Personal Information Form

Introduction

The Ministerial Vocation Committee and the Office of the Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church are responsible for denominational vocational services. As part of the process of “matching” ministers and congregations, the Office of the Stated Clerk provides resources and advice to both pastors and congregational search committees. To that end, we ask congregations and ministers to complete information forms as an introduction to each other, and a first step in the process of calling a minister for a congregation. For both the individual pastor and the congregation, this is an opportunity for self-study and for evaluation of current ministry and goals. This calls for honesty, effort, and commitment to open communication.

The Personal Information Form presents the unique skills, gifts and experiences of a pastor. Search committees are encouraged to approach this information respectfully and prayerfully. It is our hope that this will be of help in facilitating the search process. It is also important to keep in mind that these Information Forms are an initial introduction. The second phase of the process will be more in depth interviews with those who appear to be most compatible with the congregation’s vision.

Contents

Part I Statement of consent Part IV Ministry Preferences and History

Part II Personal Information Part V Appraisal

Part III Narrative Part VI Background Disclosure

Please return the completed document to:

Office of the Stated ClerkEvangelical Presbyterian Church17197 N. Laurel Park Dr., Suite 567Livonia, MI 48152-7912Phone: (734) 742-2020 Fax: (734) 742-2033

September, 2004

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Part I: Statement of Consent*

We are called to honesty and a commitment to open communication as we seek to build the body of Christ. In that spirit, we ask that you confirm your agreement to the following statements by your signature below:

I attest that the information contained in my Personal Information Form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

I authorize the persons and entities, such as members of search committees of a prospective calling body or appropriate staff persons, to make inquiries regarding all statements contained in my Personal Information Form. I also authorize all persons referred to in the Profile as references, members of congregations I have served, or personal/professional colleagues to supply verification of the information provided in the Personal Information Form. I understand that such persons may comment on and state their opinions regarding all matters addressed in the profile, including without limitation, my background and character. To encourage such persons to speak openly and responsibly, I hereby release them from any claims or liabilities arising from their responses and comments if made in good faith and without malice.

I authorize staff of the Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly to circulate, distribute, and otherwise share information gathered in connection with my Personal Information Form to representatives of calling bodies. I hereby release the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, its agencies, and all contractors or employees of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church or its agencies from any claims or liabilities in connection with the Personal Information Form or its distribution.

I understand that I may receive copies of all written information, which is submitted to the Office of the Stated Clerk in connection with the Personal Information Form, if I make a request in writing. I may submit additions to my file to supplement or reply to any matters included in my file.

*A copy of this consent form will be available to reference sources.

Date signed: __05/01/11__ Signature: ___________________________________________

Printed or typed name: Dale L Robertson__________________________________________

I am in a position to consider a call at this time.

X Yes No Possibly

It is unlikely I will consider a call before ______________05/01/11________________

Part II: Personal Information (Please print or type)

Name:_____ROBERTSON_________________DALE______________________LANE________________(Last) (First) (Middle)

Preferred Address: ________1105 Suthon Avenue_______________________________________

________Houma, LA 70364__________________________________________

Alternate Address: __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Preferred Telephone: ( 985 ) 226-2825__________ Alternate Telephone: ( 985 ) 262-0737____________

Fax: ___________________ E-mail: pastordalerobertson@yahoo.com____ Date: 05/01/11__________

1. List factors that affect you or your family and will influence your relocation (e.g., dual career, or physical or mental disability that may require accommodation): NONE

Housing Allowance Preferred Manse Preferred X No Preference

2. Work History:

Present/Last Position (if you are currently not in a ministry position) Dates of Service

1. Pastoral Intern (a solo full-time Interim Pastor position) @ Houma EPC 5/15/10 – present2. RTS preaching circuit in Mississippi 1/01/10 – 08/15/102. Intern @ Edwards Presbyterian Church 1/01/09 – 12/31/093. Reformed Theological Library 9/01/07 - 11/01/094. Self-employed, Robertson Independent Consultant (trucking) 6/01/99 – 07/15/075. Harte-Hanks Logistics, independent contractor (trucking) 6/01/97 – 05/24/05

Previous Ministry Positions Dates of Service

MINISTRY POSITIONS RELATIVE TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HOUMA

January 2011 COMMISSIONED PASTOROrdained as a Commissioned Pastor at First Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) of Houma, LA, effective January 1, 2011 by the Central-South Presbytery.

January 2006 RULING ELDEROrdained as Ruling Elder at First Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) of Houma, LA.

