ABPS Questionnaire ABPS Questionnaire InstructionsInstructions

ABPS Questionnaire ABPS Questionnaire InstructionsInstructions

1. This is a supplement to the printed 1. This is a supplement to the printed instructions in the manual pages 3-16.instructions in the manual pages 3-16.

2. Make a copy of your completed 2. Make a copy of your completed questionnaire before sending it to us.questionnaire before sending it to us.

3. PLEASE DO NOT SEND US A RÉSUMÉ.3. PLEASE DO NOT SEND US A RÉSUMÉ.

Personnel QuestionnairePersonnel Questionnaire

Please identify Please identify yourself by yourself by printing your printing your name in the name in the white box on the white box on the lower left side.lower left side.

Last Name, Last Name, First Name, First Name, Middle Initial Middle Initial

Personal PagePersonal Page

1. ABPS no longer 1. ABPS no longer identifies you by Social identifies you by Social Security Number.Security Number.

2. You may select 2. You may select “Clergy Couple” if your “Clergy Couple” if your spouse is in ABPS.spouse is in ABPS.

3. “Open to Move” 3. “Open to Move” makes you available makes you available for all searches. for all searches. “Might Consider” “Might Consider” makes you available makes you available for about 50% of for about 50% of searches. searches.

Personal PagePersonal Page 4. Racial/Ethnic 4. Racial/Ethnic

Heritage is used to Heritage is used to enhance searches for enhance searches for our diverse American our diverse American Baptist constituency. Baptist constituency. You can claim more You can claim more than one.than one.

5. Where would you 5. Where would you like to serve? Choose like to serve? Choose as many Regions and as many Regions and National groups that National groups that you would seriously you would seriously consider. consider.

Address/Contact PageAddress/Contact Page

1. Search 1. Search Committees have Committees have difficulty finding difficulty finding you when your you when your contact information contact information is not UP TO DATE.is not UP TO DATE.

2. Your professional 2. Your professional credentials are credentials are maintained by the maintained by the Region related to Region related to your local your local membership membership church.church.

Professional Leadership Professional Leadership Status PageStatus Page

Your leadership Your leadership status is status is maintained by the maintained by the Region. ABPS must Region. ABPS must verify your status verify your status with the Region with the Region before completing before completing your Profile.your Profile.

Continuing Education Continuing Education PagePage

1. ABPS must keep 1. ABPS must keep on file a copy of on file a copy of each Continuing each Continuing Education Education Certificate. Please Certificate. Please indicate on our copy indicate on our copy the subject code the subject code describing the event describing the event (Pages 18-20).(Pages 18-20).

2. Ten contact hours 2. Ten contact hours = 1 C.E.U.= 1 C.E.U.

3. Do not include 3. Do not include Clinical Pastoral Clinical Pastoral Education units Education units here.here.

Education PageEducation Page

1. ABPS verifies 1. ABPS verifies degrees once per degrees once per year. year.

2. Please sign 2. Please sign Release of Release of Information form Information form for the verification for the verification process.process.

3. Please be sure 3. Please be sure to give us the to give us the official institution official institution name and name and address.address.

Work History PageWork History Page

Search Search committees may committees may question why question why there are gaps there are gaps between between positions.positions.

Preferences for Ministry Preferences for Ministry PagePage

1. Please be careful 1. Please be careful to select only types to select only types of ministries in of ministries in which you are which you are willing to serve.willing to serve.

2. Location and 2. Location and congregation size congregation size preferences are preferences are rarely searched on.rarely searched on.

Compensation PageCompensation Page

1. Compensation 1. Compensation figures are not figures are not printed on the printed on the Profile but are Profile but are released to Regional released to Regional staff with searches.staff with searches.

2. If you have 2. If you have selected Bi-selected Bi-vocational as a vocational as a Ministry Preference Ministry Preference be sure to list be sure to list compensation as compensation as full-time figures.full-time figures.

Ministry Specialties Ministry Specialties PagePage

1. Your Profile 1. Your Profile can not be can not be created unless created unless you have chosen you have chosen eight Ministry eight Ministry Specialties.Specialties.

2. Specialties will 2. Specialties will appear on your appear on your Profile in code Profile in code number order not number order not in the order of in the order of your preference.your preference.

