Name______
Date______
APPENDIX TO STAFF APPLICATION
Director, Preaching Ministries
Please use additional pages as needed to respond to the following:
1. Why are you interested in this position?
2. Describe your understanding of the role of preaching in The United Methodist Church. Include how, if in any ways, preaching in the UMC context is distinctive from other faith traditions.
3. Outline a vision you have for enhancing the ability of the GBOD to provide quality resources through print, web, social media and visual media in order to support and strengthen preaching in The United Methodist Church.
4. Describe your theology of worship in and through The United Methodist Church and the interplay of music, preaching, and liturgy. What training and experiences have you had in helping others put this into practice?
5. Describe how you would provide resourcing for both lectionary-based and topical worship planning and preaching.
6. Describe your leadership experiences in the following:
1. Districts, Annual Conference, National level of the denomination
2. Project development
3. Supervising Staff
4. Working as Part of a Team
5. Writing for book, web, and social media
6. Managing budget.