October 2006 CANDIDATE UNDER CARECame under care of the Central South Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian church.

May 2010-Jan 2011 PASTORAL INTERN (a full-time, solo interim pastor position)

Job duties include pulpit supply on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays each month, visitation responsibilities, maintain consistent office hours, as well of the following list of tasks: lead men’s breakfast, Sunday school coordinator and teacher, attend & alternate moderator duties at session meetings, lead and coordinate special events, outreach to the community, host small group bible studies, and lead all Sunday worship services. Administrative duties such as church secretary, monthly newsletter, weekly prayer lists, weekly church update emails, and all the typical daily church secretarial duties.New initiatives: Through prayer and God’s leadership I began presenting a Children’s message during worship service, began a youth ministry, authored a new members class study guide and began a new members class, started a Home Bible study class, started sending out weekly communication emails to church members plus weekly praise & prayer request emails, began a monthly marriage counseling class & family crisis counseling and began a systematic evangelistic out-reach to the community.

MINISTRY POSITIONS ELSEWHERE

Jan-Aug 2010 REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Jackson, MS.Circuit Preaching Preach at different EPC and PCA churches in south Mississippi who do not have any regular pulpit supply. Most churches had between 8-40 attendees and several had no form of music so I lead the music a cappella.

Jan-Dec. 2009 EDWARDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA), Edwards, MS.Intern PastorIntern at Edwards Presbyterian Church in Edwards, MS. Duties include preaching once a month, lead the Sunday morning worship service when not preaching (call to worship, prayer of invocation, pastoral prayer, etc), lead and established a Young Couples Sunday School, lead and established a Wednesday night adult bible study/ prayer meeting, responsible for hospital visitations & visit shut-ins, lead VBS & created a VBS curriculum specific to the Edwards church and organize various church events.

2006-2009 REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Jackson, MS.Seminary Student (2005-2009)Graduated with a Masters of Divinity in December 2009 with emphasis on preaching and teaching the Word of God. A minor in Christian counseling.Circuit Preaching (2007-2010)Preach at different PCA churches in a 250 mile radius of Jackson, MS who did not have any regular pulpit supply. I preached at a different church every Sunday. Most churches had between 20-150 members in their congregation. Great emphasis was placed on teaching and preaching the gospel message of faith, evangelism, and trust in God during their time of having an empty pulpit. Student Cabinet (2007-2009)RTS Student Cabinet Officer from 2008-2009 and class representative for the 2009-2010 graduating class. Responsibilities include organizing Christian outreach, student activities coordinator, student chapel coordinator. Much of our work focused on organizing students to get involved in evangelism, discipleship training and team work.Homeless Shelter/Half-way home ministry (2008-2010)Preach every Monday at Gateway Rescue Mission in downtown Jackson, MS. This is a homeless shelter and half-way house which provides for the basic needs of 100

men. Most of these men are between the ages of 25-40 who live at this shelter or are required to live there as part of the prison sentence stipulation.

2005-2007 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Houma, LACandidate Under Care (2006)Came under care of the Central South Presbytery of the EPC in October 2006 at the Central South Presbytery meeting at the Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Ridgeland, MS.Pulpit supply – Ruling Elder (2006-2009)

1. March 2006-July 2007. Occasionally preached. I occasionally preached the Sunday Worship sermon at Houma EPC once or twice a month with my first sermon on March 5, 2006. During this time not only did I perform the Sunday worship sermon I also lead the entire worship service and handled the day to day activities of Houma EPC.

2. 2007- 2010. Guest preacher. I preached 8 times at Faith Presbyterian Church EPC of Covington, LA; 7 times at New Covenant EPC in Natchez, MS, 3 times at First Presbyterian Church PC-USA of Lafayette, LA; and 3 times at Bayou Blue Presbyterian Church PC-USA of Houma, LA.

3. February 2010 – present. See job description for Pastoral Intern above. Wednesday Night Worship Service Leader – Ruling Elder (summer 06/07)Lead the worship service every Wednesday night including giving the Sermoneach Wednesday night for 7 Wednesday’s during the summers of 2006 and 2007 to approximate 100 high school kids and young adults.Ordained Ruling Elder (2006)Was ordained as a Ruling Elder at the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) of Houma, LA in January 2006.Youth Ministry – Sunday School Teacher (2006-2007)Youth Sunday School teacher every Sunday morning. Responsible for bible reading, teaching, and discussion to dozens of teenagers.Men’s Bible Study Leader (2005-2007) Lead bible study / breakfast every Wednesday morning with a focus on being better men of God and leader of family, church and community.Adult education ministry (2005-2006)Taught adult education classes in Religions in America and The Validity of Christ – a study of Colossians.Hurricane Relief Finance Team (2005-present)Part of a three-man committee focusing on the best distribution of Hurricane Rita and Katrina relief funds in excess of $75,000.Children’s Ministry (2006)Vacation Bible School leader for over 50 kids whose age ranged from first grade through high school together with the help of a staff of twelve adults and young adults. Officer Training (2005 & 2006)I completed my study twice under the leadership of Pastor Robert Hamd of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church Officer Training Manual

