First Year Supplemental Questions

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JOB DESCRIPTION

As part of your ministerial preparation, you should be working in your local church, either as a paid assistant or as a volunteer. This is how you gain experience ministering to and working with other people.

Please enter all the ministries you are responsible to lead: (ex: Sunday School, Youth, Bible Study, Hospitality etc..,)

Please enter all the ministries you help with, but do not lead (Ex. Preaching, Compassionate etc..,)

Please enter the name(s) of those to whom you are accountable.

What is your formal job description as given by your lead pastor and/or church board?

How often do you meet with your Lead Pastor to talk specifically about your development as a pastor? Describe the nature of these conversations.

MINISTRY LOG

Please select your position type.

A volunteer at my church

Paid by my church full-time

Paid by my church part-time

Who is the lead pastor at your church? Please enter the name.

What is your main ministry in your church?

How many hours per week, on average, do you do work in your ministry? (Include time leading, preparing, and meeting)

Are you employed outside the church?

Yes

FIRST YEAR - GENERAL QUESTIONS

Questions on CONTENT

Specifically, what is it that you believe God is calling you to in ministry?

What part of the New Testament has had the greatest impact on your life personally? Why?

How does the life, death and resurrection of Jesus inform your spiritual formation? Your approach to ministry?

Questions on COMPETENCY

What does “ministry” mean to you?

What is your passion in ministry? In what specific ways have you lived this out?

In which underdeveloped skills will you seek growth this year as a pastor? What steps will you take to develop these skills?

Questions on CHARACTER

What difference has your sanctification made in your life?

In what ways are you being radically hospitable in your relationships, especially with those who do not look like you or agree with you?

Questions on CONTEXT

Historically, how has the Church of the Nazarene fit into the life of the broader community, and what do you think that might look like in your context today?

Question on Current Issues

In what ways has your theology impacted how you, as a pastor, think about and navigate the current moral, ethical, and social issues of this past year?

Questions on the ARTICLES OF FAITH

Please be thorough in your answers.

1.Please describe what we believe in each of the following Articles of Faith. Please put into your own words (do not simply copy from the Manual).

2. Please cite two key scriptural references for each Article of Faith, and

3. Describe how these scriptures help us understand each Article of Faith.

The Triune God

Jesus Christ

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Scriptures

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