What do you want to know? How would you find it out?
So this morning I'm teaching an undergrad class at a local University for my long time friend Kerry Loescher. She's asked me to help these soon-to-be youth ministers develop some idea's about what they should be asking churches who are hiring them. I'll blog a bit after. But I'd love to hear your thoughts.
What are the things you have to know and feel good about before you are hired at a church?
What did you do to find these things out?
What are the issues that you will die for? (In other words, what are the things that are non-negotiable?)
What are the issues that are preferences for you? (Things you'd like to see but can live without if you have to.)
I'm off to teach!
What are the things you have to know and feel good about before you are hired at a church?
What did you do to find these things out?
What are the issues that you will die for? (In other words, what are the things that are non-negotiable?)
What are the issues that are preferences for you? (Things you'd like to see but can live without if you have to.)
I'm off to teach!
posted by mark at
9:50 AM
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What are the things you have to know and feel good about before you are hired at a church?
Who do I report to? What are they like? Do they have time to mentor/meet with me and know my heart?
How long are they willing to wait to see results? What will success look like in a year? three years? Failure in one year?
What did you do to find these things out?
The question of success or failure in a year tells much about their expectations and, for the failure question, probably why the last guy left.
I don't know a good way to find out about the report to person except to be with them a lot.
What are the issues that you will die for?
Creativity and freedom
Congruent vision
What are the things you have to know and feel good about before you are hired at a church?
I always get a giggle out of it when you say something like that. In your case, it would be better to just come right out and ask what you have to strongly suspect or have a fair amount of confidence in before getting hired. "Know" just isn't applicable in your worldview.
good stuff Paul!
Dan, you are a smart guy. but that kind of comment comes across as ignorant.
Oh, I am ignorant, no doubt about it. It's not just how I come across.
great stuff paul!
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