NorthernSeminary

In the first year of study students enroll in Formation for Christian Ministry (SM 301). This course is a small group experience under faculty leadership with designated readings, prayer, guided discussion, peer reflection and support. The primary agenda of this course is to assist students as they seek to understand themselves as followers of Jesus Christ in pursuit of seminary training in order to serve Christ's church in ministry. Below are a few resources your will need for the course and information about the Midwest Career Assessment.

Formation for Christian Ministry Appendixes

Appendix B: "PERSONAL EVALUATIONS FOR MINISTRY CANDIDATE"

Appendix F: "THIS IS WHAT I DO FORM"

Appendix L: "GUIDELINES FOR SEMINARY FORMATION PLAN"

Midwest Career Assessment

The purpose of this assessment is to assist students in understanding their call to ministry, what it implies for future personal development and life work, and how their unique gifts can be utilized in the most meaningful and effective ways. Through this process students will have the opportunity to take several assessments, each one designed to assist students in further understanding who they are, how God called them, and to discover areas of strength and areas of needed growth. We are so excited to offer our students this wonderful opportunity through the Formation for Christian Ministry experience. Listed below are the assessments each student will have the opportunity to complete:

1) Autobiographical Questionnaire - assessment students complete at home

2) MBTI - completed online

3) Strongs Index - completed online

4) MMPI-2 - completed in assessment opportunity session, scheduled in the first day of class

5) Sentence Completion - completed in assessment opportunity session, scheduled in the first day of class

6) Small Group Session - also scheduled in the first day of class. This happens at the Midwest Career Center in Westchester, IL

Students will receive complete information on these assessments and requirements in their formation class.

Please make it a point to be On Time for your small group session! If you miss your appointment there will be a fee charged to your account.

If you have a problem with your appointment time please contact Midwest Career immediately at 708-343-6268.

Directions to Midwest Career Center

Address: 1840 Westchester Blvd, Westchester, IL 60154 map

From the Lombard Campus:

- Turn left onto Butterfield (heading East, away from York Town Center and toward Route 83).

- Continue on 22nd Street (stay straight, do not follow Butterfield).

- You will drive for about 20 – 25 minutes on 22nd.

- You will pass over the entrance for 294 – continue on 22nd.

- You will come to an intersection where a Giordano's Pizza Restaurant will be on your left, it will be the next road after this intersection.

- Westchester is a road on the left (there is no light or stop sign – but a small turning lane).

- Turn into this neighborhood and drive to the first stop sign. Turn left into the church’s parking lot .

- Midwest is on the second floor of the church (follow the signs).

Discerning God’s Call

Ministry opportunities

660 E Butterfield Road, Lombard, IL 60148 (630)620-2180