COG EXHORTER PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+RECENT VERSION

COG EXHORTER PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+RECENT VERSION 1) The answer to the question "Who am I?" Gives a persons ________. - ANSWER Identity 2) Believers are ________ in the ________,_______ ,______ - ANSWER created in the image of God 3) _____ is a scripture that supports belief that believers are created in the image of God. - ANSWER Genesis 1:27 4) An Individual is created as physical, ______,and __________ - ANSWER Emotional, spiritual 5) _____ is Scripture that indicates to the believer the experience of justification. - ANSWER Romans 5:9 6) _________ is a scripture that identifies the expression of redemption to the believer - ANSWER 1 peter 1:18, 19 7) _____ Behavior is the will of God - ANSWER Christlike 8) Ministers must focus their faith on _____. - ANSWER Christ 9) In order to be spiritual, a minister must understand the contrast between the ________ mind and the ________ mind - ANSWER Spiritual ; sinful 10) The sinful mind is _____ to God (Romans 8:7) - ANSWER hostile 11) The spiritual mind is ________ (Romans 12:2) - ANSWER transformed 12) Jesus ______ people. - ANSWER educated 13) A ministry priority should build on the centrality of ________. - ANSWER Worship 14) ___________ is the most important event in the life of the church each week. - ANSWER Celebration of worship 15) The early church model of worship was based on the _______ style. - ANSWER Synagogue 16) Three purposes of worship are ____, _____, ______. - ANSWER exalt God; edify believers; evangelize the lost 17) The Bible says in ________ that there should be public reading of Scripture. - ANSWER 1 timothy 4:13 18) _______ represents Christ dwelling in the believer and the believer dwelling in Christ - ANSWER Communion 19) Communion focuses the believer on the ____ of Christ. - ANSWER person 20) Christ is present in communion ________ - ANSWER spiritually 21) The formula for baptism is focused in Matthew ___________. - ANSWER 28:19 22) _______ is the biblical passage about foot washing - ANSWER John 13:1-17 23) The practice of dedicating children comes from the dedication of ________. - ANSWER Samuel and Jesus 24) Dedicating children to god is an act of ________, and _________. - ANSWER praise and thanksgiving 25) Dedicating a child is a time to claim the ______ of God. - ANSWER Promise 26) In a marriage service, the pastor should explain the meaning of marriage as a _______ before God. - ANSWER covenant relationship 27) The pastor's role is that of a ______. - ANSWER shepherd 28) As ministers shepherd their congregation, they provide them with _____. - ANSWER nurture and care 29) When a minister meets a family after a loved one passes away, the minister provides ______ for the funeral service. - ANSWER Comfort and preparation 30) In ministering to a grieving family, a minister should focus on the _______, __________ of God. - ANSWER Faithfulness and grace 31) Three goals of a sermon at a funeral are to _________ Jesus, _________ the family, and _________ the means of eternal life. - ANSWER Exalt ; comfort ; clarify 32) ________________Means "to organize, to plot, to guide and to direct" - ANSWER Administration 33) A vision for ministry creates an ____, a ____, and ____ for ministry. - ANSWER objective ; purpose; benefits 34) The purpose of vision is to provide a church with a ministry ________ and means to measure ministry ________ - ANSWER focus ; Effectiveness 35) The old testament passage, ______, explains the necessity of a vision for a church. - ANSWER Proverbs 29:18 36) Ministers are _____, which means they see where the church needs to be going and they outline steps to help the church reach the destination. - ANSWER Visionaries 37) Give five principles that should be used in writing a mission statement for ministry: - ANSWER evangelism ; edification; equipping ; encouraging ; and excellence 38) Making a ministry vision a reality includes three administrative functions: (1) ________, (2) ________, (3) ________ - ANSWER selecting personnel ; identifying ministry plans ; establishing a budget for the ministry plan 39) The church is an _____ that builds the body of Christ. - ANSWER Organization 40) Paul gives an illustrative description of the church as a body of many parts in ________. - ANSWER 1 cor. 12:12-31 41) The objective behind organization is that it gives the church ____ for the vision to be carried out. - ANSWER Structure 42) Churches need to be aware of the ____ of the people who live in its surrounding community. - ANSWER needs 43) ____ is a spiritual discipline. - ANSWER Giving 44) Basic teachings concerning tithes and offerings are found in ____. - ANSWER Malachi 3:7-10 45) The____ should be composed of individuals who are gifted in administration and in different types of ministry. - ANSWER eldership 46) Christ recognized people at their point of _______. - ANSWER need 47) Christ related to people in spite of ______. - ANSWER tradition 48) ____should be the central thrust of the local church. - ANSWER Evangelism 49) The best ministerial description of pastor might be found in____ - ANSWER Psalm 23 50) Ministers prepare the congregation _____ to face challenges - ANSWER Spiritually 51) In the sermon at a funeral, the minister should _______the means of eternal life. - ANSWER clarify