2003-2005 WELLINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Wellington, FLAdult education ministry (2003 – 2005)Taught adult education classes in Christian Finance and Christian growth for Sunday school as well as host to Wednesday night home small group Bible Study.Disaster Response Team (2004-2005)

This team helped those families worse affected by the several hurricanes that went through our area. We helped cut down trees, repair homes and remove debris.

2001-2003 BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY CHURCH, Boynton Beach, FL.Setup Ministry (2001-2003)As leader of the setup ministry it was my responsibility to organize five separate teams of men and women to help set up chairs and benches for Sunday worship as well as other activities for a congregation of 275 which met weekly in a school cafeteria. The congregation was primarily made up of young families between the ages of 25 to 40.Drama team (2001-2003)As a member of the Church drama team I participated in dozens of Christian plays during the Sunday worship and other Christian holidays throughout the year.

1997-2001 SEACREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Delray Beach, FL.Deacon (1999-2003)As a deacon of this Church of about 200, some of my duties involved Church plant maintenance and ministry to the elderly who physically can’t make it to Church on Sunday.Seminary Student (2000)Seminary at Boca Raton / Reformed Theological Seminary, Finances and the Church, taught by Dr. Burt Braunius Ph.D. This class concentrated primarily on principles taught by Crown Ministries concerning Christian Finance.Outreach Committee (1999-2001)As a member of the Outreach Committee some of my duties included developing new ways to reach out to the surrounding community and drawing the un-churched to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.Fellowship Committee (1998-2001)These job duties involved preparing for the Fellowship hour before the Sunday worship service by setting out tables & chairs, coffee preparation and donut/pastry offerings. Christian Education (1999-2001)Taught several classes on Christian Finance. Taught the book and Matthew and the Lesser Catechism to Adults. Taught basic Christian concepts to about 50 middle school teenagers.Chairmen of Seacrest Christian School (2000-2003)Responsible for over-sight of a nine member school board and the 350 student population of this Christian school of children from pre-K thru 8th grade.

2a. Ordination Status

Ordained by: (ordained Ruling Elder, not Teaching Elder) Date:

If not ordained:Church Membership (include city & State): Houma EPC, Houma, Louisiana

Candidate under care of Central South Presbytery Denomination: Evangelical Presbyterian Church Date received as Candidate: _10/06_

Personal Information – continued Name: Dale L. Robertson_________

3. Educational Background:

a. Name of Institution Dates Attended Degree AchievedNicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 06/73 – 08/75 none / 68 hoursLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 08/75 – 12/80 none / 141 hoursReformed Theological Seminary, virtual campus 11/05 – 07/07 15 hoursReformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS 07/07 - 12/09 Masters of Divinity

b. Continuing Education/Professional Development (please include dates):Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) – Boca Raton, FL, Spring of 2000. Class on Christian FinanceReformed Theological Seminary (RTS) Virtual Campus – Charlotte, NC, Fall 2005 to December 2010 Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) – Jackson, MS, Summer 2007 to December 2010

c. Community and Civic Activities:Used to preach every Monday night at a homeless shelter downtown Jackson, MS.Men’s bible study leader – Wednesday mornings open to the public at Hospital Cafeteria.Bayou Runners Association officer – coordinate local charity fund-raisers with local racing events

including public prayers before races, meals, and beginning & ending of all meetings.Financial chair – City of Edwards civic organization “Citizens United for the Development of Edwards”Licensed to perform marriages in Terrebonne Parish.

d. Presbytery and General Assembly Activities:Attended every meeting of the Central South Presbytery since moving to Louisiana from October 2005 to August 2007. Since in seminary have attended every EPC Presbytery and two PCA Presbyteries.

e. Ecumenical Activity:Intern - Edwards Presbyterian Church doing God’s work in preaching and teaching while learning how to

better serve in God’s Kingdom.Pulpit supply - For 19 different churches in Louisiana and Mississippi at total of 52 times. Mercy Ministry - Preach at a nursing home once a quarter and weekly at a half-way house.Pastoral visitation to shut-ins & the sick – regular visitations to the elderly or sick in the community of

Edwards, MS and Houma, LAYouth Ministry – Spiritual leader for an organization called Youth Works where I presented the gospel

and spiritual counseling to almost 500 teenagers from various Christian churches throughout the US during two summers while Youth Works stay at First Presbyterian Church of Houma.

