As you prepare to begin applying for various student ministry positions across the fruited plain, it is well worth your time to take a few hours a determine which doctrinal issues are "non-negotiables" for you in a church.
Here is what an average evangelical church's doctrinal Statement of Faith might look like.
What would your statement of faith look like? Be sure to include anything that you feel is not negotiable. There is no need applying to a church where you disagree on your doctrinal absolutes. You will end up being miserable.
As you determine your doctrine, you may also want to take some time what issues are in your personal Spectrum of Theological Truth and Error.
The primary reason for determining these issues BEFORE you embark on the application process is because the last thing you want to do is find yourself serving in a local church where you disagree with the leadership on non-negotiable doctrinal issues. Which issues are just a matter of opinion? Which issues would you "fall on your sword" to defend? What would doctrinal heresy in a church look like?
All of these are important questions to think through as you navigate this essential in the youth ministry job-search process.
Read the first article in this series, "10 ESSENTIALS TO GETTING HIRED AS A YOUTH PASTOR."
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