When I was in high school, I really, really hated mathematics. The most heinous part of math was the word problems. If it wasn’t enough that letters were put in place of numbers, then some demented mind used sentences to create imaginary problems. I digress.

Every word problem seemed to make little or no sense. Here is an idea of what the word problems seemed like. Question: If you have ten ice cubes and eighty toaster ovens, how many kangaroos can jump on the bed? Answer: Purple, because unicorns don’t wear hats.

By this point you might be thinking, “What in the world the writer trying to say?” This post is about questionnaires for pastoral positions. Inquiries about your ministry often leave you wondering what the church really wants to know about you. Sometimes questionnaires make as much sense as the high school math problems I hated so much.Continue reading “Completing Questionnaires for Pastoral Candidacy”