Phone Interview Questions

1. What is your elevator pitch to invite someone to attend church on Sunday?

2. How would you describe your methods of leadership and what you see as a pastor’s role in church administration and with the consistory and committees?

3. What are your methods in approaching and developing the Sunday worship service, in particular the sermon?

4. Talk a little about your personal disciplines for spending time in the Word and in prayer.

5. How would you explain to someone how you interpret the Bible?

6. Describe a time when your faith was shaken? How did you get through it? Have you ever observed this happen to someone else?

7. What is the most difficult conflict you have ever had to deal with personally or professionally? What did you learn from this experience?

8. a) Describe a success you’ve experienced with your current or most recent congregation. (In the case of a recent graduate a success from a seminary internship?) b) What have you learned?

9. a) Describe a challenge you’ve experienced with your current or most recent congregation? (In the case of a recent graduate a challenge from a seminary internship?) b) What have you learned?

10. What is your greatest accomplishment in ministry?