32 Questions to Ask Female Ministry Leaders

WHO SAID INTERVIEWS CAN’T BE FUN?

There is nothing worse than hearing your favorite person speak about things you’ve heard them say before. Seriously. Who wants to listen to the same faith-based questions answered over and over again? I don’t care how good or juicy the response is, it’s the same stuff you’ve already heard. 

So, before you host your next or first interview, here are 32 questions that will give you a more engaging interview. Although these questions are made for female ministers, you can adapt them as questions to ask any ministry leader or even in a church interview. 

1. Are you optimistic about the future for females in ministry?
2. Is there anything you don’t feel equipped to minister about presently?
3. What are your pre-ministry rituals, or what do you do before you preach?
4. What makes you feel most feminine?
5. What beauty products do you hoard?
6. How do you avoid ministry hurt from the people you serve and those you call your peers?
7. What are your top three ministry pet peeves?
8. What do you need to preach?
9. Has there ever been a time where you wish you would have defended yourself for being a female minister? 
10. What would you say to the woman that wants to quit ministry because of rejection?
11. As a woman, do you need a man to ‘cover’ you?
12. How old were you when you realized who you were and what you wanted in life?
13. What advice would you give your 18-year old self?
14. Do you ever regret saying something that was right but told in the wrong way or the wrong moment?
15. How can men become an ally and advocate for women in ministry?
16. What advice would you give to women entering ministry?
17. What’s your worst experience in ministry, and how did you handle it?
18. Do you feel like a woman should defend her place in ministry?
19. What skills does a woman need to fulfill her call as a minister?
20. What was the last sermon you listened to?
21. Name the ministers you listen to regularly.
22. What’s the last book you’ve read?
23. What biblical character do you relate most closely to and why?
24. If you could ask God to take back anything you experience as a woman, what would it be?
25. Which podcasts or blogs do you frequent?
26. What advice has another woman given you that changed your life?
27. How do you leave a church?
28. Do you think single women in ministry have it harder than the married?
29. As a woman, how do you minister to a man?
30. How do you handle mean girls?
31. Have you ever dealt with a crush in the congregation?
32. As a woman, how can you support other women in ministry?

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