Oh how I love the questions that are asked when going in view of a call. You know them:
1.Do you agree withe the 21 doctrinal statement of the ABA? We say yes--I ask do you even know them?
2. Grape juice or wine?
3. Do you visit?
4. Testimony of salvation and call
5. Do you mow your grass?
6. Do you run up the utility bills?
7. Etc Etc
8. Do you meet the qualities stated in 1 Timothy 3? Anybody ever said no? of course not
One question that I have never been asked, nor have I ever heard of any my brothers being asked,
Do you have a desire to pastor a New Testament church?
I think it would be a good one to ask--what do you think?
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Uh....yea!
ReplyDeleteI have been asked #4 #8. A good preacher friend of mine whose last name starts with R and who pastors in Hamburg told me I'd never be asked about the timing of the rapture. In one church in Arkansas, that was the first question they asked.
ReplyDeleteOne question I received that I cringed at was something like, "What do you expect with regards to support?"
One question I has asked is, "What goals do you have for this church?" What!!
ReplyDeleteI said no to the 1 Timothy 3... based on the "blameless" section. I gave a longer answer, of course, but I do say no to that one.
ReplyDeleteAnd technically, wouldn't "desiring" the office a bishop fall under the "qualifications" in 1 Timothy 3? LOL. Good post Brother.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard, "Will you home-school your children, put them in private school, or place them in public school?"
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