So Tell Me: A Primer for Vocational Ministry Applicants

Education--check. Experience--check. References--check. Questions--what questions? Potential employing churches or para-church organizations have already thought about what questions to ask an applicant. As an applicant have you considered what questions to ask the church or organization? This book serves as a resource by providing questions an applicant may consider asking throughout the interviewing process to determine if the church or organization is a right fit. My ability to prepare students for the interview process has just improved because of Jonathan Feathers work. I want students to have a substantial resume in one hand and a copy of So Tell Me in the other as they begin the search for a ministry position. The book provides the important questions to ask and the reasons those questions are important. --Curtis Booher Associate Professor of Christian Ministry Milligan College So Tell Me is a wonderful guide for people considering opportunities for ministries in both congregations and para-church organizations. Jonathan Feathers has examined the journey of seeking employment through printed materials conversations and interviews. I especially appreciate his awareness that a search for opportunities is a two-way street. Feathers presents open-ended invitations for how applicants might invite officials ministers elders or deacons to present information about a congregation or organization. --Bertram Allen Professor Emeritus of Psychology Milligan College Dr. Jonathan Feathers has over fifteen years of vocational ministry experience in congregations from less than 100 to over 2100 members serving from volunteer to senior minister. Dr. Feathers holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management from Tusculum College Master of Divinity from Emmanuel Christian Seminary and Doctor of Ministry with an emphasis in Workplace Leadership and Business Ethics from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also the author of New Wine into Old Wineskins.