Youth Ministry – Organizer and leader of a youth group at First Presbyterian Church of Houma which has an average attendance of 9 youth which meets every other Sunday evening.

Bible Study – Organizer and leader of a home bible study for “home schooled” families in the surrounding community.

See Pastoral Intern initiative from above.

f. Special Interests, Hobbies:Running – weekly: competitive road racing for 12 years; racing distances of 2 miles to 10 miles.Fishing – weekly: typically go fishing on Saturday mornings from 6-10am.

g. Languages you can speak (and level of proficiency):French – reading skills are good, hearing skills are fair, speaking skills are poor. Education: 3 years in high school and 3 years in college.

h. Types of supervision/accountability you have found helpful in your ministry:Young couples ministry (Deut 6:7)Family counseling in primarily parent/child relationships.Financial educationMercy ministry to the sick and elderly

Part III: Narrative Name: __Dale L. Robertson__________

1. Life Story: In one page, describe your life’s journey. Include key incidents that were significant in your formation as a person and your call to ministry. State your personal ideals and goals.

I was raised by Christian parents. Going to church was a normal weekly activity until I went off to college and had my teenage independence. As a young college student living hours from my parents home I fell into the sinful trap of pursuing secular pleasures instead of scriptural pleasures. My walk with the Lord took a serious detour for some 20 years. I lived a God-less life, got married out of convenience, divorced and was in financial ruin. I met a wonderful woman who also was divorced and was just as lost as I. Both our spouses fell to the influences of alcoholism which led to both of our divorces. We married 13 years ago and started our new life. The Holy Spirit came alive in my heart and gave me new eyes to see. We both came to realize the importance of having God in our lives and together we began our new walk with Jesus. We quickly got a tremendous thirst for God and turned our life over to Him. God began working in our lives with obvious and frequent signs of grace. We both quickly became very active in our church full of the passion to serve a God that clearly called us out of darkness. My passion for teaching grew as I began teaching adult Christian education and still teach to this day. My thirst for God seems to never cease. The more I read the more I want to read. My library began to grow. Although I did not have a magnificent, event filled, eye-popping conversion the conversion was dramatic to me in its own slow way. I do feel that God has elected me and called me to serve Him. My heart feels transformed and is eager to learn more of what He has is in store for our lives.

During the last thirteen years (since accepting Jesus as my personal savior) my wife and I have been very active in the church. My wife, Rhonda, was the head of our church WIC (Women in the Church) organization and God called me into the Diaconate at Seacrest PCA in Delray Beach, FL. Rhonda has also headed up several small bible study groups at home. One of her biggest challenges was working on a fund-raising committee for the building of a multimillion dollar church. Perhaps the most constant ministry that I have been involved with is adult Christian education. I have taught classes of all sorts; The Shorter Catechism, The Book of Matthew, Christian Finance, Reformed Theology, Christian Motivation, Christology, Galatians, Colossians, and many others. As a deacon my focus was the ministry of mercy. We lived in south Florida where there are a large proportion of elderly. I would weekly visit them in hospitals, hospices and assisted-living facilities where I would share the Sunday Worship Service message and pray with them. I served on various other ministries by working on an Outreach Committee, Fellowship Committee and Drama Team. All these involved ministry to both the church congregation and the surrounding community. Perhaps one of the most challenging positions God placed me in was Chairman of the Board for a Christian School of near 400 children from Pre-K to 8th grade. Dealing with church administrative issues, school administrative issues, and Christian education became quite an education in itself. Our family Scripture verse is Joshua 24:15 ‘As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord’.

Goals: I am being called by God into His ministry. I feel Him guiding me towards ordination into the Presbyterian Church. Of all the different ministries such as Christian Education, the Diaconate, serving as a ruling elder, and countless other ministries; I feel God leading me toward becoming a teaching elder. We, as mortal men, can not see the future. We do not know the full extent of God’s plan for our lives. We certainly can look back and see how God has worked in our lives and look forward to serving Him wherever he leads me. I sense God is leading me into

Pastoral Ministry however my wife and I are in humble submission to our Lord and Savior and gladly follow where he leads us.

