Church Leadership and Ministry Evaluation Paper Instructions

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CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND MINISTRY EVALUATION PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

For this assignment, you will be interviewing someone in leadership at a local church using the
questions provided below. After the interview, you will write a 47-page paper using the
interview questions for the body of your paper. This paper must not exceed 7 pages.
This assignment is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5.
In order to complete this assignment successfully, follow these steps:
First, read the following chapters from Earley & Gutierrez Ministry Is
Chapter 21: Turning Your Hurts Into Helps
Chapter 22: Partnering With the Holy Spirit
Chapter 24: Confronting Sin
Chapter 25: Balancing the Busyness
Chapter 26: Being Content Instead of Being Competitive
Also read the following chapters from Gutierrez Think Like Jesus: Understanding the
Mind of Christ.
Appendix, Preface, Introduction, and Chapters 15
Second, identify a church leader that you would like to evaluate. If you are a senior
pastor/elder or officially on a pastoral/elder staff of a church, you are required to respond
to the questions yourself as the one being interviewed. If you do not hold the position of
senior pastor/elder and if you are not officially on a pastoral/elder staff of a church, you
must interview a senior pastor/elder, an official pastoral/elder staff member of a church,
or any person who is recognized by the church as a ministry leader, director, teacher, etc.
of a particular ministry. NOTE: The person does not have to be serving in a paid position;
you may interview volunteer leaders. ALSO: It is recommended, but not required, to
interview someone who is currently working in an area of ministry in the local church
that you are interested in working in someday that would seemingly be appropriate with
your particular spiritual giftedness (think about what you learned about yourself in
Discussion Board Forum 1).
Third, summarize the respondents answers to the following questions in 2 or 3
sentences. Do not manuscript the responses; do not use exact words of the respondent
and write from the perspective of the interviewer. The interview questions are based on
Earley and Gutierrezs Ministry Is, Chapters. 21, 22, 24, 25, and 26 as well as
Gutierrezs Think Like Jesus. NOTE: If you are interviewing someone other than
yourself, you may have to provide the individual with an understanding of Earley and
Gutierrez explanation/comments (or their take) on each of these particular subjects as
presented in their book.
When interviewing, first summarize the teachings of the text related to each question.
INTERVIEW TIP: If a response is yes or no ask, Can you tell me what that looks
like? or Can you tell me more?
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1. Would you say that your congregation (or the people within your
particular department or area of ministry) is Thinking Like Jesus (i.e.
Unity, Humility, Selflessness) as they interact, serve, and minister to/with
each other? How specifically do you as a ministry leader teach, cultivate,
and maintain The Mind of Christ in your area of ministry?
2. Would you consider yourself a Wounded Healer? Also, would you
please share an example where you have ministered to a person who
is/was wounded in the same manner that you once were (cf. II
Corinthians 1:3-5)?
3. How specifically does the Holy Spirit help guide you as you lead/serve in
your ministry? Also, can you give a specific example of how you were able
to clearly recognize that the Holy Spirit was helping/guiding you in
dealing with a particular situation and/or decision while in your
ministry? What advice would you give me that, if I obeyed, would assure
me that I would be able to be guided by the Holy Spirit in my life and/or
ministry?
4. Do you have a personal philosophy (i.e. an agreed upon plan of
action/policy/understood protocol) of how/when/where you confront sin in
the lives of 1) co-ministers/co-leaders in your ministry, and 2) people to
whom you minister? If so, what is it? How did you come to this
philosophy? If not, do you see a need for such a philosophy? Why or Why
not?
5. Can I perform a little ministry quiz on you? Remember: This question is
taken from the section within Chapter 25 entitled Recalling Encounters with
God!
a.
Can you recall for me what you specifically did (i.e. tasks
performed, people you talked to, the number of hours of service) on
any individual day in your ministry approximately 6 weeks ago?
b. Can you recall any time in the past that you were either so moved by
hearing a sermon, reading a bible verse, hearing a testimony of a
someones salvation that made such an impact upon your life that you
still have a vivid recollection of the event today? How long ago did
that spiritual event take place?
c.Could you briefly describe for me how your daily Quiet time with
God or your Communion time with God or Your Devotion time
with God usually goes?
6. As a minister, are you ever tempted to become competitive with either a
fellow minister or a neighboring ministry or covet the success or
resources of other ministers and/or ministries? How do you overcome this
temptation in your life if/when it ever comes up in your heart? What
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advice would you give me to make sure I remain content with what God
specifically has for me in my own life and/or ministry?
7. Provide a summary of your interview.
a. If you evaluated another leader, What stood out to you the most from
this interview? What did you learn that will help you develop your
own philosophy of ministry? What did you learn about leadership
that you feel is important when ministering to others?
b. If you did a self evaluation, In what areas of leadership and/or ministry
do you feel you need to improve? Develop a specific plan to improve in
these areas. How will you measure your progress?
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Grading Procedures
You will not be graded on the positive/negative responses from the respondent to the questions;
you will be graded on if you provide documentation for each question that adequately responds
to the question.
Also, make sure that the last question, the summary, is strong. This is a very important section of
this assignment. This section will be critiqued very closely. Therefore, a few sentences written to
fulfill this section will not be adequate.
Format Requirements
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Your paper must be submitted as a Word document.

