Questions for Interviewing a Youth Pastor

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1. What is your idea of youth ministry?

2. Why do you want to do youth ministry?

3. What are your strengths?

4. What are your weaknesses?

5. What do you consider as your greatest achievement in youth ministry?

6. What has been your biggest disappointment or battle?

7. What is your long term vision for a youth ministry key characteristics you would like to see?

8. What fuels you in ministry?

9. What drains you in ministry?

10. What in your opinion is a great way to handle conflict in leadership, top down and bottom up?

11. Give an example of how you would want to see the leadership of the youth ministry function.

12. What in your opinion is the definition of success in youth ministry?

13. What kind of characteristics do you feel a youth leader needs to have to achieve success?

14. What is your understanding of this churches theology?

15. What is your understanding of baptism?

16. How do you handle theological differences?

17. In what capacity do you see your wife or husband in this ministry?

18. What is your life plan for the next 5 years and 10 years?

19. Have you had any counseling experience?

20. How do you feel about opposite sexes counseling each other?

21. How do you feel about transporting of the opposite sex?

22. How do you potentially handle a crush (Initial lust) from a boy or girl?