Narrative – continued Name: Dale Robertson__________

2. Please describe briefly (confine your answers to two pages):Leadership style.Decision-making process. As God puts a decision-making process before me I try to first look for a Christ-like model to follow in Scripture pertaining to the issue at hand. The second step would be to pray. The overall theme behind any decision-making process must be a mindset of having the ultimate goal of any decision-making process would have to be to glorify God.Administrative style. In my secular career I have primarily been an administrator. Through my Christian walk, Christ and the Holy Spirit have molded me, directed/instructed me, and corrected me. I have grown to understand that an affective and efficient administrative style is best when led less by managing and more by facilitating. With facilitating being perhaps the predominate style, an eye towards change should be ever present as a static structure seems to eventually become harmful. God does not want us to be complacent. Dealing with conflict. God has given us the Matthew 18 principle which has proven effective many, many times in my life. This principle could be applied in many settings; church, home, school, etc. Bible study classes from books like Peacemakers and War of Words have taught me valuable lessons on dealing with multiple types of conflict. The result I am hoping for in any conflict is to show God’s love, to speak from the authority of Scripture, and lead them to the love of Christ and His love for His church.Worship emphasis.Preaching style. On January 23, 2011 I have preached 159 times and have used three types: topical, textual, and lectio continua. In all three types all my preaching is expository; preaching that takes the point of the text as the point of the sermon. My preference would be to preach lectio continua (going through one book at a time), but an occasion topical or textual sermon would be acceptable. Preaching Christ crucified has been in my message with each sermon presented. I am sort of a mixture of a practical applicator, persuasive motivator and passionate teacher.Preferred worship emphases. Christ crucified is my emphasis. Preaching the Word is critical to any worship service. A sermon would not be complete without mention of Christ’s sacrificial work and the need for repentance.Style. I am conservative by nature. I was raised conservative and like a structured, disciplined style. God seems to be leading me in a direction of less rigidness and toward a more loose and flexible style.Ministry gifts/skills/strengths.God has blessed me with a passion for teaching, preaching, and mercy ministries. I have been teaching Christian Education almost continually for the last thirteen years. Since receiving God’s call to go into the ministry, I have been blessed with many opportunities to preach the gospel and I passionately look forward to each and every opportunity. God has blessed me with a compassionate heart for young couples, the sick and elderly. I am especially drawn to present Christ’s love to young families raising young children. My eight years in diaconal ministry revealed God’s gift to me in ministry to the old and sick. I really receive must joy from visiting the elderly and sickly. For many years I would take detailed notes from the Sunday morning sermon and briefly review those notes with the various shut-ins after worship serve at their homes, in nursing homes, or in hospitals. It was surprising to see how receptive people are to hear what the sermon was all about at church that day. They would have

at least some sense of being in church even though they could not. You could tell they would just relish the opportunity to talk about themselves as if they had nobody else concerned enough to hear their story. Often all I would do would nod and just let them speak with an occasional chuckle from time to time where appropriate. It is as though they longed for loving attention. I would close in prayer by holding hands; they seem to like the physical touch during prayer. My prayer would be typically short and to the point but very personal to their concerns and needs. Finally I would leave them with a copy of the church bulletin and a comment about my continued prayer for them as I walked out the door. I’d get this sense of spiritual fulfillment as I drove away and it would almost been a sense of selfish guilt as I felt a sort of works salvation in what I did. A reminder of my sinful nature would dispatch that though quickly and realize that God can use a sinner like me to do His will. I feel I have the gift of organization. God has blessed me with a business sense to really appreciate the need for organization. For the last twenty years I have become very disciplined about my work and life in general. I became a 5K and 10K runner and soon learned the importance of organizing a rigid workout schedule together with a well laid out eating regiment, and a detailed recording of my workouts and races. This quickly became part of my work ethic as well as I became very organized at work by creating and fervently sticking to whatever schedule(s) I set up. Being an independent owner/operator, I soon realized the benefits of being very organized. Serving my home church as pulpit supply for a year, I incorporated with same organizational effort into the administrative affairs of the church. Besides cleaning up the filing system, organizing report, minutes, and church documents, I looked at the various administrative responsibilities of the churches day to day operation. We were able to create a Benevolent Manuel which helped lay out instruction for use of benevolent money for those in need. We were able to create a Rules and Regulation booklet on issues of the church like wedding and funeral guidelines. We were able to create an Elder/Deacon training manual to be used every year for educating potential elder/deacon candidates as well as a refresher course for current church leaders. I believe that church administration is one of those forgotten requirements in pastoral ministry which is quite valuable and God has blessed me with this gift.Vision for ministry.God has laid it on my heart to present the gospel as mandated by the Great Commission in Matthew 28 with special emphasis on the second half of the commission: “… teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” The primary focus of presenting the gospel should be on Christ crucified for without that message all other messages are without strength. God has called me into the ministry and where he leads me I will follow.I see great value in the straight forward “means of grace” driven ministry. The ministry of the Word then should drive all other ministries of the church. The Word addresses everything that the church might encounter. 1 Timothy 3:16-17 states, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” The Scriptures are God’s means of building up his people. The plain ministry of the Word is important especially during a time when other ministries seem to take center stage, even above the word of God. If the Scriptures are God’s means of building up his church then ministry will happen as the word impacts the lives of believers. I believe that the plain teaching and preaching of Scripture in the context of the local church will rightly lead to a whole variety of ministries within the local church, in the community, and ultimately to the whole world. I think too often this order is reversed. The church begins with a whole host of ministry ideas and the teaching and preaching of the Bible gets tacked on. I do encourage Sunday school, small groups meetings, community groups, prayer breakfasts, or any of these types of ministries. All of these can be very encouraging and even necessary ministries of the church. However, I believe these ministries should grow organically in the church through the preaching of the word.