Your paper must be typed in Times New Roman font!
Your font must be 12 point: no larger, no smaller.
Margins should be one inch on all sides: no larger, no smaller.
Your name, course name/number with section number, date of submission, and Church
Leadership and MinistryEvaluation must be provided on the top left corner of this paper.
This heading must be single spaced and it must not be a header.
6. The body of your paper must be double spaced.
7. At the beginning of each section, you must copy the question or section title in bold type.
You will find a sample format attached following these instructions. The sample is for
only one option, but both options must be formatted in the same way, just with different
section titles as applicable.
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Name
CHMN 201-[Your Section Number Here]
Date
Church Leadership and Ministry Evaluation Paper
For this paper, I interviewed the pastor of ABC Church in Any City, USA.
1. Would you say that your congregation (or the people within your particular
department or area of ministry) is Thinking Like Jesus (i.e. Unity, Humility,
Selflessness) as they interact, serve, and minister to/with each other? How
specifically do you as a ministry leader teach, cultivate, and maintain The Mind of
Christ in your area of ministry?
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2. Would you consider yourself a Wounded Healer? Also, would you please share an
example where you have ministered to a person who is/was wounded in the same
manner that you once were? (cf. II Corinthians 1:3-5)
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3. How specifically does the Holy Spirit help guide you as you lead/serve in your
ministry? Also, can you give a specific example of how you were able to clearly
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recognize that the Holy Spirit was helping/guiding you in dealing with a particular
situation and/or decision while in your ministry? What advice would you give me
that, if I obeyed, would assure me that I would be able to be guided by the Holy
Spirit in my life and/or ministry?
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action/policy/understood protocol) of how/when/where you confront sin in the lives
of 1) co-ministers/co-leaders in your ministry, and 2) people to whom you minister?
If so, what is it? How did you come to this philosophy? If not, do you see a need for
such a philosophy? Why or Why not?
5. Can I perform a little ministry quiz on you? (Remember: This question is taken from
the section within chapter 25 entitled Recalling Encounters with God!)
a.
Can you recall for me what you specifically did (i.e. tasks performed,
people you talked to, the number of hours of service) on any individual day
in your ministry approximately six weeks ago?
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b.
Can you recall any time in the past that you were either so moved by
hearing a sermon, reading a bible verse, hearing a testimony of a someones

salvation that made such an impact upon your life that you still have a vivid
recollection of the event today? How long ago did that spiritual event take
place?
c.Could you briefly describe for me how your daily Quiet time with God or
your Communion time with God or Your Devotion time with God
usually goes?
6. As a minister, are you ever tempted to become competitive with either a fellow
minister or a neighboring ministry or covet the success or resources of other
ministers and/or ministries? How do you overcome this temptation in your life
if/when it ever comes up in your heart? What advice would you give me to make
sure I remain content with what God specifically has for me in my own life and/or
ministry?
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a. What stood out to you the most from this interview?
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b. What did you learn that will help you develop your own philosophy of ministry?
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c. What did you learn about leadership that you feel is important when ministering
to others?
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Name
CHMN 201-[Your Section Number Here]
Date
Church Leadership and Ministry Evaluation Paper
For this paper, I did a self evaluation.
1. Would you say that your congregation (or the people within your particular
department or area of ministry) is Thinking Like Jesus (i.e. Unity, Humility,
Selflessness) as they interact, serve, and minister to/with each other? How
specifically do you as a ministry leader teach, cultivate, and maintain The Mind of
Christ in your area of ministry?
2. Would you consider yourself a Wounded Healer? Also, would you please share an
example where you have ministered to a person who is/was wounded in the same
manner that you once were? (cf. II Corinthians 1:3-5)
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3. How specifically does the Holy Spirit help guide you as you lead/serve in your
ministry? Also, can you give a specific example of how you were able to clearly
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recognize that the Holy Spirit was helping/guiding you in dealing with a particular
situation and/or decision while in your ministry? What advice would you give me
that, if I obeyed, would assure me that I would be able to be guided by the Holy
Spirit in my life and/or ministry?

action/policy/understood protocol) of how/when/where you confront sin in the lives
of 1) co-ministers/co-leaders in your ministry, and 2) people to whom you minister?
If so, what is it? How did you come to this philosophy? If not, do you see a need for
such a philosophy? Why or Why not?
5. Can I perform a little ministry quiz on you? (Remember: This question is taken from
the section within chapter 25 entitled Recalling Encounters with God!)
a.
Can you recall for me what you specifically did (i.e. tasks performed,
people you talked to, the number of hours of service) on any individual day
in your ministry approximately six weeks ago?
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b.
Can you recall any time in the past that you were either so moved by
hearing a sermon, reading a bible verse, hearing a testimony of a someones

salvation that made such an impact upon your life that you still have a vivid
recollection of the event today? How long ago did that spiritual event take
place?
c.Could you briefly describe for me how your daily Quiet time with God or
your Communion time with God or Your Devotion time with God
usually goes?
6. As a minister, are you ever tempted to become competitive with either a fellow
minister or a neighboring ministry or covet the success or resources of other
ministers and/or ministries? How do you overcome this temptation in your life
if/when it ever comes up in your heart? What advice would you give me to make
sure I remain content with what God specifically has for me in my own life and/or
ministry?
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a. In what areas of leadership and/or ministry do you feel you need to improve?
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b. Develop a specific plan to improve in these areas.

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c. How will you measure your progress?

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Your paper must be submitted as a Word document.

4. Do you have a personal philosophy (i.e. an agreed upon plan of

hearing a sermon, reading a bible verse, hearing a testimony of a someones

7. Provide a summary of your interview.

4. Do you have a personal philosophy (i.e. an agreed upon plan of

hearing a sermon, reading a bible verse, hearing a testimony of a someones

7. Provide a summary of your interview.

b. Develop a specific plan to improve in these areas.

c. How will you measure your progress?

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