Starting strong questionnaire | Iowa Preachers Pro 2

Starting strong questionnaire.

Who are you and how did you come to serve as one of the church's public proclaimers.

How many years have you served as one of the church's public proclaimers?

How many years have you served in your current call?

How has your understanding of what this calling requires of you changed since you first began? To what do you attribute that change?

Please describe your current call.

What aspects of your own theological tradition do you regard as an asset to you as a preacher? How might they benefit the other Preaching Fellows in your cohort?

On the whole, how strong and compelling do you think your preaching is as you begin as a Preaching Fellow?

Watch out, Paul, I'm coming after you. I'm sermon clickbait, baby!

Not bad, if I do say so myself. I feel like I'm managing pretty well.

Like the Laodiceans in Revelation, I'm kind of lukewarm.

I often spin my wheels to little effect.

God save me from my many homiletical defects and well-loved heresies.

What are your strengths as a preacher?

What are your growth areas as a preacher?

What sustains you as a preacher? How do you get enough of that good stuff to be in this calling for the long haul?

The Lilly Endowment Inc. grant program that funds the Iowa Preachers Project is called the "Compelling Preaching Initiative." What do you imagine Lilly defines "compelling" as? How would you define it differently?

What aspects of your calling as a preacher do you want to learn more about?

What do you hope to gain from your involvement in the Iowa Preachers Project?

Your responses to this questionnaire will help the Iowa Preachers Project assess its program and activities. But more important it will help us understand the current state of preaching and the public proclaimers who engage in God's delivery of the gospel. Thank you for your participation. When you've completed the questionnaire, please click on submit.