Preaching of the Word of God and the administration of the sacraments are two vital ministries which are very fundamental to my vision for ministry. Flowing from these two will be all other values. Being transformed by the word and built up by the sacraments the church will gravitate toward a biblical view of worship and ministry.

Narrative – continued Name: Dale L. Robertson

3. Comment briefly on your views as relates to: (Confine your answers to one page)a. Spiritual giftednessI believe that all Christians receive spiritual giftedness from the Holy Spirit. In fact, Galatians 5:22-23 teach us about the fruit of the Spirit. God uses those gifts given to us to edify the church, to build each other up, and to bring forth the message of the gospel. The church is filled with men and women of various gifts and all to be used for the kingdom of God.b. The charismatic movement The Charismatic Movement has been a blessing to the church of today by breathing new life into it but at the same time abuse has occurred and the church has been hurt in some situations. One of the great benefits of the charismatic movement has been allowing new found freedoms to envelope today’s church.c. Women in ordained office God Word teaches us that men are to embrace ordained office as they are called by God. However, scripture also shows that God has and thus suggests that he will call women to serve as leaders in the church. Just as 1Timothy 3:12 teaches that men should lead God’s people so Judges 4 teaches that God chose a woman to lead God’s people. Unfortunately in our culture of today we see women taking a much more active role in the church than men and thus the need for women ordination. My belief is that men should be encouraged and taught their responsive role in religious leadership in the home and in the church.d. Presbyterian connectional systemThis is very important in the strength of the church locally, regionally, and nationally. I have been blessed to see the church connectional system in action during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita which swept through South Louisiana and Mississippi in September 2005. It was amazing the outpouring of prayer, manpower, supplies, and financial support generated from Presbyterian churches throughout the nation. Word was spread from the EPC General Assembly office, to each of the Presbyteries and down to what I suspect every individual church throughout the country. We are now one year later and we are still receiving prayers and manpower. We have witnessed at least 10,000 lives have been touched by our small church alone through the efforts of churches all across our great nation.

Also very important in the Presbyterian connectional system is the system of higher courts of the Church. I have a great passion and willingness to be a participant in the higher courts of the Church. Presbyterianism calls for local rule in matters of church disciple, but the local church voluntarily subjects itself to higher councils such as the courts of appeal. In our form of church government, the validity of local rule is affirmed, but it is always subordinate to the larger church. This form of government avoids vesting too much power in a single individual. This dates back to the Council of Jerusalem when it acted as a General Assembly where the Jerusalem church had several congregations which shared a presbyterial government. While autonomy of individual churches is maintained by a board of ruling elders, Presbyterian government still recognizes the New Testament model of interaction with other congregations as in the meeting of the Council of Jerusalem.

