HOLY CROSS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

A Graduate Study Institute of the Old Catholic Church of America

 

 

Pastoral Recommendation

 

 

This form is to be given to a home pastor, campus pastor, or other pastor. A stamped envelope address to the Seminary should be included.

 

Under the United States Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), which gives students the right to inspect and review their education records, students may waive their right to see specific confidential statements and letters of recommendation.

 

Applicant’s Name ______________________________________________

 

 

             I waive my right to examine this recommendation. (Please Check)

 

I do not wave my right to examine this recommendation. (Please Check)

 

 

Applicant’s Signature ______________________________Date _________

 

 

The person named on the right is applying for admission to Holy Cross Theological Seminary and has designated you as a reference. Your help in evaluating this person’s potential for theological study is of great importance to the seminary admissions process. Thank you for your sincere and candid appraisal of this person’s character and ability.

 

 

1. How long and how well have you known the applicant? In what capacity have you known the applicant?

 

 

2. How would you rate the applicant in the following categories?

(On a scale of one to ten, where one is unfavorable and ten is very favorable, how would you rate the applicant?)

 

Christian faith and commitment

 

Academic competence

 

Ability to communicate

 

Emotional maturity

 

Ability to work with others

 

 

3. Please evaluate the applicant’s openness to learn, reliability, caring for others, good judgement and self image.

 

 

4.   How would you summarize this person’s strengths?

 

 

5. How would you summarize this person’s weaknesses?

 

 

6. Would you like to work with this person on the staff of a congregation?

 

 

Please complete the following and feel free to add additional pages:

 

Name (Please print) _______________________________________________________

 

Position/Title ____________________________________________________________

 

Address Street ___________________________________________________________

 

City/Town, State, Zip ______________________________________________________

 

Phone __________________________________________________________________

 

 

Signature ______________________________________________ Date _____________

 

 

Thank you for this evaluation. Your comments will be carefully considered.

 

 

Please mail directly to:

 

The Most Rev’d James E. Bostwick

409 N. Lexington Parkway

De Forest, WI  53532