ABPS Questionnaire Instructions

 1. This is a supplement to the printed instructions in the manual pages  2. Make a copy of your completed questionnaire before sending it to us.  3. PLEASE DO NOT SEND US A RÉSUMÉ.

Personnel Questionnaire  Please identify yourself by printing your name in the white box on the lower left side. Last Name, Last Name, First Name, First Name, Middle Initial Middle Initial

Personal Page  1. ABPS no longer identifies you by Social Security Number.  2. You may select “Clergy Couple” if your spouse is in ABPS.  3. “Open to Move” makes you available for all searches. “Might Consider” makes you available for about 50% of searches.

Personal Page  4. Racial/Ethnic Heritage is used to enhance searches for our diverse American Baptist constituency. You can claim more than one.  5. Where would you like to serve? Choose as many Regions and National groups that you would seriously consider.

Address/Contact Page  1. Search Committees have difficulty finding you when your contact information is not UP TO DATE.  2. Your professional credentials are maintained by the Region related to your local membership church.

Professional Leadership Status Page  Your leadership status is maintained by the Region. ABPS must verify your status with the Region before completing your Profile.

Continuing Education Page  1. ABPS must keep on file a copy of each Continuing Education Certificate. Please indicate on our copy the subject code describing the event (Pages 18-20).  2. Ten contact hours = 1 C.E.U.  3. Do not include Clinical Pastoral Education units here.

Education Page  1. ABPS verifies degrees once per year.  2. Please sign Release of Information form for the verification process.  3. Please be sure to give us the official institution name and address.

Work History Page  Search committees may question why there are gaps between positions.

Preferences for Ministry Page  1. Please be careful to select only types of ministries in which you are willing to serve.  2. Location and congregation size preferences are rarely searched on.

Compensation Page  1. Compensation figures are not printed on the Profile but are released to Regional staff with searches.  2. If you have selected Bi-vocational as a Ministry Preference be sure to list compensation as full-time figures.

Ministry Specialties Page  1. Your Profile can not be created unless you have chosen eight Ministry Specialties.  2. Specialties will appear on your Profile in code number order not in the order of your preference. Church Growth Evangelism Pastoral Care Preaching S020P Church Planting Nurturing Fellowship Visitation Leadership Development S025P S090P S190P S210P S300P S230P S140P

Ministry Specialties Page  The experience modifier is a code number representing the experience years NOT the actual number of years. Church Growth Evangelism Pastoral Care Preaching S020P Church Planting Nurturing Fellowship Visitation Leadership Development S025P S090P S190P S210P S300P S230P S140P

Ministry Specialties Page  When updating your Profile be sure that you have updated the “Last Year” entries for all current selected specialties. Church Growth Evangelism Pastoral Care Preaching S020P Church Planting Nurturing Fellowship Visitation Leadership Development S025P S090P S190P S210P S300P S230P S140P

Ministry Specialties Page  1. Please see printed instructions on page 12 of the Instruction Manual to rate yourself on each specialty.  2. Your rating will be indicated by an “*” on the Profile. Church Growth Evangelism Pastoral Care Preaching S020P Church Planting Nurturing Fellowship Visitation Leadership Development S025P S090P S190P S210P S300P S230P S140P

Work Experience Page  1. Choose only those work experiences that you desire to continue.  2. Remember to identify as “FOCUS” those work experiences that are your special interests and skills. Bible Study Leader Governing Board of ABC Region Suburban 3 4 X X Church Growth Consultant Pastoral Counseling Computer Operation G010C O120C B300A P010D C180C D020 E

References Page  1. The first reference confirms your relationship to the denomination.  2. Remaining references should be persons that can verbally articulate your ministry skills. These references need not be persons completing a rating form.

Work Style Rating  1. Please place an “X” in one box per line. Do not overlap columns.  2. Respond to all 20 social and professional situations. Your responses will be indicated by an “*” on your Profile. X X X X X X x x x x x x x

Narrative Page  1. Remember there is a 3000 character limit including spaces and punctuation.  2. You may submit your Narrative by attachment, uploading on our website, or CD/Disk.

Rating Forms  1. Evaluators need not be your stated references.  2. Please fill out all information on the cover (including ).  3. To process your Profile we must have 3 completed forms.

Rating Forms  1. Evaluators should know you and your ministry personally.  2. Encourage the evaluators to avoid using “No Basis for Judgment”.

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