4. Please respond to the following questions. If you answer “No” to any of these questions, briefly explain your position.a. Are you in agreement with the system of doctrine and government of the Evangelical

Presbyterian Church? X Yes Nob. Do you subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith without reservation? X Yes Noc. Do you willingly offer the sacrament of infant baptism to Christian parents? X Yes No

Part IV: Ministry Preferences and History (check as many as apply) Name: Dale L Robertson__Size of Church Would Serve Have Served

Up to 150 member’s ___X__ __X___150 to 300 member’s ___X__ __X___300 to 500 member’s ___X__ __X___500 – 1000 member’s ______ ______Over 1000 members ______ ______Position Type

Pastor (sole) __X___ ______Pastor (Head of Staff) __X___ ______Staff Ministry

Associate __X___ ______Assistant __X___ ______Congregational Care ______ __X___Education ______ __X___Outreach ______ __X___Youth __X___ __X___Other: __________________ ______ ______

Chaplaincy ______ ______Church Planting ______ ______Tentmaking ______ ______Temporary

Occasional Supply ______ __X___Stated Supply ______ ______Interim Supply __X___ __X___

World Missions ______ ______Home Missions ______ ______Other: ____________________ ______ ______Community Type

Rural (Country/Farming) __X___ __X___Suburban __X___ __X___Town/Village __X___ __X___Urban (Metropolitan) __X___ __X___Urban (Inner City) __X___ ______College/University __X___ ______Multi-Cultural __X___ ______Ethnic (Specify: _______________) ______ ______Geographic Areas

US West ______ ______US Midwest ______ __X___US South __X___ __X___US East __X___ ______US Middle Atlantic __X___ ______US Southeast __X___ __X___Other: _______________________ ______ ______

Part V: Appraisal Name: Dale L Robertson________

A. Self Appraisal

The purpose of this form is to provide search committees with a view of how you see yourself. Your references will be receiving the same items to consider. Try to be as candid as possible and indicate as honestly as you can what you believe your capabilities are in ministry.

Identify a maximum of 12 ministry emphases that you believe best describe you and your current ministry. Obviously, you have more than these. Please try to identify those that are strongest as you are now carrying out your calling. Write the 12 numbers for the characteristics you believe are strongest in the blanks provided at the end of this list. An item not chosen should not be deemed an indication of weakness. Do not rank them.

Write no more than 12 numbers in the blanks at the end of this list.

I…1. am an effective preacher/speaker.2. continue to develop my theological and

biblical skills.3. help people develop their spiritual life.4. help people work together in solving problems.5. am effective in planning and leading worship.6. have a sense of the direction of my ministry.7. regularly encourage people to participate in

denominational activities and programs.8. help people understand and act upon issues of

social justice.9. am a helpful counselor.10. minister effectively to people in crisis

situations.11. make pastoral calls on people in hospitals and

nursing homes and those confined to their homes.

12. make pastoral calls on members not confined at home or in hospitals.

13. am a good leader.14. am effective in working with children.15. build a sense of fellowship among the people

with whom I work.16. help people develop their leadership abilities.17. am an effective administrator.18. am effective with committees and officers.19. am an effective teacher.20. have strong commitment to the educational

ministry of the church.21. am effective in working with adults.

22. inspire a sense of confidence.23. work regularly at bringing new members into the

church.24. regularly encourage support of the EPC’s

missions and outreach.25. reach out to inactive members.26. work regularly in the development of

stewardship growth.27. am active in ecumenical relationships and

encourage the church to participate.28. am a person who cultivates a close, devotional

relationship with God.29. write clearly and well.30. work well on a team.31. am effective in working with youth.32. organize people for community action.33. am skilled in planning and leading programs.34. plan and lead well organized meetings.35. encourage people to relate their faith to their

daily lives.

36. am accepting of people with divergent backgrounds and traditions.

37. encourage others to assume and carry out leadership.

38. am mature and emotionally secure.39. have strong commitment and loyalty to the

Evangelical Presbyterian Church.40. maintain confidentiality.41. am a compassionate and caring person, sensitive

to others’ needs.42. deal effectively with conflict.

1, 3, 4, 6, 13, 14, 21, 23, 28, 30, 35, 41

Comments: My ministry first and foremost begins and ends with love; the first fruit of the spirit of God.

