7. How important is physical exercise to you? I fear that many pastors betray an undisciplined life in general when they don’t take good care of themselves.
8. How many times have you thought about quitting ministry? Maybe the answer is 0 in your case, but I know pastors who’ve thought about it more than once.
9. In what area does your preaching need to improve? If you haven’t thought about this question, it’s possible your preaching hasn’t improved much in some time. All of us have room for improvement.
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10. Would your spouse and kids all want to do ministry again? I’m not sure how some folks would answer this question.
11. Do you look forward to going to work every day? Every Sunday? I hope so, though I doubt everybody does.
12. What steps have you taken to guard against moral failure? I trust we can all learn from pastors who’ve worked hard to finish well.
Readers, what other random questions would you want to ask pastors?
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