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Harmony Baptist Church

870 Highway 89 S

Sherwood, AR 72120

[e-mail]

June 30, 2022

Dear Colter,

The Pastor Search Committee of Harmony Baptist Church, Sherwood, AR, has received your name as a prospective pastor for our church. We are interested in finding out more about you and your ministry. Though any attempt to begin this process seems awkward, our committee has chosen this initial letter of inquiry as a way of taking some initial steps to finding God’s will for our church.

We do want to acknowledge some facts to you in this inquiry:

You may not have known until now that your name had been given to us for consideration. Furthermore, you may not be interested. If you choose not to respond , we will assume that you do not feel led to pursue further correspondence.

Your response to this inquiry is not a commitment on your part, nor is this inquiry a commitment on our part. Our prayerful work to this point, however, has led us to take this step in our process.

We will keep in strictest confidence the information you share. In no way do we want to embarrass you or negatively affect your work.

Should you respond positively to this inquiry, we will maintain good communication with you concerning the progress of our search. If for any reason we cease to feel that you are a candidate, we will immediately notify you.

Please find a brief questionnaire on some items of interest to our committee. We recognize that volumes could be written on each subject and are not expecting you to prepare a complete theological treatment. A few sentences will suffice for each question.

Please send your response and resume to the [e-mail]. We would be grateful to receive it by July 31, 2022. Be assured of our prayers for you as you seek God’s direction in this matter. Thanks so much for your willingness to consider this letter and its implications for you and our church.

Sincerely,

Eric Walker, Chairman

Pastor Search Committee

Harmony Baptist Church

Tell us about your conversion experience.

Describe your call to pastoral ministry and your view of the role of the pastor in a local church.

Describe your style of leadership, including your preference in structuring the decision making process of the church,

Describe your approach to planning and delivering sermons.

Describe your practice of evangelism/outreach including any programs. Events, and training that you prefer to utilize personally and through the church

Is your church’s current level of Cooperative Program and other missions giving consistent with your personal preference? How would you like to see it change?

Describe your philosophy for working with different age groups in the church (children, youth, adults, older adults). Is there an age group with which you feel most comfortable?

What is your understanding of the role of deacons in the church?

Describe your participation in the local Baptist association, state convention, and national convention.

Are you in agreement with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as a doctrinal statement? Please include any clarifying or qualifying statements that you feel are important.

And please don’t forget to send us your resume and any links or recordings of your sermons, if available.