Finding a Pastor, Part 2
Posted by Matt Postiff September 13, 2007 on Matt Postiff's Blog under ChurchÂ
I wanted to add some more "interview questions" to my earlier entry on finding a pastor. Some of these should be asked before the candidate ever comes for preaching, particularly the first three questions below:
- What is your salvation testimony and call to the ministry?
- Where are you serving now, what is your past church experience, and why are you leaving (if he is)?
- Inquire from references regarding his past family history (divorce?), problems with character, money, immorality, pornography, drugs?
- What do you believe are the components of the gospel?
- Is the Bible inspired? (Yes). Inerrant? (Yes). In matters of faith only or science? (All that it touches)
- What style of preaching do you do? (Expository, books, verse-by-verse...) At what level do you try to preach?
- What do you believe about the doctrine of Trinitarianism?
- What is justification?
- In what kind of atonement do you believe?
Be sure to explore these areas deeply so you know what the candidate means by what the says.
