.

The deadline for submitting my monthly Ministerial Report and tithe is due into the office by the 15th of the following month.  For example, my June report is due into the Conference office by July 15th.