Questions you may be asked-

Self-knowledge is very important in the process of discerning God’s call upon your life.

Do you know enough about yourself to intelligently discuss with GM what possible ministry contexts might be a fit for you? How have your ministry gifts been used until now?  How have those around you affirmed your ministry gifts? Are you more comfortable in an urban or a rural context?  Receiving good feedback from others will give you confidence that you accuragely know your God given gifts and temperament for ministry.  Know this BEFORE entering a cross-cultural setting is imperative.

How is your relationship to your local church?  We believe that the community of the church is so important in helping us identify and call out giftedness and calling in our life.  Like Paul and Barnabas’ relationship with the church in Antioch, a solid affirmation from our church is absolutely vital.  To what extent have you been involved in your church? What feedback have they given to you?

Ministry experience is important.  A good question to ask yourself is, “If I could design the perfect ministry position for me, what would it be?”  What aspects of ministry excite you?  There is a term in sports called the “sweet spot>”  This term is used when the ball is hit from just the right place.  Keep in mind that every job has aspects that aren’t right up your alley.  But if we are to stick it out for the long haul, the core part of our ministry needs to fit our God given giftedness and temperament: it needs to hit our “sweet spot”.

There are other helpful questions to process and work through.  Here are some additional ones to spark your reflection.  These are simple and by no means exhaustive and you may be asked different ones but most of these are foundational.

• What do you do well? What do you like to do? What drew you to do what you are presently doing?
• What spiritual gift or gifts do you believe God has given you?
• Briefly describe how you became a Christian.
• What do you do personally to grow in your relationship with Christ?
• What types of ministry experience have you been involved with? (Evangelism, children’s ministry, mission trips, etc.)
• How did you get interested in missions and what led you to this point of investigation?
• What hurdles do you have to overcome to get involved in missions? (Financial, work, children, health, etc...)
• Are you liable for any debts? (loans, car, mortgage, etc.)
• How do you plan to finance your mission involvement? (Fully supported through the Global Advance Fund; partially supported; self-support through your career/vocation)
• Complete this sentence- I am looking to leave Canada in the next...