Pastoral Expectations Survey

The Transition Team will distribute the following survey on January 27th to all church attenders. This survey will be one of the primary sources for the Pastoral Profile that the team is creating for the church board to use during the pastoral search.

First Wesleyan Church

Pastoral Expectations Survey

CHARACTERISTICS:

Listed below are several alternatives touching upon important dimensions of a pastor’s personality, temperament, giftedness and natural instincts. Using the seven point scale between each set of alternatives, please circle the number which best describes the type of pastor that you think can effectively serve our church, “1” meaning most like the characteristic on the left, “7” meaning most like the characteristic on the right, “4” meaning an equal mix of both (realizing that no pastor will be an equal mix of everything).

Biblical Scholar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pastoral Caregiver

Strong Leader 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Good Administrator

Evangelist/Witness 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Discipler/Teacher

Innovator/New Ideas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Maintains Tradition

Thoughtful Thinker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Emotional Feeler

Challenging/Prophetic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Encouraging/Shepherding

Facilitator/Enabler 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hands on Worker

Organized/Planner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Goes with the Flow

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Listed below are ten tasks that are often expected from pastors. Please rate these pastoral responsibilities according to their importance for our congregation using the scale:

5 = Very High / 4 = High / 3 = Moderate / 2 = Low / 1 = Very Low

___ Administration and Management
(Preparing for and attending committee & board meetings; overseeing business affairs)

_____ Developing Leadership in the Laity
(Mentoring, guiding & training church members as they serve in ministry positions)

_____ Discipling Belivers in the Faith
(Instructing in Biblical principles & modeling in Biblical practices for daily living)

_____ Evangelism and Outreach
(Promoting & practicing various ways of sharing the gospel with other people)

_____ Leadership and Casting Vision
(Seeking God’s direction & will for the church and keeping the church focused on it)

_____ Pastoral Counseling
(Listening to & giving guidance to people with personal, family or work related problems)

_____ Pastoral Visitation
(Visiting the sick, shut-in and bereaved as well as members in their homes)

_____ Planning the Church Calendar and Events
(Making a master schedule of church activities and putting together the details for them)

_____ Prayer and Intercession
(Asking for God’s guidance & empowerment for the church members & activities)

_____ Preaching and Teaching
(Preparing sermons and lessons that provide “spiritual food” for the congregation)

Which of these ten roles do you feel is most important for our congregation? __________

Which of the ten roles do you feel is least important? __________

Using the same list of tasks, please consider how many hours you would expect a pastor to spend on average during a typical week doing each task.

_____ Administration and Management
(Preparing for and attending committee & board meetings; overseeing business affairs)

_____ Developing Leadership in the Laity
(Mentoring, guiding & training church members as they serve in ministry positions)

_____ Discipling Belivers in the Faith
(Instructing in Biblical principles & modeling in Biblical practices for daily living)

_____ Evangelism and Outreach
(Promoting & practicing various ways of sharing the gospel with other people)

_____ Leadership and Casting Vision
(Seeking God’s direction & will for the church and keeping the church focused on it)

_____ Pastoral Counseling
(Listening to & giving guidance to people with personal, family or work problems)

_____ Pastoral Visitation
(Visiting the sick, shut-in and bereaved as well as members in their homes)

_____ Planning the Church Calendar and Events
(Making a master schedule of church activities and putting together the details for them)

_____ Prayer and Intercession
(Asking for God’s guidance & empowerment for the church members & activities)

_____ Preaching and Teaching
(Preparing sermons and lessons that provide “spiritual food” for the congregation)


I will report the survey results in February. In the mean time, check back in occasionally to see what else is going on with me and the transition team.