Interview questions and answers || spiritual growth discussion questions
This question can help interviewers understand how you might interact with clients who have different religious beliefs than your own. It’s important to be respectful of all people, so it’s best to answer this question honestly and explain that you would do your best to ensure everyone feels comfortable in your presence.
Example: “I would ask them why they were holding back information. I’d try to make them feel comfortable enough to open up about what’s going on in their lives. If they still didn’t want to talk, I would tell them that it was important for me to know everything so I could provide the best advice possible. I would also let them know that I am a patient listener who will wait until they’re ready to speak.”
A spiritual advisor is a person who provides guidance and support to people who are seeking to improve their lives or find answers to their problems. As a spiritual advisor, you will help people connect with their higher power, develop a personal relationship with God or the universe, and find their purpose in life.
Example: “I think empathy is one of my greatest strengths as a spiritual advisor. I’ve had many clients come to me in very emotional states, and I always try to put myself in their shoes and imagine what they’re feeling. This helps me better understand how to help them feel supported and comforted. For example, when I first started working here, I had a client who was struggling with infertility. She told me that she felt like God didn’t love her because she couldn’t get pregnant. I listened to her talk about her feelings and then explained that sometimes we go through hard things so that we can learn more about ourselves.”
Example: “I think it’s important for spiritual advisors to meet with their clients at least once per month. This allows me to check in on them and see if they have any questions or concerns about the advice I’ve given them. It also gives me time to reflect on my own practice and make sure I’m giving my best advice. Meeting with clients more often than this may be too much of an obligation for some people, so I want to ensure that I am meeting their needs without overburdening them.”
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Ready to Go: General Current Spiritual Reality
General questions that probe understanding about the spiritual directees present spiritual reality are a helpful way to progress. For instance, questions from Ignatian spirituality explore the current movements within a person either toward God, called consolations, or away from God, called desolations. However, for those not trained in Ignatian spirituality, simply asking the following questions accomplishes, in a general way, the same outcomes. They are not sophisticated, but they help describe the current spiritual reality of a spiritual directee. They are open questions, so the spiritual directee brings whatever level of intensity or investment he or she desires.
We often encourage church leaders conduct spiritual interviews throughout the life of the church. This is especially helpful with people who have recently joined, made a new commitment or experienced a spiritually significant event in their lives. Here are a range of questions for a variety of circumstances that may help you and your church grow in depth, understanding and confidence about how God is at work in and through God’s people.
How have you been learning to practice your faith? What practices have you found so far to be helpful to your spiritual development? Who is helping you in your spiritual growth? Disciples from the first twelve all the way to the present are folks who follow Jesus together. Who are among the people you meet with regularly to help one another follow Jesus more fully?
How did you become aware our church existed? Who helped you become aware of us?[for those who have recently made a commitment or taken a step in their faith journey] What led you to take the step you just took? Who was influential in that decision? What role did they play?
What are you hearing or seeing from God about how you might make the world a better place? Where and how did you become aware of that tug, call, inspiration? Who has helped you understand it more fully? Who have you become aware might share that same inspiration? Who from our church is helping you to clarify this sense of inspiration?
One of the hallmarks of the Christian life is a kind of service to others that demonstrates a love of God alongside being in mutually loving relationships with other people, in and outside the church. How have you experienced loving relationships growing as you’ve sought to follow Jesus with your sisters and brothers in the church and community?
FAQ
What are some spiritual questions?
- Is religion important to you? …
- When you have problems or questions, who do you turn to for help?
- From what or whom do you draw the strength to endure a difficult situation?
- When you pray, to whom do you pray? …
- What do you think happens after our life here?
What are good questions to ask a spiritual leader?
- Could you tell me about yourself and describe your background in brief? …
- How did you hear about this position? …
- What type of work environment do you prefer? …
- How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations? …
- Do you prefer working independently or on a team?
What are 7 interview questions?
- Who is the first person who created a memory of God for you?
- What is your earliest experience of God?
- Who is your spiritual hero-role model?
- What is a story from your life that represents the essence of who you are?
- What is a story that represents your current need?