Appraisal – continued Name: Dale L Robertson_________

B. Written References

As part of the Appraisal, you are also asked to choose five (5) persons who will take the “Appraisal Form” and give their response. We request that at least one of these respondents represent your current/last congregation and one your current/last Session. Please send the form and an envelope to each reference person, asking that they return the completed form to the Office of the Stated Clerk.1. Name: Warren Berger, session member @ First Presbyterian Church of Houma__________________

Address: 479 Bayou Dularge Road. Houma, LA 70363______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Name: Mark Lee, Congregation member @ First Presbyterian Church of Houma ________________Address: 826 Winfield Blvd. Houma, LA 70360__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Name: Dennis Flash, Pastor @ New Covenant Presbyterian Church ___________________________Address: 130 Homochitto St, Natchez, MS 39120__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Name: Bob Vincent, Pastor @ Grace Presbyterian Church __________________________________Address: 4900 Jackson St. Alexandria, LA 71303__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Name: Ed McCallum, EPC Assistant Stated Clerk _________________________________________Address: 17197 N. Laurel Park Drive, suite 567, Livonia, MI 48152-7912______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Appraisal – continued Name: Dale L Robertson_________

C. Telephone References

Search Committees will contact the persons listed here for a personal interview. This will take place as part of the second stage of the process for calling a pastor, after the initial list has been narrowed. It is important to keep this list current – probably updating it every two years, or when you are actively interested in making a move.

In this list of references, please include a person who has been part of the Session of the current/last congregation during your tenure.

1. Name: Warren Berger_- Ruling Elder at Houma Presbyterian Church (EPC)__________________Office Telephone: (985) 804-3517____________ Home Telephone: (985) 873-8605___________Address: 479 Bayou Dularge Road, Houma, LA 70363____________________________________How long and in what relationship have you known this person? 6 years, elder and friend in Christ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Name: Mark Lee________________________________________________________________Office Telephone: (985) 876-6187____________ Home Telephone: (985) 637-0232___________Address: 826 Winfield Blvd., Houma, LA 70360________________________________________How long and in what relationship have you known this person? 6 years, elder and friend in Christ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Name: Dennis Flash – Pastor @ New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Natchez, MS (EPC)_______Office Telephone: (601) 597-2644____________ Home Telephone: (601) 445-5010___________Address: 130 Homochitta St. Natchez, MS 39120_______________________________________How long and in what relationship have you known this person? Advisor while I am “Under Care” of the Central South Presbytery.__________________________________________________________

Date Updated 03/01/11__________

Part VI: Background DisclosureTo the person completing these statements:It was noted in the introduction to this Personal Information Form that the process of filling out this material “calls for honesty, effort, and commitment to open communication.” Congruent with the concern for ethical performance of ministry in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, and openness about issues that are sensitive to functioning in the public role of a pastor in a congregation, you are asked to respond to the following statements. There is opportunity for explanation if you so desire.To the Search Committee or Session of a calling church:It was also noted that those receiving these Personal Information Forms for consideration “approach this information respectfully and prayerfully.” Any practice of routinely rejecting profiles on a perfunctory basis, without a complete and thoughtful review of the explanations offered by the candidate is strongly discouraged. The information presented here is meant to provide an occasion for open, honest dialogue.This disclosure statement will only be shared with an interested congregation as part of the second phase of the search process.1A. Have you ever been the subject of official discipline by a Session or Presbytery of the

Evangelical Presbyterian Church where you pastored?Suspended Yes X No Deposed Yes X No

1B. Is any official disciplinary action pending at the present time? Yes X No

1C. Have you ever been the subject of official disciplinary proceedings by another denomination that resulted in disciplinary action?

Yes X No 1D. Are any official disciplinary proceedings by another denomination pending at the present time?

Yes X No Explanation of 1A – 1D:2A: Has a civil lawsuit, criminal charge, or official ecclesiastical complaint been sustained against

you for sexual discrimination, harassment, exploitation or misconduct, physical abuse, child abuse or financial misconduct?

Yes X No 2B. Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

________ Yes ____X___ No3A. Has your employment ever been changed because you attempted or actually engaged in:

1. Sexual discrimination, harassment, ________ Yes ____X___ No exploitation or misconduct

2. Physical abuse ________ Yes ____X___ No3. Child abuse ________ Yes ____X___ No4. Financial misconduct ________ Yes ____X___ No

3B. Has your employment ever been changed in order to avoid facing or to avoid being terminated because of charges of actual or attempted

1. Sexual discrimination, harassment, ________ Yes ____X___ No exploitation or misconduct

2. Physical abuse ________ Yes ____X___ No3. Child abuse ________ Yes ____X___ No4. Financial misconduct ________ Yes ____X___ No

I recognize that presbyteries are required to perform a background investigation on all individuals seeking candidacy or membership. I further recognize my responsibility to update this background disclosure in a timely manner should there be a change of status in any of the issues named above.Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: ____05/01/11______Type or print your name: Dale L Robertson__________________________________________________