Gathering Information: Where To Look

Question 1

What are the two important guidelines that will help you get info about careers/ministries?

Answer 1

• learning where to look for a career/ministry

- learning what to look for in a career/ministry

Question 2

The call to minister in Mark 16:15 is a call that should not be answered without what?

Answer 2

Preparation and Wisdom

Question 3

What did Mark 16:15 say?

Answer 3

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature”

Question 4

How does one’s search for info about a ministry begin and progress?

Answer 4

It starts with indirect sources and progresses to direct sources

Question 5

Where can research information about ministries come from?

Answer 5

Publications and Persons that transmit data from original sources

Question 6

In an INDIRECT source, what should be your first source of reference?

Answer 6

The Bible

Question 7

What are the three means of gathering information DIRECTLY?

Answer 7

• Consultation
• Observation
• Participation

Question 8

What does Consultation show?

Answer 8

Reveals a persons personal experiences and reactions about the ministry

Question 9

What does Observation show?

Answer 9

Shows the performance involved in a ministry

Question 10

What does Participation show?

Answer 10

Makes you experience a ministry yourself

Question 11

What are some examples of Indirect sources?

Answer 11

• Bible
• periodical magazines/ournals
• representatives of church denominations, mission agencies
• youth leaders direct young people Christian camps, internships, short term ministries
• pastors