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How do you handle parents who want their children baptized?	Listen:
You do not think children are proper subjects for baptism, correct? Why not? So what do you say when Jim & Patti want 8yr old Jimmy Jr. baptized? What is the worst thing that’s ever happened as a result of your holding to this view? What are some pitfalls to avoid when dealing with people on this issue?
How do you disciple someone?	Listen:
What vehicles do you use to stimulate godly and edifying conversations with people? What kinds of questions do you like to ask during discipleship appointments? What are some constructive ways that you address sin in the lives of people you are discipling? What are some things to avoid in making disciples?
How do you promote intergenerational fellowship?	Listen:
Do you think age-graded Sunday school programs are helpful? Why (not)? Do you think it’s necessary to implement a program or have special events to promote fellowship between younger and older believers? Why (no)? What about intercultural fellowship?
What makes you think a whole-church Bible Study is such a good idea?	Listen:
What kind of book do you study, and how do you prepare? Time investment? Do you take the congregation through a general template each time? What kinds of questions have you found it helpful to ask the congregation? What are some pitfalls to avoid in leading a whole-church Bible study?
How do you conduct baptisms?	Listen:
Give us a 60 second overview of what happens at a baptism service at CHBC. Do you encourage baptismal candidates to share their testimony in a certain way? Why? Why do you think immersion is the best mode?
How do you administer church discipline?	Listen:
How do you decide which offenses should be disciplined? Could you take us thru the discipline process in just a minute or two? What are some pitfalls to avoid in administering church discipline?
How do you use small groups in your church?	Listen:
What functions do you rely on small groups to perform? Do you think SG’s are best used as entry points to the church? Why (not)? Are SG’s integral to the healthy functioning of a local church? Why (not)?
How do you counsel women?	Listen:
What do you say to women who feel slighted because of the limitations that precautions entail?
How do you counsel engaged couples?	Listen:
What would you say are the two or three most important biblical and prudential or wisdom issues that you consider when you talk with an engaged couple? How do you encourage young couples to think of their roles as husband and wife? What materials have you found most useful in pre-marital counseling?
How do you counsel the grieving?	Listen:
What biblical principles guide the way you counsel grieving people? Do you think there's a balance between entering into a persons grief and retaining objectivity? If so, how do you do that?

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