Church GrowthEvangelismPastoral CarePreaching

4344

5445

2344

4544

2 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 6

S 0 2 0P

Church PlantingNurturing FellowshipVisitationLeadership Development

S 0 2 5P

S 0 9 0P

S 1 9 0P

S 2 1 0P

S 3 0 0P

S 2 3 0P

S 1 4 0P

Ministry Specialties Ministry Specialties PagePage

The experience The experience modifier is a code modifier is a code number number representing the representing the experience years experience years NOT the actual NOT the actual number of years.number of years.

Church GrowthEvangelismPastoral CarePreaching

4344

5445

2344

4544

2 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 6

S 0 2 0P

Church PlantingNurturing FellowshipVisitationLeadership Development

S 0 2 5P

S 0 9 0P

S 1 9 0P

S 2 1 0P

S 3 0 0P

S 2 3 0P

S 1 4 0P

Ministry Specialties Ministry Specialties PagePage

When updating When updating your Profile be sure your Profile be sure that you have that you have updated the “Last updated the “Last Year” entries for all Year” entries for all current selected current selected specialties.specialties.

Church GrowthEvangelismPastoral CarePreaching

4344

5445

2344

4544

2 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 6

S 0 2 0P

Church PlantingNurturing FellowshipVisitationLeadership Development

S 0 2 5P

S 0 9 0P

S 1 9 0P

S 2 1 0P

S 3 0 0P

S 2 3 0P

S 1 4 0P

Ministry Specialties Ministry Specialties PagePage

1. Please see 1. Please see printed printed instructions on instructions on page 12 of the page 12 of the Instruction Manual Instruction Manual to rate yourself on to rate yourself on each specialty. each specialty.

2. Your rating will 2. Your rating will be indicated by an be indicated by an “*” on the Profile.“*” on the Profile.

Church GrowthEvangelismPastoral CarePreaching

4344

5445

2344

4544

2 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 6

S 0 2 0P

Church PlantingNurturing FellowshipVisitationLeadership Development

S 0 2 5P

S 0 9 0P

S 1 9 0P

S 2 1 0P

S 3 0 0P

S 2 3 0P

S 1 4 0P

Work Experience PageWork Experience Page

1. Choose only those 1. Choose only those work experiences work experiences that you desire to that you desire to continue.continue.

2. Remember to 2. Remember to identify as “FOCUS” identify as “FOCUS” those work those work experiences that are experiences that are your special your special interests and skills. interests and skills.

Bible Study Leader

Governing Board of ABC RegionSuburban

34 X2424

X

2 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 62 0 0 6

Church Growth ConsultantPastoral CounselingComputer Operation

G0 1 0CO1 2 0C

B3 0 0A

P0 1 0D

C1 8 0C

D0 2 0E

References PageReferences Page

1. The first reference 1. The first reference confirms your confirms your relationship to the relationship to the denomination.denomination.

2. Remaining 2. Remaining references should be references should be persons that can persons that can verbally articulate verbally articulate your ministry skills. your ministry skills. These references These references need not be persons need not be persons completing a rating completing a rating form. form.

Work Style RatingWork Style Rating

1. Please place an 1. Please place an “X” in one box per “X” in one box per line. Do not overlap line. Do not overlap columns.columns.

2. Respond to all 20 2. Respond to all 20 social and social and professional professional situations. Your situations. Your responses will be responses will be indicated by an “*” on indicated by an “*” on your Profile.your Profile.

XX

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XX

x

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xx

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x

Narrative PageNarrative Page

1. Remember there 1. Remember there is a 3000 character is a 3000 character limit including limit including spaces and spaces and punctuation. punctuation.

2. You may submit 2. You may submit your Narrative by your Narrative by Email attachment, Email attachment, uploading on our uploading on our website, or CD/Disk.website, or CD/Disk.

Rating FormsRating Forms

1. Evaluators 1. Evaluators need not be your need not be your stated references.stated references.

2. Please fill out 2. Please fill out all information on all information on the cover the cover (including Email).(including Email).

3. To process your 3. To process your Profile we must Profile we must have 3 completed have 3 completed forms.forms.

Rating FormsRating Forms

1. Evaluators should 1. Evaluators should know you and your know you and your ministry personally.ministry personally.

2. Encourage the 2. Encourage the evaluators to avoid evaluators to avoid using “No Basis for using “No Basis for Judgment”.Judgment”.

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