SPIRITUAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: Follow the outline of the interview below,

however, you may switch out questions on this page with any of questions listed
in the supplemental section.

Childhood:
1. How did you understand God when you were a child?
2. What is your earliest religious memory?
3. What is the first Bible story you remember?
4. What was your favorite religious song as a child?
5. What was your childhood understanding of prayer?
6. How did you, as a child, view the world and God’s relationship to it? How
did you view your relationship with God?

Adolescence:
1. During adolescence, how did your understanding of God differ from your
childhood understanding?
2. Who was the most influential person in your spiritual life as a teen?
3. What comfort did you find in your spiritual life as an adolescent? What
distressed you?
4. What impact did your faith have on your social behavior?
5. What did prayer mean to you as a teen?

Adulthood:
1. How has your spiritual life changed over the years? How would you
describe it now?
2. In what ways do you most powerfully encounter God?
3. What in your faith experience gives you strength, hope, and courage?
What distresses you?
4. How do you currently view the world and God’s relationship to the world?
5. What does prayer mean to you now?
6. Do you have a favorite Bible verse, phrase, image, or passage? If yes,
why is it your favorite?

QUESTIONS FOR THE CONFIRMAND TO ANSWER:

1. What did you enjoy the most about the interview experience?
2. What new insights did you gain about the faith and God?
Supplemental Interview Questions.

• Where have you experienced God this past week?

• As you look over your life, for what are you most grateful?
• What role has faith played in your life?
• From where did your faith come?
• Which ritual of your religious tradition has been most meaningful to you and
why?
• What questions would you like to ask God?
• What would you like to hear Jesus say to you?
• What experiences or events have been the turning points in your life and why?
• What kinds of experiences bring you serenity or peace?
• I feel closest to God when…
• If I knew I had only one year to live I would…
• On my deathbed I will wish that I had…
• If I didn't care what other people thought I would…
• I dream of a world in which…
• My dream for my work life is…

A family tradition that brings our family closer together is…

A spiritual milestone in my life was the time…..

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of God is….

When it comes to putting God first in my life, I…

I thank God because…

One way God has worked in my life this last year has been…

A spiritual goal I have for my life is…

I think being made in God’s image means…

When I talk to my children about Jesus…

In my spiritual journey I feel I’m…

My three greatest strengths are…

I would describe God to a child by saying…

To help someone reach her full potential, I would…