How to choose an order or a ministry
- Personality
- Are you an extrovert or introvert, thinker or feeler?
- Are you a morning person or an evening person?
- How do you make decisions? Alone or with others?
- What kind of leisure activity do you prefer?
- How do you prioritize your interests?
- How do you deal with conflict, both internal and external?
- How creative are you? What do you enjoy doing? How flexible are you?
- Gifts and Talents
- What are your gifts and talents?
- What is your academic training?
- What has been your work experience?
- What feedback have you gotten from your supervisors?
- Can your training and talent be turned into a ministry?
- Relationships
- What kind of relationships are growthful for you?
- Do you see yourself as a community-oriented person?
- What are your family needs?
- Geographically, do you need to be close to family?
- How reliant are you on family support?
- When do you act independently of your family?
- How do you live out your sexuality now?
- What is your need for intimacy?
- How do you deal with heterosexual or homosexual issues?
- Spirituality
- What is your image of God? How do you pray?
- How willing are you to share your prayer life with others?
- How much is your relationship with God a part of your everyday life?
- Is praying with others important to you?
- General
- What is your financial status (debts, responsibilities, etc.)
- What is your financial need (security, car, special vacations)
- What is your pace of being incorporated into a group?
- How do you deal with authority? (Are you submissive or dialogic?)
- What about you might be troublesome for the order?
- How dependent are you on others to make decisions for you?
- How do you expect your life to be different as you move into community?
- How are you living the values of the vows now?