West Columbia Church of Christ
1701 Augusta Road  •  West Columbia • South Carolina • 29169 • USA • 803-794-5320
info@westcolumbiachurchofchrist.org   •  www.westcolumbiachurchofchrist.org

We're looking for a Minister and Evangelist - a spark plug for personal work and evangelism to help us grow and reach the lost in the area.  We want the lost to be added to the Lord’s church and have the church grow in love and the fullness of Christ (Eph 4:11-13) so we all might be presented to our Lord, holy and without blemish, acceptable in His sight. 

About US

Our website is a good place to go to learn about us, particularly our recent bulletins.   We’re ready, and financially able, to hire a new minister at this time. The fields are ripe, and we’re itching and wanting to help the harvest (see below), but we’ll wait for the right man.  We have able men preaching and teaching, but they have full time jobs and we want to reach out more.
There are about a half dozen congregations of the Lord’s church in the area with whom we consider ourselves in fellowship.  They attend our meetings and we attend theirs.
The congregation was established here around 1940 and has been self-supporting since the late 1950’s. We have supported other congregations and mission work.  The present buildings were essentially rebuilt in 2003.  The church owns the building we meet in and a residence (3 bedroom 2 bath ranch) for the preacher and his family adjacent to the church building.
We typically have about 50 people in attendance at our Sunday morning assembly.  We meet Sunday morning and evening and Wednesday evenings as a congregation.  

On the first Sunday of each month the men of the congregation meet as a business meeting to discuss the work of the church here and what needs doing, physically and spiritually. 
Also on the first Sunday, after the morning assembly, we have a "Fellowship Luncheon" where all families bring food and we meet and eat together at the building.
The church here recognizes the necessity of church discipline and has practiced it in the past in the past when all other remedies have failed.

About You

The enclosed questionnaires (Essay and Yes/No) ask you some questions we'd like you to answer and return to us.  These questions are to promote communication and better understanding between us.   Here’s what we’d like you to send us:

1.	Questionnaires, filled out
2.	Resume, including:
·	Personal details (where born, age, family, church background etc.)
·	Your schooling (if any)
·	Your experience, incl. dates and salary, benefits (if any)
·	Some references
3.	Audio or video tapes of some lessons you’ve presented recently.  
4.	A photograph of you and your family, if any.

Regarding the references, if things progress to that point, we’ll follow up with them, but we’ll contact you first to let you know we’re to that point.
You can reach us at the below listed address or by phone or email.  

Point of Contact

West Columbia Church of Christ
ATTN: Jones Gamble
1701 Augusta Road
West Columbia, SC 29169

Jones Gamble’s Cell phone: 803-331-8549
E-Mail Address: buggin1967@aol.com

Selection Process
This is the procedure we're trying to follow. We've enclosed it for your information.

§	Send Questionnaires, request resume and lesson tapes
§	Men meet to discuss resume, responses to questions, tapes
§	When mutually agreeable, men will follow up on references
§	We’ll pay travel expenses to/from West Columbia, SC and provide lodging and food while here
§	Family is encouraged to come also, subject to expense consideration
§	He'll teach Sunday AM Adult Bible class and assembly.
§	Meet with men that afternoon. We'll review the questionnaires. He'll have opportunity to ask us questions also. His family will meet with women and our families during this time.
§	He'll preach that Sunday PM if possible.   

Questionaire: PLEASE ANSWER WITH A “YES” OR A “NO.”
If you think a question should be reworded, reword it, explaining your reasoning if you wish and then give a Yes/No.

1.	The Bible is inspired of God, word by word and infallible.
2.	The Holy Spirit directs us through, not separate from, the Word.
3.	Miraculous gifts have ceased.
4.	The Lord’s church is distinctive and therefore not in fellowship with denominations.
5.	Faith, repentance, confession that Jesus is the Son of God, and baptism by immersion are all necessary for salvation.
6.	Congregations of the church of our Lord are autonomous and therefore have the sole right to be self-governed in matters of opinion.
7.	In matters of faith, doctrine and practice the Bible must be the sole standard of authority.
8.	God’s marriage law requires that one man be married to one woman for the duration of a lifetime.  The only exception to this law is divorce because of sexual immorality.  One who divorces, except on the basis of their spouse’s sexual immorality, and marries again is living in adultery as long as that relationship continues.
9.	It is sinful to use mechanical instruments of music in worship assemblies of the Lord’s church. 
10.	The woman’s role in the church is one of submission; therefore it is wrong and shameful for her to exercise authority over the man.
11.	God’s plan for church organization calls for elders to be the shepherds with deacons, preacher(s), teachers, and all members under their oversight.
12.	Congregations are commanded by God to withdraw fellowship from members who walk disorderly.
13.	Can different congregations of the Lord’s church cooperate financially in efforts to spread the gospel or assist in benevolent work?

Questionnaire: Essay

Essay Question answers can be brief, maybe 2 or 3 lines, as you like.  Don’t write a book.  We'd like scripture references that you think appropriate.  If you think a scripture answers the question completely, just list it.  Send an audio tape if you’d like prefer. If a question seems ambiguous, answer as YOU consider appropriate.

1.	What do you see your work as a minister here entailing (please prioritize) ?

2.	What is God's purpose for us?

3.	What is the role of women in the church today?

4.	What is the purpose of the assembly of the Lord's church?

5.	Which translation (version) of the Bible do you use to preach/study from? Why?

6.	What do you think the biggest problems facing the church today are?

7.	What are some ways that a Christian can be fruitful in the context of John 15?

8.	How should a congregation grow?  

9.	How do we get a congregation to grow?

10.	What do you enjoy most about preaching the Gospel?