Garden Chapel Associate Pastor Questionnaire 2015

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1. Personal info

Name

Address

Phone

Email Address

Facebook Page

Web page or other electronic account

Gender

Age

Marital Status

2. Qualifications

A. Spiritual:

i. Write your salvation testimony - How, where and when did you get saved?

ii. Baptism - Have you been baptized by immersion since salvation? When, where, by whom –

iii. Church membership - Have you been received into membership by any church[es]? Where?

Are you currently a member in good standing of a local church?

iv. Church background

v. Call to ministry - Describe your call into full time ministry?

vi. Spiritual gifts – Do you possess the gifts of pastor/teacher, teacher, evangelism or exhortation? How have you used these gifts?

B. Doctrinal:

i. Do you 100% agree with Garden Chapel’s doctrinal statement? Statement can be viewed at www.gardenchapel.org/about-us/what-we-believe. If not where do you differ?

ii. Personal convictions on current issues?

Marriage, divorce and remarriage

Charismatic Movement

Bible translations/ KJV only

Bible interpretation/ Method

Prosperity gospel

Ecumenical movement and cooperation with other churches

Homosexuality / Same Sex Marriage

Legalized drugs/ Alcohol

Calvinism/ Arminianism

Legalism/ The Law

Covenant/ Replacement theology

Creation/ Evolution

Abortion/ Euthanasia

Emergent church

After life/ hell

Purpose of the church

Philosophy of Missions

Denominational distinctive

C. Personal:

i. Cooperative - How do you work with other people?

ii. Self-starter - Are you self-motivated?

iii. A people person - Are you a people person?

iv. Family input - What does your family, especially your wife think of you in ministry? How long have you been married? Any children? Ages? Describe your marriage relationship?

v. Financial stability - How do you spend your money?

vi. Are you in debt? How much, to whom, for how long?

vii. Good reputation - How do others see you? Give illustrations

viii. Physical Limitations - Do you have any physical limitations?

D. Work experience [also explain what you learned on the job]:

i. What employment have you been involved in full time?

ii. What have you done part time?

iii. What have you done on a volunteer basis?

iv. What have you learned in your jobs that would help you as a pastor?

E. Educational:

i. High School – Do you have a High School diploma? G.E.D.? Where, when?

ii. Bible Institute - how many years at a Bible Institute? Where, when?

iii. Secular College - How many years? What major[s]/ minor[s], what college[s], what degree[s], when?

iv. Bible college - How many years of Bible/ Christian college? Did you earn a degree? What, where?

v. Seminary - How many years in seminary? What degree, when, where?

vi. Seminars and training programs - What seminars and training programs have you attended? When?

F. Ministry experience:

i. Nonprofessional - What kind and how many years of experience? Where, when?

ii. Professional - What kind and how many years of experience? Where, when?

iii. Pastoral - What kind and how many years of experience?

G. Acquired Skills:

i. Computer literate – Are you computer literate? What experience do you have with computers, what programs? How are your typing skills?

ii. Public speaking - Are you skilled at public speaking? In what venues have you spoken? What has been the audience’s reaction?

iii. Public relations - What are your public relation skills? Under what circumstances have you related to the public?

iv. Other acquired skills, talents or abilities?

3. Pastoral duties you may or may not feel confident and competent to lead.

i. Evangelism into the community in a five mile radius - Are you confident you can evangelize our community? What experiences do you have in this area?

ii. Visitation of new attendees of Garden Chapel - What experiences do have that show you can fulfill the area of visitation?

iii. Discipleship of new believers - Are you capable of teaching, training and directing new believers? How have you ministered in this area?

iv. What other spiritual gifts or abilities do you possess and confidently exercise?

v. Other interests that could use to increase the effectiveness of Garden Chapel’s ministry?

vi. Have you ever worked with a small group ministry? Describe your involvement.

vii. Help with office work - Would you be willing to work with the church secretary?

viii. Have you ever worked with children's ministries [nursery-6th grade] in Sunday School, V.B.S., Released time, Bible clubs, etc.? Are you draw toward working with this age group?

4. Various ministry responsibilities

i. Are you willing to work under and with the Sr. Pastor? Do you have experience in this area? How did it work? Did it turn out well in the end?

ii. Have you ever met with a Pastor on a weekly basis for discipleship and to plan ministries? Tell us about the experience.

iii. Have you ever met regularly with church leaders? Describe the relationship.

5. Give a reference for each of the following areas. [name, address and phone number and company, church or activity]

i. Present employer

ii. Past employer

iii. Fellow Christian

iv. Co-worker

v. Your Pastor

vi. Family member

vii. Spouse if applicable

viii. One of your choice

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